COA upholds Hamilton County utility rate increase
The Indiana Court of Appeals ruled in favor of a Hamilton County public utility seeking to have affiliate expenses included in its sewer utility rate calculation.
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Court properly suppressed man’s statements to officers, COA rules
A man who told police officers questioning him about a molestation allegation that he was “done with answering questions” will have his statements suppressed at trial after the Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court’s ruling Thursday.
Justices hear Lake Michigan public vs. private rights case
Indiana and public-interest groups took a team approach Thursday to arguing for public access to the shore of Lake Michigan — a claimed public right that private landowners argue never existed in state law.
Suspended special needs trust attorney, foundation’s legal woes continue
A suspended Indianapolis attorney charged with stealing from his clients’ special needs trusts remained at the center of a case argued Wednesday before the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals. Kenneth Shane Service crafted trust documents now in dispute that he has said he intended to be confusing, argued attorneys in a case involving the nonprofit foundation Service established.
Gorsuch gives conservatives edge in high court term
Justice Neil Gorsuch’s first full term on the U.S. Supreme Court promises to show just how much was at stake with his appointment.
Mandatory union fees again draw US Supreme Court scrutiny
The U.S. Supreme Court said it will try for a second time to decide whether 5 million government workers can refuse to pay union fees, accepting a case that could deal a major blow to the labor movement’s finances and clout.
Maryland suing EPA on power plant pollution in other states
Maryland is suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for failing to act on a petition requiring power plants in five upwind states to reduce pollution, the state's attorney general and an official in Gov. Larry Hogan's administration said Wednesday.
Big stakes in high court fight over partisan political maps
Democrats and Republicans are poised for a Supreme Court fight about political line-drawing with the potential to alter the balance of power across a country starkly divided between the two parties.
Indiana Supreme Court to hold argument in Evansville next month
The Indiana Supreme Court will travel to the University of Southern Indiana in Evansville for an oral argument next month, the court announced Wednesday.
COA chastises court for magistrates repeatedly entering final judgments
A southern Indiana trial court that has been repeatedly advised by the Indiana Supreme Court that magistrate judges may not sign the court’s findings and conclusions was told again by the Indiana Court of Appeals on Wednesday in a CHINS case to stop the practice.
COA upholds probation revocation based in part on failed conviction
The Indiana Court of Appeals found no violation of due process and sufficient evidence supported the revocation of a man’s probation for allegedly committing child molesting, even though he was acquitted on that charge.
Challenge to alcohol permit presents issue of first impression
A liquor store seeking to challenge the type of alcohol permit awarded to a Hamilton County specialty food store does not have standing to pursue judicial review under the Administrative Orders and Procedures Act, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled in a first impression case.
Indiana man allegedly threatened 2 judges, police officer
A northeastern Indiana man faces intimidation charges for allegedly threatening two county judges and a police officer.
Barrett, Kirsch scheduled for judiciary committee vote
The U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary is scheduled to vote Thursday on Amy Coney Barrett, the nominee to the Indiana seat on the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, and on Thomas L. Kirsch II, the nominee for U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana, but tradition will likely intervene and cause a delay at least for the judgeship.
New faces bring flux to Indiana Supreme Court
The decline in the number of majority opinions and in the percentage of concurring opinions coming from the Indiana Supreme Court last fiscal year are being linked to the transitions in the state’s highest judicial body, which has welcomed three new justices and installed a new chief justice all within the past five years.
COA rules against card counter banned from Hoosier Park casino
A man who has been banned from numerous casinos because he counts cards when gambling lost his lawsuit against Hoosier Park and the Indiana Gaming Commission after his arrest for trespassing at the Anderson casino.
Consumer’s suit against debt collection law firm may proceed
A woman who sued an Indianapolis law firm over its debt-collection letter has plausibly stated potential violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, a federal judge ruled.
Woman pleads not guilty to neglect after crash kills kids
The mother of two young southern Indiana children killed when her SUV collided with a freight train has pleaded not guilty to charges including neglect.
Indiana court has jurisdiction over Michigan man who didn’t pay for seed
Over a Michigan man’s objections, the Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed that a feed and farm supply store in northern Indiana can sue him for an unpaid bill in Indiana.
COA affirms turnover of tax sale surplus funds
A man who loaned money nearly 10 years ago to a company in exchange for a mortgage security interest in some real estate is entitled to the surplus funds from a tax sale involving that land, the Indiana Court of Appeals held Tuesday.