California’s Feinstein returns to Senate after monthslong absence
California Sen. Dianne Feinstein returned to the Senate on Wednesday after a two-and-a-half-month absence due to illness.
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Jury finds Trump liable for sexual abuse, awards accuser $5M
A jury found Donald Trump liable Tuesday for sexually abusing advice columnist E. Jean Carroll in 1996, awarding her $5 million in a judgment that could haunt the former president as he campaigns to regain the White House.
Web Exclusive: Bills that did — and didn’t — survive the 2023 Indiana General Assembly
The Indiana General Assembly has adjourned for its 2023 session, and Gov. Eric Holcomb has signed about 250 bills into law. Here is an update on key legislation affecting not only lawyers, but all Hoosiers statewide.
Lawyer: Trump seeking to move criminal case to federal court
Donald Trump’s lawyer said Thursday that the former president will seek to move his New York City criminal case to federal court, a long-shot bid to avoid a trial in the state court where the historic indictment was brought.
Ex-Indiana schools chief McCormick enters governor’s race
Former Indiana state schools Superintendent Jennifer McCormick launched a 2024 campaign for governor Thursday, taking on the daunting goal of flipping the state’s top office from Republican to Democrat after making the same political switch herself.
Overhaul of Supreme Court ethics runs into opposition
Senate Democrats promised Tuesday to pursue stronger ethics rules for the Supreme Court in the wake of reports that Justice Clarence Thomas participated in luxury vacations and a real estate deal with a top GOP donor. Republicans strongly oppose the effort.
Supreme Court Justice Stevens’ private papers open to public
A wide-ranging selection of papers that belonged to Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens is opening to researchers Tuesday at the Library of Congress.
SCOTUS declines to revisit Indiana law requiring burial, cremation of aborted fetal remains
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to revisit an Indiana abortion law that requires the burial or cremation of aborted fetal remains.
A look at key issues during Indiana’s legislative session
The Indiana General Assembly concluded the year’s regular session early Friday. Here are some key issues debated during the nearly four-month session.
Biden commutes sentences of 31 convicted of drug crimes, including 2 Hoosiers
President Joe Biden has commuted the sentences of 31 people, including two Hoosiers, convicted of nonviolent drug crimes who were serving time in home confinement, the White House announced Friday.
SCOTUS once again considering challenge to IN fetal disposition abortion law
Today’s conference of the U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to include discussion about whether the justices should once again consider a case challenging a law governing the disposal of aborted fetal remains in Indiana.
Pence testifies before election probe grand jury: AP source
Former Vice President Mike Pence testified Thursday before a federal grand jury investigating efforts by then-President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Law and legislation in a post-Roe world: A look at abortion, 10 months after Dobbs
It’s been just shy of one year since Dobbs was handed down — 10 months, to be exact — and much has changed in the abortion landscape, both nationally and statewide. Here’s an overview of the current state of abortion across Indiana.
Would-be Republican candidate in 2022 primary failed to preserve suit for review, COA rules
A would-be Republican candidate in the May 2022 primary failed to preserve his lawsuit for appellate review, the Court of Appeals of Indiana has ruled in affirming a lower court’s decision. The Court of Appeals also ruled other claims were moot.
Fox, Dominion reach $787M settlement over election claims
Fox News agreed Tuesday to pay Dominion Voting Systems nearly $800 million to avert a trial in the voting machine company’s lawsuit alleging the network promoted false information about the 2020 presidential election.
Republicans object to replacing Feinstein on Judiciary panel
Republicans blocked a Democratic request to temporarily replace California Sen. Dianne Feinstein on the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, leaving Democrats with few options for moving some of President Joe Biden’s stalled judicial nominees.
Inmate stuck on US death row despite vacated death sentence
When the U.S. prisons director visited the penitentiary in Terre Haute, this past week, she stopped by the federal death row where Bruce Webster is in a solitary, 12-by-7-foot cell, 23 hours a day. Webster’s not supposed to be there.
Supreme Court hears mail carrier’s religious tolerance case
The U.S. Supreme Court is being asked to decide under what circumstances businesses must accommodate the needs of religious employees.
US Supreme Court’s abortion pill order spares safe havens
A U.S. Supreme Court order keeps in place federal rules for use of mifepristone, one of the two drugs usually used in combination in medication abortions.
DOJ to ask Supreme Court to put abortion pill limits on hold
An appeals court ruled that mifepristone can be used but reduced the period of pregnancy when the drug can be taken and said it could not be dispensed by mail. The Justice Department said it will ask the Supreme Court for an order to put any action on hold.