Hamilton County seeks an out to avoid referendum for renovation
Hamilton County leaders are asking state legislators for relief from a 2008 law that requires all capital projects costing more than $12 million be put to a vote.
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JQC asks justices to suspend Muncie City Court judge
A Muncie City Court judge hit with a disciplinary proceeding last week should be suspended from the bench, the Judicial Qualifications Commission argued in a petition submitted to the Indiana Supreme Court Monday.
On 3-2 vote, justices deny transfer in Camp Tecumseh case
Litigation over a proposed large-scale hog farm opposed by a neighboring YMCA camp in northern Indiana won’t be reviewed by the Indiana Supreme Court. Justices decided last week in a 3-2 decision to deny transfer on the issue of where the case should be heard.
UPDATE: City picks Paris-based group to build justice center
The city of Indianapolis will pay Paris-based WMB Heartland Justice Partners $1.6 billion over 35 years for a new justice center.
Dissenting judge: Man justified in beating would-be thief
A man who caught a trespasser trying to steal a license plate shouldn’t have been convicted of battery for whacking the intruder with a broom handle and then landing a few haymakers, a dissenting judge held Friday.
Appeals court affirms partial judgment in insurance dispute
A Marion Superior Court’s ruling granting partial summary judgment in a dispute between insurance companies was affirmed Friday by the Indiana Court of Appeals.
City picks Paris-based group to build justice center, report says
The city of Indianapolis has chosen Paris-based WMB Heartland Justice Partners as the winning bidder to develop its new justice center, WTHR-TV Channel 13 reported Friday morning.
Woman charged in deadly Indy house blast to get venue change
A woman who's one of three people charged in a deadly Indianapolis house explosion will stand trial in a different county.
Rooker-Feldman doctrine bars man’s lawsuit alleging false statements
A man challenging a garnishment order entered in state court should have challenged the order in that court system instead of filing a federal lawsuit, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday. The judges affirmed the dismissal of his suit based on the Rooker-Feldman doctrine.
Court properly allowed evidence identifying precursors used to make meth
A trial court did not abuse its discretion when it admitted an ingredient label and the testimony of a detective relating to the identification of three precursors commonly used to make methamphetamine, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled.
Public voyeurism statute not unconstitutionally vague as applied, COA rules
A man who argued he lacked sufficient notice that the public voyeurism law prohibits his conduct because he filmed girls wearing bathing suits or a skort lost his case before the Indiana Court of Appeals Thursday.
Complaint properly dismissed for failure to comply with Trial Rule 3
Because the people suing a driver who allegedly caused a car accident sent their summons to the county clerk after the two-year statute of limitations expired, the trial court correctly granted the defendant’s motion to dismiss, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled.
Judges affirm woman who emailed racist joke not entitled to unemployment benefits
A newspaper employee who emailed a racist joke to two co-workers was correctly denied unemployment benefits after she was fired, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled.
Muncie City Court judge faces 13 counts of misconduct
The Indiana Judicial Qualifications Commission has filed disciplinary charges against a Muncie City Court judge, alleging she improperly incarcerated defendants and has failed to cooperate with the commission’s investigation into her conduct, which includes verbal altercations with her children’s father.
Man charged in parents’ killings held in contempt
A northwestern Indiana man accused of killing his parents was sentenced to 18 months in jail by a judge who found him in contempt of court for repeatedly interrupting a hearing on the charges.
Woman fails to prove discrimination claims after she lost counseling job
A woman who was not hired by the private company the Department of Correction contracted with to provide counseling for inmates could not prove the company’s decision was due to age or sex discrimination.
COA finds no reason to reverse man’s child molesting conviction
There was no prosecutorial misconduct or errors by the trial court that would require the Indiana Court of Appeals to reverse a Marion County man’s child molesting conviction. The man raised several claims, including he was denied the right to an impartial jury and fair trial.
Justices split over reducing meth sentence
Justices Brent Dickson and Mark Massa disagreed with their colleagues Wednesday that a Tippecanoe County man’s 40-year sentence for Class A felony dealing in methamphetamine needed to be revised.
Court affirms probation revocation, total time ordered in DOC
A Vigo County man lost his argument before the Indiana Court of Appeals that his term of informal probation should not have been revoked by the trial court after he violated terms of his placement in a home detention program.
Online Extra: Judicial Roundtable 2014
When Loretta Rush was named chief justice of the Indiana Supreme Court in August, Indiana hit a milestone. For the first time, all of our state’s appellate courts were being led by women. Indiana Lawyer recently invited Rush, Indiana Court of Appeals Chief Judge Nancy Vaidik, Indiana Tax Judge Martha Wentworth and Chief Judge Robyn Moberly of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana’s Bankruptcy Court to discuss their career paths as well as opportunities and challenges today’s courts and lawyers face.