Lawsuits by 3 men allege sex abuse by former Indiana priest
Three men are suing the Catholic Diocese of Lafayette, alleging that a priest molested them as children and that the diocese covered up the abuse.
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Settlement allows anti-abortion ad to run on Lafayette buses
An anti-abortion group’s advertisement depicting a growing fetus is being allowed on public buses in a northwestern Indiana city following the settlement of a free speech lawsuit. Court documents filed Monday show Lafayette’s public bus service, CityBus, agreed to run Tippecanoe County Right to Life’s ad on a bus for up to 16 months.
Officers recognize, arrest woman who barked at police dog
An Indiana woman who barked at a police dog attracted the attention of officers, who then arrested her on outstanding warrants. Lafayette police say officers were conducting a traffic stop Monday when 20-year-old Kiana Champagne Fletcher, who was standing in front of her home, began barking at a police dog sniffing the stopped car.
Coroner: Toxicology needed for 2 dead at Lafayette jail
A coroner says toxicology reports are needed on two inmates who died after falling ill in their cells at the Tippecanoe County Jail in Lafayette.
Judge lets Tippecanoe Right to Life free speech case proceed
A Tippecanoe County anti-abortion group’s free speech lawsuit against the local public transportation company will continue after a district court judge denied Greater Lafayette Public Transportation Corporation’s motion for judgment on the pleadings.
Troopers must face suit from black motorists stopped 2 hours
A lawsuit against Indiana State Police troopers accused of unreasonably questioning two black motorists for more than two hours on the side of an interstate will continue after a federal judge rejected the troopers’ qualified immunity claims.
Red Masses scheduled around the state
Catholic dioceses around Indiana are preparing to celebrate the traditional Red Mass in coming weeks. Special receptions will follow each service and feature keynote speakers discussing an array of topics of interest to the legal community.
Indiana courthouse bombing case unsolved after 20 years
Authorities have yet to name a suspect or make an arrest 20 years after someone attempted to bomb the county courthouse in Lafayette with a stolen pickup truck full of drums of diesel fuel and gasoline.
COA allows negligence case against Steak ‘n Shake to proceed
A negligence case against an Indiana Steak ‘n Shake restaurant will proceed to trial after the Indiana Court of Appeals determined the restaurant owed a duty to protect one of its patrons from a third-party injury, making summary judgment inappropriate.
Charges: 7 Teppanyaki restaurant owners failed to report sales tax
Seven Asian restaurants around Indiana did not report sales of more than $8 million, and their owners have been criminally charged with failing to remit nearly $675,000 in sales and food and beverage taxes to the state, authorities said Thursday.
Court of Appeals traveling to Lafayette for oral argument
The Indiana Court of Appeals is headed north this week to hear an oral argument in Tippecanoe County. The appellate panel will hear the case at 10:30 a.m. Thursday in Room 1333 of Ivy Hall, 3101 S. Creasy Lane, Lafayette.
Appellate court rejects constitutional challenge to synthetic drug lookalike statutes
The Indiana Court of Appeals has struck down a constitutional challenge to the state’s synthetic drug lookalike statutes, finding the statutes cannot be considered void as applied to a Tippecanoe County drug case.
Insufficient evidence leads to firearm conviction reversal
A man’s conviction of possession of a firearm as a serious violent felon was reversed Wednesday by a divided Indiana Court of Appeals, which found his signature on an underlying robbery plea agreement had not been authenticated.
Sunday booze sales coming to Indiana after Legislature OK
Indiana’s decades old ban on selling carryout alcohol on Sundays will soon be history after the Legislature signed off on a bill to repeal the Prohibition-era law.
7th Circuit denies review of sex offender’s deportation
A Mexico native deported from Indiana in early 2017 must remain in his home country after the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday denied his petition for review of his removal.
Senate GOP makes repeal of Sunday booze sales ban a priority
Repealing Indiana’s Sunday retail alcohol sales ban is a top priority for state Senate Republicans.
COA: Judge belittled, disparaged tenant in $38 rent spat
A small-claims judge who failed to swear in litigants in a small-change rent lawsuit drew a rebuke and a reversal from the Court of Appeals Friday, who found she not only improperly shifted the burden of proof to the plaintiff, but also belittled and disparaged her.
Sheriff: Suspect recorded fatal shooting of wife in Indiana
Authorities in Lafayette say an Indiana man accused of killing his wife recorded audio of the shooting on a cellphone.
Lafayette police find man sought for questioning in 2 slayings
Northern Indiana police say they have located a man considered a person of interest in the fatal shootings of two people.
Man acquitted of murder in Lafayette art teacher’s slaying
A man accused of killing a Lafayette elementary school art teacher has been acquitted of murder and other charges.