Veteran jurist and now Senior Judge Sarah Evans Barker will be honored Thursday when Courtroom 216 is named in her honor at the Birch Bayh Federal Building and United States Courthouse in Indianapolis. A ceremony will take place at 4 p.m. in the courtroom.
A group advocating for the legalization of marijuana that was denied permission to rally on the grounds of the Tippecanoe County Courthouse in Lafayette has filed a federal lawsuit claiming a violation of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
The Indiana Supreme Court’s five justices traveled to Corydon Wednesday to hear arguments in a modern case presented in the original Supreme Court courtroom built for just three justices. The event was part of the celebration of the state’s bicentennial and also was Justice Brent Dickson’s final oral argument.
Hamilton County officials have started discussing the future of their historic courthouse as plans progress to expand the newer judicial center across the street—and the ideas range from a co-working space to a voting center.
A lawsuit filed on behalf of the national nonprofit Freedom From Religion Foundation and the Satanic Temple challenging a nativity scene on the Franklin County courthouse has been settled. This is the second lawsuit filed in less than a year over the religious display.
The spotlights will soon be back on the clock tower of Evansville's 125-year-old downtown courthouse.
A southeastern Indiana county that was at the center of a legal battle over a Nativity scene on its courthouse lawn will allow a mix of religious and secular displays this holiday season, including a manger holding the Bill of Rights.
Small pieces of metal are falling from the Tippecanoe County Courthouse and officials say its dome and pillars need repairs.
A federal grand jury has issued a second indictment with more charges against an Indiana man accused of threatening to blow up a courthouse and kill judges in a Facebook posting.
Courts in Bloomington will be closed the rest of this week due to a plumbing backup that Monroe Circuit Court Presiding Judge Valeri Haughton said has created a health emergency.
Severe weather and emergency travel restrictions have closed several federal courts in southern Indiana. The Evansville and New Albany offices of the U.S. District and Bankruptcy courts for the Southern District of Indiana are closed Thursday. The Clark County Government Building, which houses the Circuit courts, is also closed.
Security cameras at a southeastern Indiana county's courthouse will rotate 180 degrees and allow officials to monitor every part of the building without cluttering it up.
A water main break has forced the closure of the Lake County Superior Court in downtown Hammond.
Vanderburgh County officials have begun reviewing bids for the renovation of the third floor at the 126-year-old courthouse in downtown Evansville.
A 150-year-old bell that survived a fire that heavily damaged a historic southern Indiana courthouse has a new home on the courthouse's lawn.
A nativity scene on the grounds of the Franklin County courthouse has become the subject of a federal lawsuit.
The Marion County Sheriff’s Office will close the south public entrance to the Indianapolis City-County Building until repairs can be made to a metal detector that has been out of commission for weeks.
The LaGrange County courthouse is getting a face-lift. Crews from an Iowa firm that specializes in repairing aging masonry work arrived in LaGrange early Tuesday morning and started an extensive job to restore the exterior brick and stone walls of the 136-year-old county building.
Courts officials in northwestern Indiana have relocated two more courts to other buildings following an electrical fire that damaged part of a courthouse.
The Lake County commissioners say a county courthouse in Gary will likely remain closed for a week after an electrical fire.