New 2025 laws hit hot topics from AI in movies to rapid-fire guns
Artificial intelligence. Abortion. Guns. Marijuana. Minimum wages. Name a hot topic, and chances are good there’s a new law about it taking effect in 2025 in one state or another.
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Fair housing center puts spotlight on increased Marion County foreclosures in new report
Marion County foreclosure filing numbers are starting to approach and surpass pre-pandemic levels, as rising home prices and interest rates, higher insurance premiums and a slew of other factors have put more and more homeowners under extreme pressure to keep up with payments.
IN Supreme Court affirms denial of state fund’s summary judgment motion in sexual assault case
A child victim of a sexual assault by his physician could be eligible for excess compensation from the state’s patient’s compensation fund, after the Indiana Supreme Court affirmed a trial court’s denial of the fund’s summary judgment motion.
Appellate Judge James Kirsch dies at 78
Former Indiana Court of Appeals Judge James Kirsch, 78, passed on Dec. 19 after a long illness.
FDA set to phase out leading decongestant in many cold medicines
Changes are coming to the cold and cough aisle of your local pharmacy: U.S. officials are moving to phase out the leading decongestant found in hundreds of over-the-counter medicines, concluding that it doesn’t actually relieve nasal congestion
Ohio River protection would be new federal office’s job under bipartisan bill in Congress
A bipartisan bill introduced in Congress would create a new office within the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to address environmental needs of the Ohio River basin spanning 204,000 square miles.
Indiana lawmakers face tough decisions on education funding
Indiana lawmakers are preparing to write the next state budget, and as an economic surplus winds down, they face difficult decisions about what education programs to fund and how much to give them.
Trump has pressed for voting changes. GOP majorities in Congress will try to make that happen
Republicans plan to move quickly in their effort to overhaul the nation’s voting procedures, seeing an opportunity with control of the White House and both chambers of Congress to push through long-sought changes that include voter ID and proof-of-citizenship requirements.
Judge rules Arkansas law allowing criminal charges against librarians is unconstitutional
Laws restricting access to certain materials or making it easier to challenge them have been enacted in several other states, including Indiana, Iowa and Texas.
Expanding roles for in-house lawyers heighten stress
Following a global pandemic, large-scale cybersecurity breaches, and an increasingly complex regulatory environment, general counsel now more than ever are expected to take on advanced roles in their companies, experts say.
Biden vetoes Young-backed legislation to add 66 federal judgeships
The legislation, which was pushed for by Sen. Todd Young of Indiana and included a new judge for the state’s Southern District, would have spread the establishment of the new trial court judgeships over more than a decade.
Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty to murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO
His attorney complained that comments coming from New York’s mayor would make it tough to receive a fair trial.
Biden will decide on US Steel acquisition after influential panel fails to reach consensus
Nippon Steel of Japan has pledged to invest $2.7 billion in U.S. facilities, including blast furnaces in Gary and in Pennsylvania.
New member appointed to Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure
The Indiana Supreme Court has appointed a new member to the Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure Thursday.
Indiana Supreme Court accepts attorney’s resignation following fatal 2023 drunk driving incident
The Indiana Supreme Court has accepted the resignation of an Indiana attorney involved in a fatal drunk driving case in May 2023.
Trump wants mass deportations. For the agents removing immigrants, it’s a painstaking process
With Donald Trump returning to the White House, there is intense interest in how the Republican will carry out his immigration agenda, including a campaign pledge of mass deportations
A million taxpayers will soon receive up to $1,400 from the IRS. Who are they and why now?
Approximately 1 million taxpayers will automatically receive special payments of up to $1,400 from the IRS in the coming weeks. The money will be directly deposited into eligible people’s bank accounts or sent in the mail by a paper check.
Grand Universe CEO sued by chief operating officer over alleged non-payment of salary
An executive with the Westfield-based company that plans to develop a $1.2 billion science and space exploration complex near Grand Park Sports Campus has sued the firm, alleging he hasn’t received a large portion of the compensation he is contractually owed.
Biden gives life in prison to 37 of 40 federal death row inmates so Trump can’t have them executed
President Joe Biden announced on Monday that he is commuting the sentences of 37 of the 40 people on federal death row, converting their punishments to life imprisonment just weeks before President-elect Donald Trump, an outspoken proponent of expanding capital punishment, takes office.
Richard Allen sentenced to 130 years for killings of 2 Delphi teens
Allen, 52, was sentenced ater being convicted by a jury on Nov. 11 of two counts of murder and two counts of felony murder in the deaths of 13-year-old Abby Williams and 14-year-old Libby German.