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15 candidates complete justice interviews

The Indiana Judicial Nominating Commission is deliberating to select three finalists to succeed retiring Justice Brent Dickson on the Indiana Supreme Court. The final five of 15 semifinalists completed their interviews before the commission Friday morning.

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Man can’t appeal piracy conviction

A man who pleaded guilty to piracy for his role in boarding a ship off the coast of Somalia in 2009 was denied a writ of habeas corpus because he waived that right when he pleaded to his crime.

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7th Circuit rejects group’s I-69 challenges

The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a federal judge’s ruling granting a motion to dismiss some charges and grant summary judgment on others to the United States Department of Transportation after a group opposing I-69 construction in southern Indiana, Citizens for Appropriate Rural Roads, filed a lawsuit.

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Apple supporters weigh in, from big tech to a terror victim

Apple Inc. drew support for its fight with the government over a terrorist’s iPhone from digital-rights groups, a United Nations official and even a man whose wife nearly died in the terror attack, as a deadline approached to weigh in on the historic privacy battle.

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Thursday Supreme Court interviews conclude

The Indiana Judicial Nominating Commission wrapped up the first day of interviews Thursday, hearing from 10 of the 15 applicants who seek to succeed Justice Brent Dickson on the Indiana Supreme Court.

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COA: man not entitled to relief under firearms statute

The Indiana Court of Appeals overturned a man’s request for summary judgment after he was fired for bringing a gun to work and instead granted summary judgment to his ex-employer after it found the man was not entitled to relief under statute or common law.

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Justices: State RICO law can apply to street-crimes

The Indiana Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that street-level crimes may be prosecuted under the state’s version of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act if the crimes aren’t isolated, affirming an Anderson man’s conviction of corrupt business influence related to a string of robberies.

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Court denies summary judgment in excessive force case

The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals said there was enough evidence against two officers accused of excessive force while arresting a Hammond man to create material dispute and therefore reversed summary judgment for the officers. The case was remanded to District Court for further proceedings.

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