Full 7th Circuit hears LGBT-workplace bias appeal
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has heard arguments en banc on whether the 1964 Civil Rights Act covers workplace discrimination against LGBT workers.
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Court affirms injunction preventing violations of non-compete clauses
After several employees from one civil engineering firm began soliciting employees from a competitor, the Indiana Court of Appeals held Wednesday that a trial court correctly issued a preliminary injunction to force the employees to comply with non-compete and non-solicitation clauses they had signed.
US Supreme Court weighs bond hearings for detained immigrants
A seemingly divided U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday tried to figure out whether the government can detain immigrants indefinitely without providing hearings in which they could argue for their release.
COA upholds summary judgment in workers’ comp case
Although he was hired to work on a specific project for a southern Indiana construction company, a worker who was injured on a construction job must seek damages through Indiana’s Worker’s Compensation Act because he was considered an “employee” of the company.
COA: Indiana trial court has no personal jurisdiction over New York resident
An Indiana trial court cannot assume personal jurisdiction over a woman who lives in New York and has no ties to the Hoosier state, despite the fact that she is being sued by Indiana litigants.
Indiana mother pleads not guilty in kids’ fatal stabbing
A central Indiana woman who admitted fatally stabbing her young son and daughter has pleaded not guilty to murder charges.
2nd trial underway for woman charged with toddler’s death
A second trial is underway in northern Indiana for a day care provider charged with the death of a toddler in her care.
Judges: Parents, courts need guidance on discipline
The Indiana Court of Appeals upheld a man’s conviction for battery against his daughter on Wednesday but expressed concern over the lack of guidance courts are given when trying to determine when parental discipline goes too far.
Justices hint at wider death-penalty exemption for disabled
A narrow U.S. Supreme Court majority signaled it may force Texas to broaden its death-penalty exemption for people who are intellectually disabled.
Tippecanoe County sees increase in felonies with firearms
Tippecanoe County has seen an increase of felonies involving firearms this year with at least 59 people charged in crimes such as battery with a firearm or armed robbery.
Trump suggests ‘consequences’ for any flag-burners
President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday that anyone who burns an American flag should face unspecified "consequences," such as jail or a loss of citizenship — a move that was ruled out by the U.S. Supreme Court nearly three decades ago.
Justices: warrantless search OK because of ‘objectively reasonable’ concerns
The Indiana Supreme Court affirmed a man’s drug conviction Tuesday, reiterating that if an officer encounters an emergency situation, then he or she may investigate further without a warrant.
Justices rule in favor of woman alleging ‘warrantless intrusion’ by officer
Although a police officer believed that a Hamilton County woman could have been injured after being stuck under her car, the facts surrounding the situation did not lend themselves to an emergency situation that could justify the “warrantless intrusion” of stopping the woman’s car after she drove away.
Judge pro tempore named for Terre Haute City Court
A retiring Vigo Circuit Court judge has been temporarily appointed judge of the Terre Haute City Court.
Tax Court to hold oral arguments at Notre Dame
The Indiana Tax Court will hear arguments Wednesday on the campus of Notre Dame Law School.
7th Circuit to rehear Ivy Tech discrimination case Wednesday
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals will again consider whether the protections offered by Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act extend to sexual orientation.
Family values groups’ human rights lawsuit stays in court
A Hamilton County judge has ruled that a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of human rights ordinances in four Indiana cities can continue, despite the cities’ arguments that there was no legal standing to bring the suit in court.
ITT Chapter 7 bankruptcy fallout
The student records are only one aspect of this bankruptcy. There are employee records, pension benefits, 401(k) retirement funds plus lawsuits previously filed by federal agencies and some states’ attorneys general.
7th Circuit dismisses appeal based on waiver
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has dismissed a convicted murderer’s appeal arguing that the waiver of his right to appeal should be ignored because his sentence was outside statutory requirements, calling the man’s argument “undesirable” and “nonsensical.”
Retrial planned for man in Fort Wayne triple slaying
A retrial is planned after a jury failed to reach a verdict in the triple slaying trial of a 19-year-old Fort Wayne man.