Indiana hemp drug ban clears first hurdle
Indiana lawmakers seek to align state law with a recently enacted federal ban on intoxicating and synthetic hemp products — over opposition from the burgeoning delta-8 industry.
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Fate of Greenwood mall shooting lawsuit now with Indiana Supreme Court
The court heard arguments Thursday from attorneys for Indianapolis-based Simon Property Group and security contractor Universal Protection Service, who maintain the lawsuit should be dismissed because such attacks can’t be foreseen.
Indiana senators push forward social media limits for minors, stricter school tech policies
Indiana’s Senate Education Committee advanced bills that would restrict minors’ access to social media platforms and another that would require schools to strengthen technology plans and give parents greater control over at-home device use.
A scheme to rig college basketball games has been uncovered. Here’s what we know
The charges filed in federal court in Philadelphia include bribery, wire fraud and conspiracy.
Inside a year of firings that have shaken the Trump Justice Department: ‘A great deal of fear’
The terminations and a larger voluntary exodus of lawyers have erased centuries of combined experience and left the department with fewer career employees to act as a bulwark for the rule of law.
Bears say GOP stadium legislation is ‘significant milestone’ in talks to move team
Senate Bill 27 marks the Indiana Legislature’s first formal overture to the Bears organization, which has expressed an interest in leaving Illinois and has sent representatives to tour potential stadium sites in northwest Indiana.
Court ruling jeopardizes freedom for pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil
The three-judge panel of the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals didn’t decide the key issue in Khalil’s case: whether the Trump administration’s effort to throw Khalil out of the U.S. over his campus activism and criticism of Israel is unconstitutional.
Trump threatens to use the Insurrection Act to end protests in Minneapolis
The threat comes a day after a man was shot and wounded by an immigration officer who had been attacked with a shovel and broom handle. That shooting further heightened the fear and anger that has radiated across the city since an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent fatally shot Renee Good in the head.
Public contractor ban removed, ‘good faith’ protections added to immigrant work eligibility bill
Legislation beefing up Indiana’s employment eligibility verification law no longer threatens violators with a yearlong ban from public works contracts following major edits Wednesday.
Option for shifting years of Indiana’s city elections advances
Indiana’s cities and towns would have the option of moving their elections to even-numbered years under a bill advancing in the Legislature.
Indiana House committee passes capital case protections while Senate holds firing squad bill
The bill advanced Wednesday by the House Courts and Criminal Code Committee would tighten protections for defendants with intellectual disabilities in capital punishment cases.
Gov. Mike Braun’s second State of the State stresses affordability issues
The governor also celebrated data center development, but he said tech companies should pay for 100% of their power needs.
Chief Justice Rush lauds efforts of prosecutors, public defenders in State of the Judiciary speech
The work of prosecutors and public defenders, Indiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Loretta Rush said Wednesday, “is at the center of the constitutional balance between accountability and liberty.”
Indy woman charged with threatening to kill a member of the US House
A plea agreement has been reached between defendant Shayla Addison, 28, and federal prosecutors, in which the government has agreed to recommend a sentence at the low end of the guideline range if certain conditions are met.
Indiana Supreme Court to hear arguments in Greenwood Park Mall shooting case
The court will hear arguments on whether Greenwood Park Mall’s owner and its contracted security company can be sued for negligence in the mass shooting.
Indiana Senate panel advances victim impact bill
The bipartisan proposal would largely require defendants to be present for the reading of victim impact statements.
Indiana set to opt out of some of Trump’s federal tax cuts
Republican fiscal leaders, however, haven’t said which of the dozens of other new federal tax cuts—including the temporary deductions for workers who receive tips and overtime wages—will be extended to state taxes.
Supreme Court revives GOP congressman’s challenge to late-arriving mail ballot law
The high court ruled 7-2 that Rep. Mike Bost, R-Ill. has the legal right to challenge the law, even though the ballots likely had little effect on a race he won handily.
FBI searches home of Washington Post reporter in classified documents probe, newspaper says
While classified documents investigations aren’t unusual, the search of a reporter’s home marks an escalation in the government’s efforts to crack down on leaks.
US Supreme Court seems likely to uphold state bans on transgender athletes in girls and women’s sports
The court’s conservative majority signaled during more than three hours of arguments it would rule the state bans don’t violate either the Constitution or the federal law known as Title IX.