High court to consider whether assault-weapons bans violate Second Amendment
Congress allowed a national assault weapons ban to expire in 2004, but Democrats have supported renewing it in response to a series of mass shootings.
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High court strikes down limits on party spending in federal elections, backing Republican appeal
The 6-3 decision upends congressionally enacted limits on raising and spending money to influence elections.
Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, rejecting Trump’s proposed limits
More than one-quarter of a million babies born in the U.S. each year would have been affected by the executive order.
ACLU sues to stop Gov. Braun from displaying Ten Commandments at Statehouse
The ACLU’s amended complaint asks the court to declare Indiana Gov. Mike Braun’s plans unconstitutional and to keep the injunction in place.
Court of Appeals reverses trial court’s ruling that city of South Bend is not liable for pothole injury
The lawsuit stems from an incident in which the St. Joseph County auditor sued the city of South Bend after he stepped into a pothole during the city’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade and broke his leg.
AG Rokita demands Merrillville open its doors to ICE
Attorney General Todd Rokita said federal authorities had alerted his office of multiple instances over the last four months in which Merrillville officials contacted potential sellers to discourage them from doing business with ICE.
Supreme Court says police need warrant to obtain Google location data
In a vote that scrambled ideological lines, the majority found that a request by police officers for Google to turn over a robbery suspect’s location history constituted a search protected by the Constitution.
Supreme Court says Fed’s Cook can keep her job for now, but upholds other Trump firings
The Supreme Court on Monday dramatically expanded presidential power, upholding President Donald Trump’s firings of the heads of independent federal agencies with one important exception: the Federal Reserve.
Supreme Court rules mail-in ballots arriving after Election Day can be counted
In an close ruling, the justices turned aside a challenge by Republicans and Libertarians, who argued federal law preempts a statute that allows the counting of such ballots that arrive up to five days after polls close.
College Sports Commission wins key ruling in winning oversight of certain multimedia rights deals
A federal magistrate ruled that companies that represent athletic departments can continue to be subject to the same rules governing millions in third party name-image-likeness payments to players that are reshaping college sports.
Trump commission urges ‘bridges’ between church and state in sweeping draft report
The assertion — challenging a longstanding concept in American law — comes amid a raft of recommendations in a draft report of the Religious Liberty Commission, released Friday afternoon.
Disagreements between Supreme Court justices bubble into public view as major rulings loom
The Supreme Court is handing down major opinions at a rapid clip, but even with some of the biggest decisions yet to come there are signs of tension between the justices.
Supreme Court ruling could impact thousands of Haitians living in Indiana
Estimates on Indiana’s Haitian population vary. Some are as high as 50,000, but most put the number in the low tens of thousands.
McKinney School of Law student organization receives national recognition
An IU Robert H. McKinney School of Law student organization was awarded for being one of the American Constitution Society’s most active chapters.
Attorney general secures charges in 8 Medicaid fraud cases in Indiana
In Friday’s announcement, AG Todd Rokita highlighted cases in which his office investigated licensed health care professionals, medical offices and providers suspected of engaging in fraudulent activity.
Measures address homelessness, violent crime, court records and immigration
Some laws that passed during the Legislature’s spring session have already been active for months, but others will take effect next week and mean changes for courts, lawyers and communities.
Case raises ethics questions about attorneys who switch firms
The complaint states that the stipulations included an $8,000-per-client liquidated-damages penalty and a $6,000 case acquisition cost, which several attorneys told The Lawyer they were surprised to see.
Indiana lighting company sues contractor over alleged false representations about its products
Ikio LED Lighting LLC accuses Negawatt Partners LLC of making false and negative claims about Ikio’s lighting products’ performance.
Hawaii law requiring permission to carry guns in stores and hotels struck down by high court
The high court’s 6-3 decision means people can carry guns onto privately owned property like shopping malls and gas stations, unless the owners specifically say guns are banned at their establishments.
Lebanon considers raising property taxes to build new police HQ
The city’s police department operates out of a downtown building that is 64 years old.