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Ice Miller announces November date for return to office
After delaying its original plan to return around Labor Day, Ice Miller LLP is calling its employees back into the office starting Nov. 8.
COA panel to hear oral arguments in OWI discovery case
The Indiana Court of Appeals is set to hear oral arguments next week on the issue of compelling discovery of a police report.
9 lawmakers have already said they won’t seek reelection in 2022 — and 1 more will quit earlier
Lawmakers are still more than two months from convening their 2022 session in January, but a growing number have already said it will be their last.
Supreme Court commission talks positively of shorter terms
A commission tasked with studying potential changes to the Supreme Court has released a first look at its review, a draft report that is cautious in discussing proposals for expanding the court but also speaks approvingly of term limits for justices.
Court again lets Texas continue banning most abortions
Texas can continue banning most abortions after a federal appeals court rejected the Biden administration’s latest attempt to stop a novel law that has become the nation’s biggest curb to abortion in nearly 50 years.
FDA panel endorses lower-dose Moderna COVID shot for booster
U.S. health advisers said Thursday that some Americans who received Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine at least six months ago should get a half-dose booster to rev up protection against the coronavirus.
Hearing set abruptly in 2018 Florida school massacre case
A last-minute court hearing is set Friday in Florida for Nikolas Cruz, the man police said has confessed to the 2018 massacre of 17 people at a suburban high school.
AG sues Evansville company alleged to be ‘gateway’ for international robocalls
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita has filed a lawsuit against an Indiana company that allegedly acted as a gateway for robocallers from several Southeast Asian countries into the United States.
Suit alleging autistic girl restrained in LaPorte class is settled
An Indiana couple who accused staffers at an elementary school four years ago of strapping their autistic then-7-year-old daughter into a homemade restraining chair in the classroom have settled their lawsuit against the district, the couple announced.
Kids’ Voice receives state GAL/CASA certification
Kids’ Voice has met the requirements and has been certified as a GAL/CASA service provider by the state, allowing the city of Indianapolis to be partially reimbursed for the nearly three-year $5.4 million contract it awarded the nonprofit in May.
7th Circuit judges St. Eve, Scudder named Judicial Conference committee chairs
Two 7th Circuit Court of Appeals judges have been selected to serve as chairs of Judicial Conference committees, United States Chief Justice John Roberts announced Thursday.
7th Circuit condemns 75-day delay in opinion, saying wait could spell ‘disaster’ for litigants
A federal judge whose delayed opinion could have been “catastrophic” for a litigant has been reprimanded by the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, which cautioned other district judges not to follow suit.
Lawyer who aided Trump subpoenaed by Jan. 6 committee
The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol has issued a subpoena to a former Justice Department lawyer who positioned himself as an ally of Donald Trump and aided the Republican president’s efforts to challenge the results of the 2020 election.
US Supreme Court won’t hear dispute over injection sites
The U.S. Supreme Court decided Wednesday it will not review a nonprofit group’s effort to open a supervised injection site in Philadelphia to try to reduce overdose deaths. The high court’s decision in the widely watched test case is a setback for the two dozen U.S. states and cities that supported the petition.
Ex-Portage mayor gets 21 months in prison for seeking bribe
A former northwestern Indiana mayor who was found guilty of taking a $13,000 bribe from a trucking company and illegal tax evasion was sentenced Wednesday to 21 months in prison.
Attorney fees reversed in repossessed car dispute
The Indiana Court of Appeals upheld the damages awarded to a Tippecanoe County man who had his ride repossessed one summer night but remanded for attorney fees to be recalculated to a lower amount.
Indiana woman linked to QAnon to be jailed for Capitol rioting
U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan has sentenced Dona Sue Bissey of Bloomfield, to 14 days of incarceration and 60 hours of community service for her involvement during the Jan. 6.
COA: Default judgment proper in arbitration case
A Crawford County man waived his right to arbitration by failing to respond to an estate’s motion to compel arbitration, making a default judgment by the trial court appropriate, the Indiana Court of Appeals has ruled.
Juvenile LWOP discussed by interim study committee
The Indiana Senate Interim Study Committee on Corrections and Criminal Code met Tuesday to discuss topics surrounding juvenile justice, including sentencing to life without parole.