2 men charged with murder in killing of pastor’s wife
Two men were charged Monday with murder in the fatal shooting of a pastor's pregnant wife during an apparent break in of their Indianapolis home, court records show.
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Vacancy opens up on St. Joseph County bench
St. Joseph Superior Judge Jerome Frese is retiring early next year, opening up a spot on the bench. The St. Joseph County Judicial Nominating Commission will hold interviews with candidates in late December.
Ex-jewelry store operators lose tax appeal
The operators of a former jewelry store in central Indiana were unable to convince the Indiana Tax Court they are entitled to more than $160,000 in sales tax refunds.
COA: Man’s threat to officers not intimidation
The Indiana Court of Appeals held Friday that a man who threatened to shoot officers dispatched to his home did not commit intimidation as defined by the statute.
Oracle says judge’s expert biased in $1B Google-Java case
Oracle Corp. says it can’t get a fair shake from an economics professor serving as a damages expert in its billion-dollar court battle with Google over the Java platform.
Obama lawyers ask Supreme Court to revive immigration plan
President Barack Obama’s administration moved quickly to seek a U.S. Supreme Court hearing on his plan to shield as many as 5 million undocumented immigrants from deportation, setting up the prospect of a politically charged court battle next year.
Allen County settles suit over length of detainments at jail
Allen County leaders have approved a roughly $638,000 settlement of a class-action lawsuit claiming 962 people were detained too long in the county jail.
Indiana man’s murder trial in wife’s death ends in hung jury
A murder trial for a northwestern Indiana man accused of killing his wife has ended with a hung jury.
Opaque military justice system shields child sex abuse cases
More inmates are in U.S. military prisons for sex crimes against children than for any other offense, an Associated Press investigation has found, but an opaque justice system prevents the public from knowing the full scope of the crimes or how much time the prisoners spend behind bars.
Lawyers: NFL concussion deal excludes central brain injury
Lawyers appealing the NFL's $1 billion plan to address concussion-linked injuries in former players asked a court Thursday to reject the settlement because it excludes what they call the signature brain disease of football.
State’s first certified alternate e-filing provider offers free trial
An Indiana-based e-filing company offering service enhancements is the first certified alternative provider for the state trial and appellate courts’ fledgling electronic filing program.
HIP payments not negotiated; Stanley not applicable
Medical payments made by the Healthy Indiana Plan for a woman involved in a car accident to reimburse her medical providers in full satisfaction of hospital bills were properly excluded at trial, the Court of Appeals held Thursday. The trial court correctly ruled that those payments are barred by the collateral source statute and that Stanley v. Walker does not apply.
Fogle sentenced to 15 years for pornography, sex crimes
A judge on Thursday sentenced former Subway pitchman Jared Fogle to 15 years and eight months in federal prison — even more than requested by prosecutors — for trading in child pornography and having sex with underage prostitutes.
Suspected killer cancels request to represent himself
A northwest Indiana man charged with strangling two women has decided not to represent himself during his upcoming trial.
Court orders man’s probation period reduced
The Indiana Court of Appeals found a man’s due process rights were violated because the state couldn’t prove he was advised of his constitutional rights at his probation revocation hearing. The appeals court ordered further proceedings on the matter, including reducing his period of probation to comply with statute.
FSSA incorrectly imposed transfer penalty on Medicaid recipient
Based on evidence presented that a Medicaid recipient’s home sold for $75,000 – the fair market value – and proceeds went back to the irrevocable trust that held legal title of the home, the Family and Social Services Administration incorrectly imposed a transfer penalty against the woman after it found the fair market value was $91,900, the Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday.
East Chicago councilman pleads not guilty to murder charge
An East Chicago councilman charged with murder has pleaded not guilty at an arraignment hearing in federal court.
Suit: Nonprofit took improper fees from special needs trusts
An Indianapolis nonprofit is accused in a lawsuit of taking millions of dollars in excessive fees from trusts owned by people with disabilities.
House staff told by judge to obey insider probe subpoenas
The U.S. House Ways and Means Committee and a former top staff member must obey subpoenas in a Securities and Exchange Commission insider-trading investigation tied to health-care legislation, a federal judge ruled, rejecting their claims of immunity from such an inquiry.
Federal court issues decorum order for Fogle sentencing
The federal courtroom where former Subway pitchman Jared Fogle will be sentenced Thursday morning will be a cellphone-free zone, according to a decorum order issued in the case late Monday.