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Contraception mandate, again, found not to burden religious beliefs
A split 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld its own precedent, finding a contraception provision does not violate religious freedom. But the ruling drew a sharp, 35-page dissent from one judge.
Tax Court affirms dismissal of common-property assessment appeals
A homebuilder that challenged assessment of common area parcels of land within several residential neighborhoods in Hendricks County lost its appeal at the Indiana Tax Court Friday.
COA affirms that petition is not a fishing expedition
The request to depose three elderly witnesses is not an attempt by a landowner to fish for facts, the Indiana Court of Appeals has ruled.
Indiana Supreme Court agrees to hear Zionsville merger case
The Indiana Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case involving Zionsville’s ability to merge with Perry Township.
Claims for old debt are forever barred
A dissolved corporation that did not object sooner cannot now demand payment on an old debt, the Indiana Court of Appeals has ruled.
Altice sworn in as Court of Appeals judge
Former Marion Superior Judge Robert R. Altice Jr. was sworn in as a judge on the Indiana Court of Appeals Wednesday by Chief Justice Loretta Rush, the court said in a statement.
Adoption affirmed due to biological dad’s lack of communication
A child’s biological father with a long history of incarceration for crimes including burglary and forgery lost an appeal of the child’s stepfather’s adoption petition.
CHINS ruling splits Court of Appeals
A split Indiana Court of Appeals reversed a Child in Need of Services adjudication, ruling the child’s absent, out-of-state father should be presumed to be a fit and capable parent unless the state proves otherwise.
Lack of evidence gets criminal confinement conviction dropped
A Jefferson County man, convicted of beating up someone who testified against his daughter’s boyfriend, did not confine the victim during the assault, the Indiana Supreme Court has ruled.
Justices: Commissioners may void county fire districts
The Indiana Supreme Court held Tuesday in long-running litigation out of Brown County that county commissioners in Indiana have the authority to dissolve county fire districts.
Summary judgment denied in business owners’ tax appeal
Reminding the parties that the summary judgment procedure is not a substitute for trial, the Indiana Tax Court has denied an attempt by the Indiana Department of State Revenue to end a long-running tax dispute.
Feds: Fogle colleague pleads to exploiting 12 children
The former director of ex-Subway pitchman Jared Fogle’s anti-childhood obesity foundation sexually exploited 12 minor children in Indiana, federal authorities said Tuesday in releasing an information against Russell Taylor. Some of the children depicted in videos Taylor shared with Fogle were as young as 6, authorities said, ranging to age 14.
Federal judge orders defiant Kentucky clerk, staff to court
A county clerk in Kentucky who has invoked “God's authority” and is defying the Supreme Court of the United States by refusing to license same-sex marriage has been summoned along with her entire staff to explain to a federal judge why she should not face stiff fines or jail time.
Admitting evidence of ‘signature’ crime was harmless error
The Indiana Court of Appeals on Monday affirmed the conviction of a man who broke into a woman’s home, severely beat her and attempted to rape her. Evidence that the man looked into the window of another woman in the neighborhood 57 days later should not have been admitted at his trial, but the error was harmless in light of DNA evidence connecting the man to the crime.
COA affirms on rehearing ruling against revenue department
The Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed on rehearing Monday its opinion reversing summary judgment in favor of the Department of Revenue in a dispute over whether an award from a state agency in Marion County could be levied against a judgment in Marshall County.
Lake Station mayor, wife go on trial in federal court
The mayor of a northwestern Indiana city and his wife are going on trial on federal charges of conspiracy, wire fraud and filing false tax returns.
Valpo ex-attorney Holesinger gets 10 years
Former Valparaiso attorney Clark Holesinger has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison and ordered to pay nearly $1 million in restitution to clients he defrauded.
7th Circuit affirms judgment for school in bullying case
A federal lawsuit brought against northwestern Indiana school corporations over a child’s alleged bullying was properly decided in favor of the schools on summary judgment, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday.
COA ceremonies set for Friedlander and Altice
Ceremonies have been announced for judges transitioning off and on the Indiana Court of Appeals. A retirement ceremony for Judge Ezra H. Friedlander is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Thursday in the Indiana Supreme Court courtroom. Chief Judge Nancy H. Vaidik will preside.