Porter and Lake counties welcome Indiana justices
The 1,100 seat auditorium at Portage High School was nearly full Oct. 30 as students from 10 schools along with members of the legal community attended the Indiana Supreme Court’s oral arguments.
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Lower court ruling stands in S&P ratings case
The Supreme Court of the United States won't hear an appeal from shareholders who claim the Standard & Poor's ratings firm made false statements about its ratings of risky mortgage investments that helped trigger the financial crisis.
Supreme Court takes up property tax refund dispute
Whether the owners of an industrial property who were in default on a mortgage are entitled to a property tax refund is a question the Indiana Supreme Court will decide.
SCOTUS won’t accept appeal in anti-gay defamation verdict
The Supreme Court of the United States Monday rejected an appeal from a former lawyer for the state of Michigan who lost a defamation lawsuit filed by a gay student at the University of Michigan.
Grand jury investigating Louisville basketball sex scandal
IBJ Book Publishing officials have been subpoenaed to testify before a grand jury investigating allegations that a University of Louisville men's basketball program official hired strippers and prostitutes to entertain players and recruits, company officials confirmed Friday.
Tax Court affirms rulings for Verizon in contested assessments
State tax authorities who couldn’t convince administrative boards to uphold a tripling of assessed valuation on Verizon facilities in Allen County had no better luck Friday before the Indiana Tax Court.
Settlement payments were income, COA rules
A father’s monthly annuity payments from a structured settlement agreement should have been counted as income when calculating his child support obligation, the Indiana Court of Appeals has ruled.
Panhandling laws face challenge after church signs ruling
Cities trying to limit panhandling in downtowns and tourist areas are facing a new legal hurdle because of a recent Supreme Court of the United States ruling that seemingly has nothing to do with asking for money.
COA affirms convictions state conceded as double jeopardy
State attorneys who agreed with a defendant’s argument that his felony drunken-driving and misdemeanor reckless driving convictions violated double-jeopardy protections were wrong, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Friday, affirming both convictions.
Lawsuit: DCS illegally slashes subsidies if special-needs kids adopted
A lawsuit filed Thursday claims the Indiana Department of Child Services violated federal law when it proposed to slash assistance for three profoundly disabled children after their grandparents who served as foster parents planned to adopt them.
Jurists honored for longevity of service
Eight Indiana jurists were honored by Indiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Loretta Rush for 24 years of service on the bench at an annual judicial conference, the court announced Thursday.
Court rejects ACLU’s request to stop phone record collection
A federal appeals court in New York has rejected the American Civil Liberties Union's effort to stop bulk collection of its phone records while a more limited collection system is put in place.
Ohio county settling suit over morgue body mix-up for $165K
A county has reached a $165,000 settlement with two families over a body mix-up at a morgue that led to one Indiana man being incorrectly cremated and another man entombed in his place.
IURC must reconsider Vectren’s plant modification, rate reimbursement requests
Even though a utility company completed many of the projects it received approval for regarding modifications of coal-powered generating stations, that does not render an appeal by various environmental groups moot, the Indiana Court of Appeals held Thursday.
Woman failed to file lawsuit within 3-year period as required by contract
A woman was required under her insurance policy to file a lawsuit to recover underinsured motorist coverage within three years of the car accident, and because she did not, the Indiana Court of Appeals reversed summary judgment in her favor on the issue.
Southern Indiana companies sue New Albany over road changes
Eight companies are suing New Albany, alleging that changes made last year to a major thoroughfare in the southern Indiana city have made the road narrow and unsafe.
Federal prosecutors have copies of alleged Fogle recordings
Federal prosecutors have copies of audio recordings a Florida woman says she made of former Subway spokesman Jared Fogle talking about sexual encounters he had with children and say they took those recordings "into account" before charging Fogle.
Dennis Hastert pleads guilty, acknowledges hush-money scheme
Dennis Hastert pleaded guilty Wednesday to evading banking laws in a hush-money scheme, averting a potentially lurid trial that could have dredged up sexual allegations by agreeing to a deal with prosecutors that recommended he serve no more than six months in prison.
Indiana Supreme Court hears police eavesdropping case
A group of police officers were "pretty blatant" when they eavesdropped on conversations between a man facing a murder charge and his attorney and later found a gun based on what they had overheard, Indiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Loretta Rush said Wednesday.
Judge sentences former Owen County auditor to 20 months
A federal judge has sentenced a former western Indiana county auditor to 20 months in prison for embezzling $340,000 in public funds.