Supreme Court to decide whether criminal cases must have 12 jurors
The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to decide whether states can use juries made up of only six people in criminal cases, instead of the usual 12.
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After local missing teen case, Indiana congressman aims to expand Amber Alert guidelines
U.S. House Rep. Rudy Yakym is pursuing changes after a 17-year-old girl from his home state of Indiana went missing and was later found dead.
Treasury expands bank data-sharing rules tied to Trump immigration crackdown
The Treasury Department has issued fresh guidance that lets banks rapidly share information about suspected customers.
Faegre Drinker deploys new AI tools, expands ethics training
The law firm announced Thursday that it has rolled out the AI software Harvey across the firm, saying it will boost contract analysis, due diligence, compliance and litigation.
Carmel CEO introduces new AI-driven app to support family law cases
The applications, Parency and ParencyLegal, are designed with clients and attorneys in mind.
Attorneys say commercial courts offer predictability
Since launching as a pilot in 2016 before becoming a permanent program a few years later, Indiana’s business court system has seen steady growth.
Toddler, mom living at Indiana Women’s Prison prepare for life on the outside
The Breann Leath Maternal Child Health Unit at the Indiana Women’s Prison can house up to 26 mother-and-child pairs, according to the Department of Correction.
Federal judge indefinitely blocks Trump’s $1.8 billion payout fund
The fund is still being challenged in court despite Justice Department officials claiming the effort is dead.
Clothing brand Patagonia suing Pattie Gonia, a drag queen performer, for $1
Although the apparel company is suing her for $1 for alleged trademark infringement, experts say legal fees could easily surpass $1 million.
Trump nominates US Attorney Jay Clayton to be director of national intelligence
The president announced the nomination on social media amid pressure from Congress to name a permanent replacement for Tulsi Gabbard.
Supreme Court rejects Alabama request for nitrogen gas execution
The ruling capped an extraordinary legal back-and-forth over the humaneness of nitrogen gas as an execution method.
Law firms cheated in filing claims with NFL’s $1B concussion settlement fund, report says
One of the firms identified in the report is facing a lawsuit from Indianapolis-based law firms Cohen Malad LLP and Riley Bennett Egloff LLP, who say the firm failed to pay them part of a fee-sharing agreement in the concussion settlement.
Gutwein Law adds commercial litigator to Lafayette team
Attorney Cassidy Laux joins the firm after serving in the Tippecanoe County Prosecutor’s Office, where he both founded and led the office’s Major Crimes Unit as division chief.
WSJ says Trump libel suit must be tossed ‘once and for all’
Trump “has now had every opportunity to plead a defamation claim,” lawyers for the newspaper said.
Former recount member returning for review of tight Indiana Senate race
Certified vote tallies for the Senate district gave Liz Brown a lead of 5,241 to 5,227 over Darren Vogt in the May 5 primary.
FBI seizes 13 websites that officials say were used by China to target and recruit US workers
The companies were all fakes and the job postings were a sham, officials said.
Oakland City University employees sue university for unpaid wages
An Oakland City University women’s soccer coach has filed a lawsuit against the university claiming the school hasn’t paid her or other employees since late April. The suit seeks class-action status.
Law goes into effect requiring companies to label AI-generated ‘synthetic performers’
The New York law is one of many proposed or enacted in several U.S. states with the goal of boosting job security for real humans or curbing the potential privacy and safety risks posed by artificial intelligence.
Roblox wants deluge of child sex abuse cases moved out of court
Hundreds of people suing Roblox over claims the $40 billion gaming giant falsely advertised its safeguards against predators. But if Roblox gets it way, those people might never see their day in court.
Judge bars Alabama nitrogen gas execution, says method is unconstitutionally cruel
The issue seems likely bound for the U.S. Supreme Court, which so far has never ruled a state’s execution method to be unconstitutional.