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School threats can lead to severe consequences for juveniles’ impulses

March 20, 2018

A sampling of recent incidents includes a 12-year-old boy arrested for writing a threat against his classmates at Greenfield Intermediate School; a teenage girl at Austin High School arrested and charged with juvenile delinquency/intimidation for making threats to “harm others”; and a 17-year-old boy arrested and charged with felony intimidation for writing a threat on a bathroom stall at F.J. Reitz High School in Evansville.

Center for Victim and Human Rights marks milestone, continues to grow

March 20, 2018

The staff are celebrating the organization’s growth into an eight-person operation serving nearly 800 people in the Indianapolis area annually, with their sights set on continued expansion.

Judge denies attorney’s motion to exclude in copyright infringement case

March 19, 2018

A retired Indiana attorney has lost his motion to exclude a defendant’s expert testimony in his copyright infringement case, with the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana finding the plaintiff was not prejudice by the defendant’s failure to file an expert report.

Holcomb orders special session to address school safety, tax reform

March 19, 2018

Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb on Monday morning ordered lawmakers to return to the Statehouse sometime in May for a special session of the Indiana General Assembly after Republican supermajorities failed to come to consensus on key bills by the time this year’s session ended last week.

District court denies Fogle’s motion for judicial notice of FBI letters, laws on communism

March 19, 2018

Disgraced Subway pitchman Jared Fogle has once again been denied relief from his 15-year prison sentence after a district court judge denied his motion to take judicial notice of certain facts, including correspondence from a former FBI director and congressional laws regarding communism.

Ten counties allocated additional senior judge service days

March 19, 2018

Ten Indiana judges have been allocated additional senior judge service days for 2018, with two judges receiving nearly 50 additional days.

Former exec sues Mainstreet, says developer failed to pay him $630K

March 19, 2018

A former executive at a Carmel-based development firm Mainstreet is suing the company, claiming it terminated him without cause in November to save money as it was going through a financial downturn.

Appeals court puts convicted killer’s release on hold

March 19, 2018

The Indiana Court of Appeals has temporarily blocked a man’s release from prison in a brutal 1991 slaying.

Judge rules disbursement of civil forfeiture proceeds constitutional

March 16, 2018

Indiana’s process of diverting a portion of civil forfeiture proceeds to law enforcement and away from the Common School Fund is constitutional, a trial court judge ruled Friday.

Indy attorney suspended after second OWI conviction

March 16, 2018

An Indianapolis attorney convicted of operating while intoxicated has been suspended from the practice of law in Indiana for six months without automatic reinstatement.

COA upholds denial of race-based Batson challenge

March 16, 2018

A Madison County man who alleged the state challenged a potential juror for race-based reasons has lost his appeal, with the Indiana Court of Appeals finding the record of the robbery trial does not support the argument that the juror was released because he was black.

Gov. Holcomb open to special session after chaotic finale

March 16, 2018

Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb is leaving open the possibility of calling lawmakers back to the Statehouse after this year’s legislative session descended into chaos Wednesday as bickering Republicans failed to take up some key bills.

Blackford judge suspended for barring ex-clerk from courthouse

March 15, 2018

A Blackford County judge has been suspended without pay for six days for barring a county’s clerk from entering the courthouse in Hartford City.

Frankfort woman gets 45 years in murder of great aunt, 96

March 14, 2018

A central Indiana woman has been sentenced to 45 years in prison for killing her 96-year-old great aunt.

Appeals court upholds moratorium on new nursing homes

March 13, 2018

A moratorium on new nursing home licenses passed by the legislature in 2015 that applied to proposals seeking approval prior to the bill’s passage was affirmed Tuesday by the Indiana Court of Appeals.

Court affirms son owes dad $40K in appraisal fees

March 13, 2018

A dispute between a Howard County father and son who operated a real estate appraisal business was rightly decided by the trial court, which found the son owed his father more than $40,000 in past-due appraisal fees.

Lawyer gets 30-day suspension after second OWI plea

March 12, 2018

A Hamilton County attorney has been suspended for 30 days after pleading guilty to her second drunken driving charge in less than a year, according to court records.

Justices to hear insanity appeal in pastor’s fatal shooting

March 12, 2018

The Indiana Supreme Court will hear the state’s challenge of an Indiana Court of Appeals order to enter a not guilty by reason of insanity judgment for a woman who shot and killed a Southport pastor.

Indiana Legislature taking pass on steps wooing Amazon

March 12, 2018

Indiana lawmakers are poised to wrap up this year’s legislative session without taking action to boost the chances of Indianapolis luring Amazon’s second headquarters and its tempting promise of 50,000 high-paying jobs.

Local attorney sentenced to six years in prison for immigration fraud

March 9, 2018

An Indianapolis-area attorney who pleaded guilty to fraud and identity theft was sentenced Friday to more than six years in federal prison.

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