Voter enthusiasm drives up wait times at early voting sites
While it’s too early to know if this year’s turnout will eclipse previous years, Indiana traditionally has one of the worst turnout rates in the country.
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Liberty University sued by former IT staffer fired after disclosing she’s a transgender woman
The lawsuit on behalf of Ellenor Zinski was filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia and the Richmond law firm of Butler Curwood.
US Supreme Court’s conservative justices leave in place Virginia’s purge of voter registrations
The Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Wednesday left in place Virginia’s purge of voter registrations that the state says is aimed at stopping people who are not U.S. citizens from voting. One Virginian, whose registration was canceled despite living in the state her entire life, called the purge “a very bad October surprise.” The high court, over the […]
Federal court orders Indianapolis business to cease preparing tax returns
The IRS estimated that Juan Santiago’s fraudulent tax preparation activities had caused about $1.3 million in tax harm to the United States Treasury each year.
GOP precinct committeeman charged with stealing ballots
Madison County Prosecutor Rodney Cummings said Savage’s arrest will hold him accountable for his alleged behavior and let the community know that his allegations that the election is fraudulent are not accurate.
Six judges selected as finalists for two vacancies on Marion Superior Court
The selection process will fill vacancies created by the upcoming retirements of Marion Superior Court Judges John Hanley and Mark Stoner.
Two of Indiana’s three U.S. Senate candidates take debate stage—not Jim Banks
A U.S. Senate debate attended Tuesday evening by two of three Indiana candidates covered inflation, health care, foreign affairs and more, but Republican frontrunner Jim Banks was notably absent.
Elon Musk wins court victory in a dispute over a 2018 post during a labor dispute
The National Labor Relations Board was wrong to order Musk to delete the social media post, a sharply divided federal appeals court has ruled.
Supreme Court rejects push to remove Robert F. Kennedy Jr. from ballot in two swing states
Kennedy wanted to get off the ballot in Wisconsin and Michigan after dropping his independent bid and endorsing Republican Donald Trump in the tight contest.
Court approves Tupperware’s sale to lenders, paving way for brand’s exit from bankruptcy
Going forward, customers in “global core markets” will still be able to purchase Tupperware products online and through the brand’s decades-old network of independent sales consultants.
7th Circuit Court of Appeals hears oral arguments in Bloomington
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals traveled to Bloomington last week to hear six oral arguments in cases ranging from abortion access to strip searches
Ex-Noblesville businessman faces federal money-laundering indictment
A federal grand jury has returned a superseding indictment that charges Maximiliano Pilipis, 53, with five counts of money laundering and two counts of willfully failing to file a tax return.
Prosecutors, defenders ask for pension upgrades to aid recruitment, retention
The Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Council’s Chris Daniels said prosecutors struggle to keep their deputies because of low pay, unlimited caseloads and “emotionally heavy and stressful” subject matter.
Rokita and TV horror host Sammy Terry try to scare up interest in unclaimed property
The unclaimed property division returned $81 million to Hoosiers in 2023, and hundreds of millions remain to be claimed.
Judge continues to block Florida officials from threatening TV stations over abortion ads
U.S. District Judge Mark Walker extended a temporary restraining order, siding with Floridians Defending Freedom, the group that created the ads promoting the ballot question that would add abortion rights to the state constitution if it passes Nov. 5.
Ballot drop box fires highlight concerns that election conspiracy theories are making them a target
Here’s what happened, how rules and security measures about drop boxes vary across the country, and how election conspiracy theories have undermined confidence in their use.
IndyGo sues infrastructure consulting company over $4.7M in construction overruns
IndyGo says the overruns were the result of an infrastructure consulting company’s failure to properly investigate the building site of the Julia M. Carson Transit Center for potential complications.
Indiana death row inmate Joseph Corcoran files to reopen appeal window
Corcoran’s public defender, Amy Karozos, maintains that her client “was and continues to be severely mentally ill.” In the early 2000s, when the time was still ripe for Corcoran to initiate post-conviction review, he refused to sign the post-conviction petition, Karozos said.
A lieutenant governor candidate from the right throws a wrench into the Indiana governor’s race
Republican U.S. Sen. Mike Braun’s bid to become governor of Indiana seemed fairly straightforward until he got the running mate he didn’t want: a pastor and self-proclaimed Christian nationalist who finessed his way onto next month’s ballot.
A conservative member of the Nebraska Supreme Court has been named as its new chief justice
Jeffrey Funke will fill the role of chief justice. He has been a solidly conservative voice on the court since he was appointed in 2016 by then-Republican Gov. Pete Ricketts.