Indiana Supreme Court announces new chief administrative officer
The court announced it had selected Aaron Hood, the court’s former chief financial officer, to be the new chief administration officer.
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Indiana Supreme Court declines to review Planned Parenthood’s challenge to state’s abortion law
The Indiana Supreme Court on Thursday denied Planned Parenthood’s request to transfer a case challenging the state’s near-total abortion ban, nine months after the Indiana Court of Appeals denied the organization’s challenge to the ban.
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Disciplinary case against AG Todd Rokita is taking some ‘uncommon’ turns
Particularly rare is the Indiana Supreme Court’s suggestion that Rokita and the attorney disciplinary commission head to mediation and try to settle the prickly case with the help of a neutral third party.
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Indiana Supreme Court Law Library captures history in its rare books collection
Titles in the collection include everything from an early print of the Indiana Constitution to an account of Queen Marie Antoinette’s execution.
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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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High court allows Trump administration to end legal protections for Haitians, Syrians
The decision overturns lower court orders and allows the Department of Homeland Security to swiftly end temporary protected status, a program that protects a total of 1.3 million people from 17 countries.
Indiana Supreme Court suspends former chief deputy prosecutor for disparaging comments
In the opinion published Tuesday, the court concluded that Robert Hardy Jr. violated several professional conduct rules while serving in the role of prosecutor.
Randolph County judge to retire next month
As he prepares to step down from the bench, Randolph Circuit Court Judge Jay Toney expressed deep concerns regarding rural Indiana’s attorney shortage, particularly in his home county.
Attorneys say commercial courts offer predictability
Since launching as a pilot in 2016 before becoming a permanent program a few years later, Indiana’s business court system has seen steady growth.
Indiana Supreme Court to hear oral arguments on $42M award given in Tesla crash case
The Indiana Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in two cases on June 30, one of which involves the reversal of a $42 million damages award given to an Avon man who was seriously injured in a 2017 crash with a Tesla.
Indiana Supreme Court hears arguments in nutrition compliance case
The justices heard oral arguments Thursday in a case brought by Mount Zion’s Loving Daycare seeking reinstatement in the Child and Adult Care Food Program, or CACFP.
Indiana Supreme Court hears late warrant arguments in child porn case
Lawyers for a man convicted of child exploitation told the Indiana Supreme Court on Thursday that the evidence was obtained through an unlawfully late warrant.
Report details how to address mental health in court
Courts are often perceived as the “government emergency room,” acting as some of the first to see the worst situations of humanity
Disciplinary commission acts on two cases
One attorney has resigned from practicing law while another has been indefinitely suspended.
Indiana Supreme Court declines to reopen Gary lawsuit against gun manufacturers
The Indiana Supreme Court on Thursday denied the transfer of the city of Gary’s lawsuit against several gun manufacturers and sellers, effectively ending a nearly 27-year-old effort to hold gun companies liable for firearms used in crimes.
NIPSCO, industrial customers split on inflation cost recovery before Indiana Supreme Court
The state’s highest court heard arguments Thursday from the Northern Indiana Public Service Co. and six customers known as the NIPSCO Industrial Group.
Indiana Supreme Court suspends judge for marijuana use
The court’s decision comes after the Indiana Commission on Judicial Qualification’s nearly yearlong investigation into Lawrence Superior Court I Judge John Plummer III.
Gregory A. Neibarger: High court ruling rethinks criminal conversion of money
Businesses, LLC managers and fiduciaries who handle other parties’ funds should take note: The defense of commingling is no longer available, and the consequences of unauthorized use of another’s money are now even more severe.
Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission issues public reprimand for Cumberland attorney
The commission said attorney sent an “aggressive and profane email” to another lawyer that was reasonably perceived as threatening.
Indiana Supreme Court to hear religious freedom case involving state’s near-total abortion ban
The state’s high court granted the transfer of the case from Marion Superior Court, bypassing the Indiana Court of Appeals.
Indiana Supreme Court to hear oral arguments over neglect charge in child’s suicide
A jury convicted Matthew Dirig in November 2024, and he was sentenced to 40 years in an Indiana Department of Correction facility.
Perrysville attorney suspended for criminal recklessness; Winslow attorney resigns
Two attorneys have been either suspended from the practice of law or resigned completely following separate felony convictions in Fountain and Gibson counties, according to the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission.
ISBA makes public statement opposing DOJ proposal on changes to attorney discipline oversight
The proposed rule would allow the department to investigate complaints against its own attorneys before investigations are handled by individual state bars.
Indiana Supreme Court to hear oral arguments regarding property in marriage dissolution
The Bosnian court granted the dissolution but the marital property was not addressed.