ICE detainees sue over alleged abuse, inhumane conditions at Indiana prison
The court filing details medical neglect, cells flooded with human waste, and abusive punishments detainees claim to have experienced at the maximum-security prison.
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Web Exclusive: Indiana Supreme Court proposes rule change to publish public notices online, create website
The Indiana Supreme Court has proposed an amendment to the state trial rules that would allow court-required public notices to go online on a court created-website. The court is describing the proposal as a possible tool to increase court modernization and efficiency, but one media organization is raising some concerns.
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Advocates ask U.S. Supreme Court to review Indiana absentee voting laws
Hoosiers who unsuccessfully pushed for no-excuse absentee voting in Indiana during the 2020 election are turning to the U.S. Supreme Court, claiming the constitutional arguments they raised will become even more pertinent as some state legislatures are already trying to restrict mail-in balloting.
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Widow sues Allen County sheriff, jail following husband’s fentanyl death inside jail
The wife argues that a tolerance for jail overcrowding is partially to blame for her husband’s death because it interfered with the duty to prevent drug use.
Family sues Elkhart, Marion counties, arguing inmate died due to lack of care
As someone with schizophrenia, Thomas Ricke had to be urged to eat and drink, but his family said jail staff did not make sure he was doing that.
A judge blocks Trump’s new bid to curb birthright citizenship, citing Supreme Court precedent
U.S. District Judge Deborah L. Boardman in Maryland issued the injunction until a class-action lawsuit brought by immigrant families and advocacy groups is resolved.
State attorney general’s office settles with Deloitte for $1.2M over DEI practices
Officials said Deloitte had certified compliance with the state’s nondiscrimination requirements while it continued discriminatory employment practices.
Former IU men’s basketball trainer sues university for not defending him in abuse litigation against team doctor
Tim Garl claims the school didn’t do enough to defend him as an employee and admitted to firing him because of his age. He wants his defense costs repaid by IU.
Trump again tries to restrict birthright citizenship after Supreme Court ruling
The president said he was signing two executive actions on immigration, including one limiting the number of people eligible for U.S. citizenship after being born in the United States.
Former school newspaper adviser dismisses federal lawsuit against IU, plans to refile in state
Attorneys for the former adviser of the Indiana Daily Student plan to refile the matter in Monroe County within the next month.
7th Circuit denies challenge to Indiana sexuality instruction law
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals handed down the decision on Tuesday, ruling that the plaintiff did not demonstrate a likelihood of success on her protected speech or vagueness claims.
Former Indiana Daily Student adviser sues IU trustees, alleges firing was unconstitutional
James Rodenbush’s complaint says he was fired after refusing to “censor the students’ work” in the newspaper. But the IU Bloomington chancellor says the school has “never attempted to censor editorial content, period.”
7th Circuit rules IMPD did not violate deceased man’s rights in fatal high-speed police chase
The City of Indianapolis and five of its police officers did not violate a deceased man’s constitutional rights when officers initiated a 2020 police chase on a suspect that ultimately resulted in the man’s death, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday in upholding a lower court’s decision.
Federal appeals court upholds temporary block on Indiana’s police buffer zone law
The U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals said the police “buffer zone” law is unconstitutionally vague because it fails to specify what behavior by public bystanders or the media sets the stage for a violation.
Federal lawsuit challenges new Indiana voting law’s student ID ban
A pair of voting advocacy groups have sued the state over a controversial new law that prohibits the use of college IDs as a form of identification at the polls.
Trump, in a new interview, says he doesn’t know if he backs due process rights
President Donald Trump is circumspect about his duties to uphold due process rights laid out in the Constitution, saying in a new interview that he does not know whether U.S. citizens and noncitizens alike deserve that guarantee.
Third judge blocks Trump’s order ending birthright citizenship for kids of people in US illegally
A third federal judge on Monday blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship for the children of people who are in the U.S. illegally.
Federal judge blocks police buffer zone law in media lawsuit
A federal judge late Friday blocked a law creating a 25-foot buffer zone around law enforcement officers during certain activities.
Perry County didn’t pay woman’s wages, lawsuit alleges
A Perry County woman filed a federal lawsuit against her former employer last month alleging was not paid her overtime or other wages following her termination.
Rokita: Op-ed: SCOTUS must protect Trump’s right to be on ballot
If courts disqualify Donald Trump from state ballots, then democracy in America is lost.
IN justices stay injunction against ballot access law that would have allowed Rust to appear on GOP primary ballot
The Indiana Supreme Court has put on hold an injunction that would allow U.S. Senate candidate John Rust to appear on the Indiana Republican primary ballot in May.
Contingency-fee forfeiture prosecutions not unconstitutional, federal judge rules
Indiana’s practice of allowing private prosecutors to collect a contingency fee on forfeiture proceeds is not a violation of due process, a federal judge has ruled.