Indiana gets $1.36M in Stericycle whistleblower suit settlement
Indiana has received $1.36 million in the settlement of a lawsuit alleging an Illinois company overcharged governments for disposal of medical waste.
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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.
Immigrants caught at border believe families can stay in US
Nearly a year after the Obama administration launched a massive public relations campaign to dispel rumors of a free pass for immigrant families crossing the border illegally, internal intelligence files from the Homeland Security Department suggest that effort is failing.
West Virginia prosecutor suspended after pulling gun on fake spiders
An assistant prosecutor in Logan, West Virginia, has been suspended after pulling a gun and threatening to shoot fake spiders scattered around the office as Halloween decorations.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Apple fights DOJ over attempt to unlock seized iPhone
Apple Inc. is fighting the U.S. Justice Department’s demand for access to data on an iPhone seized during a drug probe just days after the company’s chief executive officer squared off against the director of National Security Agency over privacy.
Lawyer: Escort unlikely to talk with NCAA without immunity
The attorney for Katina Powell says his client is unlikely to cooperate with authorities and the National Collegiate Athletic Association unless she receives immunity for her allegations that a former University of Louisville men's basketball staffer hired her and other dancers to strip and have sex with recruits and players.
Marion County auditor sues city, BlueIndy over car-sharing contract
Marion County Auditor Julie Voorhies sued the city of Indianapolis on Monday over its contract with BlueIndy, saying the city illegally paid $6 million to the electric car-sharing service.
Old hurdles and new haunt the Sept. 11 case at Guantanamo
The latest hearing resolved some lingering issues, but old and new challenges continue to haunt a death penalty case that remains so mired in preliminaries that prosecutors and defense lawyers will no longer even estimate an approximate trial date.
Expanding smoking ban would hurt casinos, study committee chair says
In a brief hearing Thursday, members of the Interim Study Committee on Public Policy voted to leave the state’s smoking ban alone.
Indiana part of lawsuit challenging EPA carbon rule
Indiana and 22 other states filed a legal challenge Friday to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's new rule requiring existing power plants to make technological changes to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. The rule change is expected to unleash a flood of lawsuits from lawyers challenging everything from the timing to the constitutionality of President Barack Obama’s signature climate initiative.
Case latest example of difficulty in prosecuting insider trading
The U.S. dropped insider-trading charges against Michael Steinberg, a former fund manager at SAC Capital Advisors LP who was convicted by a federal jury, in the latest fallout from a major appeals court ruling that made such prosecutions more difficult.
Preventable medical errors hit new high in Indiana
New data released from the Indiana State Department of Health shows that the state has set another record for medical errors.
Pence decides to pay off federal unemployment loan
Gov. Mike Pence on Thursday morning announced that the state would use about $250 million from Indiana's surplus to finish paying back the federal government for a loan the state took out to pay unemployment benefits during the recession.
Indiana officer faces 13 felonies including voter fraud
A police officer faces 13 felony charges in connection with the 2015 primary election in Ohio County.