Varied efforts focus on juvenile justice
Of all the people getting arrested and charged, the criminal justice system hopes the most that the youngest do not become repeat offenders.
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Bags provide soap, shampoo, support
With some grant money left over and families in need, the Marion Superior Court Probation Department decided to do another “give-back event.”
New youth center nears groundbreaking
The new Youth and Family Services Center, which will replace Marion County’s current juvenile detention center on Keystone Avenue, will have fewer beds and will be safer for staff and the youth, with less blind spots and more natural light.
Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears defeats upstart GOP challenger
Democratic Prosecutor Ryan Mears held off a spirited challenge from Republican opponent Cyndi Carrasco in one of Marion County’s most watched races.
Election results begin to roll in
The polls in Indiana closed at 6 p.m. Tuesday, and some races are beginning to be called.
Ciyou & Dixon law firm feud settled
A law firm breakup involving the founding shareholders of longtime Indianapolis firm Ciyou & Dixon has officially ended after the former law partners agreed to settle their dispute.
Indiana GOP elections chief candidate faces fraud questions
Republican Indiana secretary of state candidate Diego Morales faced sharp criticism Thursday as records show he voted in one county while claiming a property tax credit for living in another as he unsuccessfully ran for Congress four years ago.
Abortion doctor files lawsuit against Indiana AG Rokita to stop ‘sham investigations’
Caitlin Bernard, the OB-GYN targeted by Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita after she performed an abortion on a 10-year-old Ohio rape victim, has filed a lawsuit seeking to block the “baseless investigation” into physicians who provide abortion care.
Applications open for Marion Superior Court vacancy
The process of replacing retiring Marion Superior Court Judge Sheila A. Carlisle has begun.
COA upholds admission of evidence found on juvenile after police chase
A minor who was found with drugs and a handgun after he ran from police has failed to convince an appellate panel that the evidence found on his person should be suppressed.
Trial court finds no wrongdoing, rules for Indiana Treasurer Mitchell, Ice Miller and other defendants
A Marion Superior Court has dismissed the whistleblower lawsuit filed against Indiana Treasurer Kelly Mitchell and a slew of other defendants, including the law firm Ice Miller.
HHC sued for Open Door violation in Talevski case
A lawsuit has been filed against the members of the Health & Hospital Corporation of Marion County Board of Trustees for violating Indiana’s Open Door Law in appealing a nursing home dispute to the U.S. Supreme Court.
COA: Confusion at sentencing not enough for post-conviction relief
A Marion County man who learned at his hearing that, contrary to his attorneys’ advice, 10 years of his sentence was non-suspendable will still have to serve his time.
Approach to fighting crime divides candidates for prosecutor
Marion County voters will have a distinct choice to make for prosecutor when they go to the polls on Nov. 8. Democratic Prosecutor Ryan Mears and Republican challenger Cyndi Carrasco couldn’t be further apart on some key issues.
Gunman who shot southern IN judges to serve 8 years
The gunman convicted of battery in a 2019 early-morning shooting that involved four Indiana judicial officers will serve eight years in prison.
Commercial court awards ex-employee $490K for unpaid bonus
An Indiana commercial court has awarded a former cleaning products salesman nearly half a million dollars plus interest in a dispute over a bonus that went partially unpaid at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Health and Hospital board ignores protesters, takes no action on Medicaid case
The board of trustees for the Health and Hospital Corp. of Marion County declined to halt a federal lawsuit Tuesday that many fear would diminish the civil rights of patients in public facilities.
Indiana judge finds shooter guilty of reckless homicide in Black man’s 2020 killing
A man has been convicted of reckless homicide in the fatal 2020 shooting of a young Black man in Indianapolis during unrest sparked by outrage over George Floyd’s killing by Minneapolis police.
Man gets 86 years in prison for murder of Indy pastor’s wife
A man found guilty of murder, robbery and other charges in the 2015 killing of an Indianapolis pastor’s wife during a break-in was sentenced Friday to 86 years in prison.
RFRA challenge to Indiana abortion ban goes before Marion Superior Court
Arguments were held in court Friday morning between several women and the state of Indiana as to whether the latter’s new abortion law clashes with the Hoosiers’ sincerely held religious beliefs under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.