A trial court did not abuse its discretion by denying a man’s request for a jury instruction on the defense of entrapment after he ended up in a civilian sting to expose child predators, the Court of Appeals of Indiana has ruled.
A Hamilton County woman’s convictions on conspiracy to commit murder and failure to report human remains charges will stand, as the Court of Appeals of Indiana affirmed a lower court’s sentence and rejected an appeal in the case.
The Minnesota Court of Appeals on Monday upheld former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin’s second-degree murder conviction in the killing of George Floyd, and his 22½-year sentence remains in place.
An appeals court ruled that mifepristone can be used but reduced the period of pregnancy when the drug can be taken and said it could not be dispensed by mail. The Justice Department said it will ask the Supreme Court for an order to put any action on hold.
A would-be candidate in last year’s Republican primary cannot now appeal the challenge to her candidacy that ultimately kept her off the ballot.
A central Indiana school district did not violate the religious rights of a former teacher who resigned after refusing to follow the district’s policy for how to address transgender students, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in affirming a district court’s decision.
A Maryland appellate court on Tuesday reinstated Adnan Syed’s murder conviction and ordered a new hearing in the case, marking the latest development in the protracted legal odyssey chronicled in the hit podcast “Serial.”
The Indiana Supreme Court affirmed a trial court’s order amending a damages award but determined the lower court lacked jurisdiction to issue two other orders because each interfered with the subject matter of a pending appeal.
Although the Court of Appeals of Indiana allowed a woman to reopen her previously rejected direct appeal based on a missing transcript, the court still upheld the woman’s felony drug dealing conviction.
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana ruling that rejected an employee’s claims of retaliation and breach of contract against a prominent book publisher.
A man convicted of multiple felonies more than 20 years ago can pursue an appeal of his 70-year sentence, a split Indiana Supreme Court has ruled. The majority determined that the delay in the appeal was not the defendant’s fault.
The Indiana Supreme Court has denied transfer to a sex offender registration case, issuing a published opinion admonishing the appellant for abusing the appellate system and the clerk’s office staff.
The NCAA asked a federal appeals court on Wednesday to reject a legal effort to make colleges treat Division I athletes like employees and start paying them an hourly wage.
In the second published opinion written by Indiana Supreme Court Justice Derek Molter on Wednesday, justices addressed a procedural issue regarding discretionary interlocutory appeals and orders in limine.
A former Roncalli High School guidance counselor is asking the 7th Circuit Court of Apppeals to revive her lawsuit against the high school and the Archdiocese of Indianapolis, arguing that the district court misapplied the ministerial exception.
New York can for now continue to enforce a sweeping new law that bans guns from “sensitive places” including schools, playgrounds and Times Square, the U.S. Supreme Court said Wednesday, allowing the law to be in force while a lawsuit over it plays out.
The Indiana Supreme Court is amending the appellate rules to allow litigants to cite to memorandum decisions for “persuasive value,” a change the Appellate Practice Section of the Indianapolis Bar Association has been advocating for since 2013.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear an appeal arising from a murder-for-hire ordered by the onetime leader of a violent international crime ring.
A man who didn’t like the offer county officials made to acquire a portion of his land failed to appeal in a timely manner, the Court of Appeals of Indiana has ruled.
A Mississippi legal organization is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review the state’s provision permanently banning people convicted of certain felonies from voting.