Greenwood teen charged in shooting death of Indy Lyft driver
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High court declines to hear church’s attack on COVID restrictions
The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to hear a lawsuit by a Maine church that sought to take a preemptive strike against future restrictions associated with a variant of the virus that’s spreading across the country.
Southern, Northern District Courts reinstate mask, social distancing mandates despite vaccination status
Just two months after lifting the requirement, the Southern Indiana District Court is imposing restrictions mandating all individuals must again wear masks and social distance in public spaces in the district’s courthouses, regardless of their vaccination status, Chief Judge Tanya Walton Pratt announced in a Monday order.
Federal court dismisses claim by Conrad Hotel in downtown Indy for insurer to cover COVID-19 losses
An Indianapolis hotel that shut down temporarily – and at one point completely – last year due to plummeting occupancy rates during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic has struck out in a fight with its insurance company over a breached contract after a Southern Indiana District Court judge ruled for the insurer.
Parties in enhanced unemployment payment dispute argue ‘irreparable harm’ in COA briefs
A group of Hoosier workers and the state of Indiana are arguing over who will be hurt worse in the continued dispute over the flow of federal enhanced unemployment benefits that is now before the Indiana Court of Appeals.
7th Circuit declines to impose injection injunction on IU vaccine mandate; students to seek SCOTUS review
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has denied a request to enjoin Indiana University’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, letting the Bloomington-based school system proceed with its requirement that students, faculty and staff be inoculated against the virus before returning to campus this month.
Hamilton County property owner’s suit over fire stations belongs in plenary courts, tax court rules
A Clay Township property owner who attempted and failed to have his day in court with a Hamilton County Superior Court and then with the Indiana Tax Court could not convince either that they had subject matter jurisdiction in his case seeking relief from increased taxes.
State: Decisions about vaccines, masks are up to school districts, businesses
As the number new COVID-19 cases surge in Indiana, state health officials say they have no plans to impose new restrictions on Hoosiers, such as wearing masks or mandating vaccines.
Westfield man sentenced to 5 years in fraud, money-laundering scheme
A federal judge has sentenced a Westfield businessman to five years in prison in connection with a Ponzi-style scheme in which he induced 100 individuals to sink more than $11 million into his companies.
Former bank branch manager sentenced to 3 years in two fraud schemes
A former manager of a bank branch in Brownsburg has been sentenced to three years in prison for two separate fraud schemes—one involving bank customers and the other involving three children for whom she served as inheritance trustee.
August hearing set for suspect in Indiana officer’s slaying
A man accused of fatally shooting a western Indiana police officer during an ambush outside an FBI field office will appear in federal court in mid-August for his initial hearing in the case.
Guardian of slain officer’s son’s estate charged with theft
An Illinois woman who oversees the estate of a slain Terre Haute police officer’s son has been arrested for allegedly stealing more than $200,000 from the boy’s estate.
Indiana getting $1 million to help deal with opioid use
The federal government is awarding Indiana more than $1 million to train workers in 25 counties to help deal with widespread opioid use, addiction and overdoses.
Indiana drivers holding cellphones face license penalties
Indiana motorists caught using handheld cellphones while behind the wheel of a moving vehicle now face increased penalties for breaking state law.
Mom not denied due process in TPR case involving unrecorded evidence statements
A Madison County mother was not denied due process in her termination of parental rights case, the Indiana Court of Appeals has affirmed.
COA reduces 300-year child molesting sentence
A man convicted on numerous counts of child molesting had his 300-year sentence slightly reduced after the Indiana Court of Appeals found no evidence in the record to support one of his convictions.
Sentence affirmed for drug distributor in guideline calculation dispute
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a man’s 23-year sentence for his drug and firearms convictions despite his assertion that the district court erred by including both uncharged and acquitted drug amounts in his guideline calculation.
COA allows Insurance Dept. claim in name of deceased individuals to proceed
A proposed complaint before the Indiana Department of Insurance was not void just because it was filed in the name of a deceased person on behalf of a deceased victim of alleged medical malpractice, the Indiana Court of Appeals has ruled.
7th Circuit affirms findings that immigrant’s marriage was a ‘sham’
A woman who emigrated to Indiana from Nigeria after marrying her now ex-husband was denied a petition to stay in the United States after the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the adverse credibility findings of two immigration judges that her marriage was a sham.
IU students standing behind opposition to vaccine mandate; injunction ruling could come soon
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals could soon decide whether to enjoin Indiana University’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate as the students challenging the mandate continue to argue it’s unconstitutional.