Supreme Court rejects push to remove Robert F. Kennedy Jr. from ballot in two swing states
Kennedy wanted to get off the ballot in Wisconsin and Michigan after dropping his independent bid and endorsing Republican Donald Trump in the tight contest.
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Court approves Tupperware’s sale to lenders, paving way for brand’s exit from bankruptcy
Going forward, customers in “global core markets” will still be able to purchase Tupperware products online and through the brand’s decades-old network of independent sales consultants.
7th Circuit Court of Appeals hears oral arguments in Bloomington
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals traveled to Bloomington last week to hear six oral arguments in cases ranging from abortion access to strip searches
Ex-Noblesville businessman faces federal money-laundering indictment
A federal grand jury has returned a superseding indictment that charges Maximiliano Pilipis, 53, with five counts of money laundering and two counts of willfully failing to file a tax return.
Prosecutors, defenders ask for pension upgrades to aid recruitment, retention
The Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Council’s Chris Daniels said prosecutors struggle to keep their deputies because of low pay, unlimited caseloads and “emotionally heavy and stressful” subject matter.
Rokita and TV horror host Sammy Terry try to scare up interest in unclaimed property
The unclaimed property division returned $81 million to Hoosiers in 2023, and hundreds of millions remain to be claimed.
Judge continues to block Florida officials from threatening TV stations over abortion ads
U.S. District Judge Mark Walker extended a temporary restraining order, siding with Floridians Defending Freedom, the group that created the ads promoting the ballot question that would add abortion rights to the state constitution if it passes Nov. 5.
Ballot drop box fires highlight concerns that election conspiracy theories are making them a target
Here’s what happened, how rules and security measures about drop boxes vary across the country, and how election conspiracy theories have undermined confidence in their use.
IndyGo sues infrastructure consulting company over $4.7M in construction overruns
IndyGo says the overruns were the result of an infrastructure consulting company’s failure to properly investigate the building site of the Julia M. Carson Transit Center for potential complications.
Indiana death row inmate Joseph Corcoran files to reopen appeal window
Corcoran’s public defender, Amy Karozos, maintains that her client “was and continues to be severely mentally ill.” In the early 2000s, when the time was still ripe for Corcoran to initiate post-conviction review, he refused to sign the post-conviction petition, Karozos said.
A lieutenant governor candidate from the right throws a wrench into the Indiana governor’s race
Republican U.S. Sen. Mike Braun’s bid to become governor of Indiana seemed fairly straightforward until he got the running mate he didn’t want: a pastor and self-proclaimed Christian nationalist who finessed his way onto next month’s ballot.
A conservative member of the Nebraska Supreme Court has been named as its new chief justice
Jeffrey Funke will fill the role of chief justice. He has been a solidly conservative voice on the court since he was appointed in 2016 by then-Republican Gov. Pete Ricketts.
Trump’s lawyers urge appeals court to uphold dismissal of classified documents case
The case charging Trump with hoarding classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida had long been seen as legally perilous for the Republicans’ White House nominee, but U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon dismissed it in July after concluding that special counsel Jack Smith’s appointment to the job was unlawful.
Virginia asks US Supreme Court to reinstate removals of 1,600 voter registrations
The request comes after a federal appeals court unanimously upheld a federal judge’s order restoring the registrations of those 1,600 voters, whom the judge said were illegally purged from the rolls under an executive order by the state’s Republican governor.
Former corrections officer charged for shooting inmate with pepper ball
A former Henry County Jail corrections officer was charged in federal court on Oct. 15 for using excessive force on an inmate back in February.
Cohen & Malad wins class-action status in Gerber Life lawsuit
U.S. District Judge Kenneth M. Karas in New York granted national class certification in the lawsuit against Gerber Life Insurance Company, allowing plaintiffs who purchased Gerber’s Grow-Up Plan and College Plan to proceed collectively with their claims.
Indiana Supreme Court certifies six senior judges
Courts use senior judges as a replacement in the absence of a regular judge, as a complement to the regular judge or to oversee the processing of certain types of cases or court programs.
Local firms partner to buy Capital Center office towers for $35M
One of the largest office complexes in downtown Indianapolis officially changed hands this week, with the new owners eyeing an update for the property that could result in its partial conversion to a hotel. Tenants include the Indiana Supreme Court.
Braun fends off fiery jabs from McCormick, Rainwater at gubernatorial debate
Democrat Jennifer McCormick tied Republican U.S. Sen. Mike Braun to the ultraconservative views of his running mate, Micah Beckwith, a self-proclaimed Christian nationalist.
Can an elephant sue to leave a zoo? Colorado’s top court must now decide
Five elephants in a Colorado zoo could someday sue for their freedom, if the state’s Supreme Court sides with an animal rights group and declares them “persons” under the law. But first, the justices had a few questions about cats and dogs.