A series of cases and decisions in Indiana’s appellate courts have left some defense attorneys and at least one judge hoping for more clarity on what rights to appeal a defendant retains after they’ve agreed to a plea deal.
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The relatively few words tacked onto the end of Indiana Rule of Appellate Procedure 65(D) were the result of nearly a decade’s worth of effort by Hoosier lawyers.
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In hindsight, attorneys say, the footnote in the brief to the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals filed by the Health & Hospital Corporation of Marion County provided the clue for what has since come.
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Plaintiffs assert the defendants are pursuing litigation to retaliate and deter the Hoosier Environmental Council from helping residents of rural communities push back against “the powerful livestock industry” and protect themselves from the pollution caused by factory farms.
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The judges revealed through their questions that there are still many legal issues to be decided in the lawsuit even though it has dragged on for almost a quarter-century.
The federal appeals court concluded that the state’s “aid-or-assist” law imposes a content-based restriction on protected speech.
Writing for the majority, Court of Appeals Judge Mary DeBoer said the trial court erred in concluding it lacked jurisdiction over the case.
In the opinion, Court of Appeals Judge Stephen Scheele held that just because a promissory note violates securities law does not automatically make it void or unenforceable.
After a road-rage incident in 2024 left one truck driver seriously injured, the Indiana Court of Appeals recently affirmed convictions against the Indianapolis shooter and his wife.
Technology company Anthropic claims Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth unlawfully and falsely branded it as a national security risk for raising ethical and safety concerns about AI usage in war.
Attorneys for co-founders Chris Seger and Drew Sanders disagreed about the impact of the decision.
The federal appeals court dismissed the Satanic Temple’s lawsuit against the state’s ban on telehealth abortion medication, upholding a lower court’s ruling that the religious institution lacked standing.
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court’s decision and denied a Fort Wayne man’s appeal after he was convicted of threatening a federal officer.
Richard Allen, the man convicted of killing two teenage girls in Delphi in 2017, has been transferred from Indiana to Oklahoma. The Indiana Department of Correction declined to provide a reason for the move.
An Evansville man’s convictions in district court on several drug and gun possession offenses were based on overwhelming evidence and methamphetamine seized from his house fell within the legally permissible scope of a police search warrant, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Friday
Allen’s attorneys also seek reconsideration of a motion to correct error, which questions the timeline laid out by the prosecution at trial and whether exculpatory evidence was withheld.
A federal appeals court on Wednesday refused to lift a judge’s order temporarily blocking the Biden administration’s new Title IX rule meant to expand protections for LGBTQ+ students.
A Georgia appeals court has set a December hearing for arguments on the appeal of a lower court ruling allowing Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to continue to prosecute the election interference case she brought against former President Donald Trump.
College athletes whose efforts primarily benefit their schools might qualify as employees deserving of pay under federal wage-and-hour laws, a U.S. appeals court ruled Thursday in a setback to the NCAA.
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled a Newburgh-based long-term care facility was not liable for alleged harassment in an employment discrimination case filed on behalf of Black employees.
The judge overseeing the Georgia 2020 election interference case cleared the way Wednesday for Donald Trump and other defendants to appeal a ruling allowing Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to remain on the prosecution.
A judge ordered the former president to fork over $355 million of his fortune, plus interest, finding he lied for years about his wealth on financial statements he used to secure loans and make deals.
A federal appeals panel ruled Tuesday that Donald Trump can face trial on charges that he plotted to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
A federal appeals court shot down claims Monday that New Jersey residents’ refusal to wear face masks at school board meetings during the COVID-19 outbreak constituted protected speech under the First Amendment.