Indiana Supreme Court bolsters individual rights in civil commitment appeals
The court ruled that the appeals of expired mental health commitments are not moot if any potential collateral consequences remain.
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Green fees, fishing sponsorships among gifts to Indiana’s top judges, disclosure forms show
Some judges also reported earning outside compensation for everything from working as a stagehand at Pink and Taylor Swift concerts to serving as a board member for the Indianapolis Indians baseball team.
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INjail system would be one of first in nation to link county jails statewide
Currently, 20 different jail management systems are used across the state and that makes it difficult for jailers to communicate with each other and find space to ease overcrowding.
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Campaign to toss justices off Indiana Supreme Court countered by new PAC
A so-called “retention question” appears on the Nov. 5 election ballot, asking voters whether they want to keep Chief Justice Loretta Rush and Justices Mark Massa and Derek Molter on the state’s high court.
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State panel begins work to find lawyer shortage solutions
Expanded roles for paralegals are among the options being considered by the 23-member Commission on Indiana’s Legal Future, which was appointed by the Indiana Supreme Court.
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Tippecanoe County judge appointed to state commercial court
He is the 11th judge to be appointed to Indiana’s commercial courts. Other commercial court judges are located in Allen, Floyd, Elkhart, Hamilton, Lake, Madison, Marion, St. Joseph, Vanderburgh and Vigo counties.
Truck driver lawsuits alleging negligence by Amazon heading back to Hamilton County court
A pair of Hamilton Superior Court lawsuits alleging negligence on Amazon’s part are heading back to trial court, after the Indiana Supreme Court denied transfer in both cases.
Westfield attorney indefinitely suspended for noncooperation
A Westfield attorney has been suspended from the practice of law indefinitely for failing to cooperate with the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission.
Longtime Delaware Co. judge to fill in at Randolph Superior Court
The Indiana Supreme Court has appointed Senior Judge Kimberly Dowling to Randolph Superior Court due to a leave of absence.
Fishers attorney’s law license suspended for OWI conviction
A Fishers-based attorney has been suspended from the practice of law for 60 days after she was convicted of operating a vehicle while intoxicated in June 2024.
State’s high court to review injury claims made by Olympian against USA Track & Field
USA Track & Field appealed to the high court to object to an Indiana Court of Appeals’ ruling that allowed the athlete’s amended lawsuit to move forward.
State’s response ordered in execution stay request of Indiana death row inmate
The Indiana Supreme Court has ordered the state to submit motions in response to death row inmate Benjamin Ritchie’s counsel, who requested a stay and oral arguments last week.
Dispute over Monroe County recycling operation heads to state supreme court
Bedford Recycling is challenging the revocation of its zoning permit. County officials yanked the permit after competing national conglomerate Republic Services objected to its issuance.
Split Indiana Supreme Court reverses lower court ruling in case of IU student injured by falling window
An Indiana University student injured in 2018 by a falling window demonstrated a genuine issue of material fact in inferring that the university’s negligence, a split Indiana Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.
High court sets May 20 execution date for murderer of Beech Grove police officer
A divided Indiana Supreme Court denied condemned murderer Benjamin Ritchie’s request to seek post-conviction relief.
South Bend attorney suspended for signing forged will as a witness
Court documents show the will would have falsely made the attorney’s paralegal the personal representative of the paralegal’s son’s estate and disinherited the son’s two daughters.
Wallace appointed judge pro tempore in Noble County
The appointment follows the death of Noble Circuit Court Judge Michael Kramer on March 28.
Indiana Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in two cases on April 24
One case involves grandparent visitation and the other is a dispute over a settlement following a motor vehicle accident.
IN Supreme Court opens comments for proposed changes on remote hearings, electronic devices
The Indiana Supreme Court is accepting comments for two rule changes that would normalize remote hearings throughout the state and allow personal electronic devices in all courthouses.
Former Franklin County judge faces three disciplinary charges of misconduct
The Indiana Commission on Judicial Qualifications has accused a former Franklin County judge of participating in improper communications with a defendant outside the presence of the attorneys.
Indiana Supreme Court to hear case of convicted murderer seeking appeal of 60-year sentence
Braven Harris is appealing his sentence in the June 2022 shooting death of 23-year-old Payton Wilson on the near east side of Indianapolis.
U.S. Supreme Court upholds Biden regulations on ‘ghost guns’
Seven justices joined the opinion, authored by Justice Neil Gorsuch, upholding the regulations. Two justices, Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, dissented.
Indiana Supreme Court to review salary dispute between local judge and Jackson County Council
Judge Richard Poynter came up with a plan to eliminate a position and split the position’s salary among other workers to provide them a raise. But the county council didn’t go along.
Indiana Supreme Court to travel to Grant County for arguments in Amazon liability cases
The cases stem from situations in which one delivery driver was killed and another was injured after they exited their trucks while trying to figure out how to navigate and enter Amazon’s fulfillment center in Mt. Comfort.