New federal immigration court poised to open Monday in Indianapolis
A long-awaited federal immigration court is poised to open next week in Indianapolis, making it the first court of its kind to operate in the state.
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Anderson man sentenced to federal prison for firearm possession
An Anderson man was sentenced to five years in federal prison after pleading guilty to being in possession of a firearm during a drunk driving crash.
Indiana House proposal on immigration raises profiling fears
The measure would require local law enforcement to give federal authorities notice when they arrest people who are reasonably believed to be in the country illegally.
Social media ban for Hoosiers under 16 gets Indiana Senate greenlight
A bill prohibiting some Hoosier minors from using social media without their parents’ permission received bipartisan support in the Indiana Senate on Thursday and moved to the House for further consideration.
Indiana Senate committee advances several health care bills
Legislators voted to advance five health care-related bills, including measures banning non-compete agreements for physicians and placing limits on prior authorization.
Purdue Pharma and owners to pay $7.4B in settlement over OxyContin’s toll
The deal represents an increase of more than $1 billion over a previous settlement deal that was rejected last year by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Trump orders release of JFK, RFK and MLK assassination records
President Donald Trump had promised during his reelection campaign to make public the last batches of still-classified documents surrounding President Kennedy’s assassination in Dallas.
Supreme Court allows small business registration rule to take effect, aimed at money laundering
The justices granted an emergency plea made by the Justice Department in the waning days of the Biden administration to allow enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act, enacted in 2021 to crack down on the illicit use of anonymous shell companies.
Trump pardons anti-abortion activists who blockaded clinic entrances
The people pardoned were involved in the October 2020 invasion and blockade of a Washington clinic.
News outlet sues over Indiana’s refusal to disclose cost of lethal injection drug
A press freedom group representing the Indiana Capital Chronicle has filed a lawsuit in Marion Superior Court alleging the Indiana Department of Correction violated public records law by declining to reveal the cost of the lethal injection drug used in Joseph Corcoran’s December execution.
A federal judge temporarily blocks Trump’s executive order redefining birthright citizenship
U.S. District Judge John Coughenour repeatedly interrupted a Justice Department lawyer during arguments to ask how he could consider the order constitutional. When the attorney said he’d like a chance to explain it in a full briefing, Coughenour told him the hearing was his chance.
Man known as ‘Truck Stop Serial Killer’ found guilty in Indianapolis woman’s murder
Bruce Mendenhall, 73, already is serving two life terms in Tennessee for a pair of murders and still faces trial for an Alabama murder.
Fort Wayne nonprofit offers free expungement presentation
Local attorney Heide Fowler will explain the law, which allows a one-time opportunity for some low-level convictions to be expunged.
Anti-DEI bills take heat but pass committee
For four hours on Wednesday, and with tempers flaring throughout, Indiana lawmakers and plenty of constituents debated whether diversity, equity and inclusion efforts combat or constitute discrimination.
Braun signs executive orders on abortion records, health care costs
Indiana Gov. Mike Braun on Wednesday waded into a legal fight over the release of abortion records while signing a health-focused tranche of executive orders.
Trump’s new Justice Department leadership orders a freeze on civil rights cases
Attorneys in the department’s Civil Rights Division were ordered not to file any new complaints, amicus briefs or other certain court papers “until further notice.”
Parents say daughters were victims of fake porn, sue school for allegedly failing to respond
The parents of four Fort Wayne girls allege that at least three minor male classmates used images and videos from internet sources such as Pornhub to create, edit, and sell video montages and still images of pornographic content with the girls’ names on them.
Black Indiana lawmakers denounce governor’s anti-DEI order, budget proposal
Indiana Gov. Mike Braun last week signed an executive order replacing “diversity, equity and inclusion,” or DEI, throughout state government policies and programming with “merit, excellence and innovation,” or MEI.
Trump administration directs all federal diversity, equity and inclusion staff be put on leave
President Trump’s executive order will toss out equity plans developed by federal agencies and terminate any roles or offices dedicated to promoting diversity. It will include eliminating initiatives such as DEI-related training or diversity goals in performance reviews.
Murdoch’s UK tabloids apologize to Prince Harry and admit intruding on the late Princess Diana
Prince Harry claimed a monumental victory Wednesday as Rupert Murdoch’s U.K. tabloids agreed to pay substantial damages to settle his privacy invasion lawsuit.