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To overcome travel ban, some Americans taking cases to court

December 27, 2019 | Associated Press

Mohammed Hafar paced around the airport terminal — first to the monitor to check flight arrivals, then to the gift shop and lastly to the doors where international passengers were exiting. At last, out came Jana Hafar, his tall, slender, dark-haired teen daughter who had been forced by President Donald Trump’s travel ban to stay behind in Syria for months while her father, his wife and 10-year-old son started rebuilding their lives in Bloomfield, New Jersey, with no clear idea of when the family would be together again.

7th Circuit largely affirms for law enforcement in Carmel ‘pill mill’ case

December 24, 2019 | Katie Stancombe

Law enforcement who charged physicians and staff in an Indiana pill mill investigation will not face a suit from the cleared defendants, the 7^th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled, with the exception of an employee who worked as a parking lot attendant.

Holcomb opts in to accepting refugees

December 23, 2019 | Lindsey Erdody and Indianapolis Business Journal Staff

Gov. Eric Holcomb is giving the green light for federal officials to continue placing refugees in Indiana, following in the footsteps of a growing group of both Democratic and Republican governors who are opting in to the federal program. The move comes after President Donald Trump issued an executive order in September that, for the first time, required states and local government to provide written consent to continue to receive even a handful of the 26 million refugees worldwide.

Inside impeachment: How an ‘urgent’ tip became ‘high crimes’

December 23, 2019 | Associated Press

By the time lawmakers streamed into the House chamber last Wednesday to vote on impeachment for just the third time in American history, each side was more hardened in its belief that it was in the right. This account of how they got there is based on interviews with 21 people directly involved in the matter.

McConnell rejects Dem push on impeachment trial witnesses

December 17, 2019 | Associated Press

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is rejecting the Democrats’ push for fresh impeachment testimony against President Donald Trump and making a last-ditch plea for them to “turn back from the cliff” of Wednesday’s expected vote to send the case to the Senate for trial.

Report: 5th straight year with under 30 executions in US

December 17, 2019 | Associated Press

Fewer than 30 people were executed in the United States and under 50 new death sentences were imposed for the fifth straight year, part of a continuing decline in capital punishment that saw only a few states carry out executions, a new report issued Tuesday said.

Bolstering impeachment case, Dems say Trump betrayed nation

December 16, 2019 | Associated Press

Bolstering its case for impeaching President Donald Trump, a House panel released a lengthy report Monday detailing its rationale for the charges and accusing Trump of betraying the nation for his own political gain.

Indiana resisting marijuana trend of neighboring states

December 16, 2019 | Associated Press and IL Staff

Indiana’s Republican Statehouse leaders are firmly against taking any steps toward following neighboring states in legalizing marijuana use during the upcoming legislative session. But they might not be able to avoid talking about it during the 2020 election campaign.

House gets 2 Trump impeachment charges after Judiciary vote

December 13, 2019 | Associated Press

Impeachment charges against President Donald Trump went to the full House on Friday, following approval by the House Judiciary Committee. The vote in the House panel was split along party lines, with 23 Democrats voting in favor and 17 Republicans opposed.

Hill joins coalition urging Senate to keep fentanyl as Schedule I drug

December 12, 2019 | IL Staff

Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill has joined a coalition urging the Senate Judiciary Committee to pass legislation that would continue to classify fentanyl as a Schedule I drug.

7th Circuit order would have allowed federal execution

December 11, 2019 | Olivia Covington

Though a Supreme Court order ultimately prevented the government from executing an Indiana inmate on Monday, an earlier 7^th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling would have allowed the execution to proceed as scheduled.

Justices seem to favor insurers’ Obamacare claims for $12B

December 11, 2019 | Associated Press

The US Supreme Court appeared likely Tuesday to rule that insurance companies can collect $12 billion from the federal government to cover their losses in the early years of the health care law championed by President Barack Obama.

‘Generic’ trademark battle set for SCOTUS

December 11, 2019 | Katie Stancombe

Booking.com is facing a not-so-easy legal battle in a lengthy effort to make its name a protectable trademark.

Celadon files for bankruptcy, plans to shut down

December 9, 2019 | Associated Press

An Indianapolis-based trucking company with nearly 4,000 employees said Monday it filed for bankruptcy and will shut down all operations, just days after two former officials were charged in a fraud scheme.

Across Capitol Hill, impeachment saga shifts

December 5, 2019 | Associated Press

A different chairman. A committee twice the size. A shift from evidence to law. Wednesday’s Judiciary Committee hearing was full of signs that the impeachment of President Donald Trump is advancing away from the drama of his Ukraine conduct toward the grave business of approving charges against him.

US seeks high court permission to resume federal executions

December 4, 2019 | Associated Press and IL Staff

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Monday for permission to begin executing federal inmates as soon as next week. The Justice Department said in a filing late Monday that lower courts were wrong to put the executions on hold.

Hoosiers active and engaged but avoiding ballot box

November 27, 2019 | Marilyn Odendahl

Data from the US Census Current Population Survey shows Indiana residents are among the most active in their communities and most engaged politically in the country. However, going to the voting booth and casting a ballot are different matters.

Creating more Hoosier voters by offering one-stop resource

November 27, 2019 | Marilyn Odendahl

Bill Moreau describes himself as a “’born-again idealist.” The partner at Barnes & Thornburg LLP has long been active in public service, and he now wants to boost Indiana’s voter registration and turnout, both of which have slumped below the national average for decades.

Ex-White House lawyer McGahn ordered to comply with subpoena

November 26, 2019 | Associated Press

A federal judge has ordered former White House counsel Donald McGahn to appear before Congress in a setback to President Donald Trump’s effort to keep his top aides from testifying.

Supreme Court shields Trump’s financial records for now

November 26, 2019 | Associated Press

The Supreme Court is shielding President Donald Trump’s financial records from House Democrats for now. The delay announced late Monday allows the justices to decide how to handle the House subpoena and a similar demand from the Manhattan district attorney at the same time.

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