Monroe County sheriff sues AG Rokita, calls new state law unconstitutional
On Wednesday, Monroe County Sheriff Ruben Marté filed a complaint asking a federal court to declare Indiana’s new FAIRNESS Act unconstitutional.
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Government, environmental groups net win in forest fight
The Hoosier National Forest has been the focus of two lawsuits since 2020 aimed at stopping a controversial federal vegetation management plan that involves the logging and burning of several thousand acres within the forest.
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Web Exclusive: ‘Better than he found it’: Longtime child support prosecutor retires after 40 years
When Bill Welch first started practicing law, he had no intention of becoming a prosecutor — let alone an attorney working in the child support space.
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License plate readers expose tension between public safety, privacy
Monroe County is installing six cameras at select intersections to take photos of the license plates of every vehicle that travels through. Several Indiana communities have announced they will be installing automatic license plate reading cameras, which has raised debates over public safety and privacy issues.
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Saying goodbye: Baker to retire after more than 40 years as a judge
It wasn’t quite the retirement he expected. With COVID-19 forcing most of the population to work from home, Court of Appeals Judge John Baker quietly visited the Indiana Statehouse in early June to pack up his chambers. Though he won’t officially retire until July 31, he decided to close out his Indianapolis office early, without the usual pomp and circumstance of a sendoff. “I wanted to work from home,” Baker said with a laugh, “but I didn’t mean for everyone else in the world to have to do it.”
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Monroe Circuit Court must grant summary judgment to IU in sports injury lawsuit, appellate court rules
Plaintiff Chris Bradberry was an offensive lineman for IU’s football team in January 2022 and was working out with an athletic trainer during a voluntary pre-season workout at an IU gym when his injury occurred.
IN Supreme Court to hear oral arguments over Bloomington annexation dispute
The Indiana Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Oct. 30 regarding the state’s 2019 annexation law and the city of Bloomington’s opinion that the law violates both the federal and state constitutions’ contract clauses.
Federal court halts Hoosier National Forest project, citing inadequate analysis of Lake Monroe impacts
A federal judge has temporarily halted the U.S. Forest Service’s Houston South Vegetation Management and Restoration Project, ruling that the agency violated federal law again by failing to adequately analyze the project’s potential impact on Lake Monroe.
Bloomington’s annexation battle makes its way to the Indiana Court of Appeals
The case is one of two working their way through the state appellate courts as part of the city of Bloomington’s efforts to annex thousands of acres in what has become a bitter eight-year legal battle with property owners.
Indiana Legal Services looking for new Bloomington location
After spending nearly 20 years in downtown Bloomington, Indiana Legal Services will soon relocate from its current site due to ongoing developments in the Bloomington Convention Center project.
State’s high court to hear arguments over Monroe County recycling facility, bushy landscaping
Oral arguments will be heard June 5 in the Indiana Supreme Court room in the Statehouse.
County courts prepare for changes wrought by Legislature
State lawmakers cut nine judicial posts in four counties and added 8 judicial jobs in four others.
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.
Monroe Circuit Court denies permanent injunction against state’s abortion law
The Monroe Circuit Court denied a motion Wednesday morning for a permanent injunction against Indiana’s near-total ban on abortion.
Monroe County sheriff vows to defend immigration policy despite Rokita’s objections
Despite other cities repeal their “sanctuary city” ordinances following Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita’s legal actions, Monroe County is continuing to fight the lawsuit.
Appellate court rules Monroe County zoning board can correct error, revoke permit
The Indiana Court of Appeals has reversed a lower court’s order, with the appellate court finding the Monroe County Board of Zoning Appeals made an error of law by granting a conditional use permit for a scrap-metal recycling facility and was allowed to change that decision.
City of East Chicago rescinds ordinance, AG drops lawsuit
Earlier this month the Office of the Attorney General filed a lawsuit against the city of East Chicago for for allegedly not complying with federal immigration laws. Yesterday it voluntarily dismissed the lawsuit.
Patron sues Indianapolis Motor Speedway over alleged Snake Pit injuries
A concertgoer who attended last May’s Snake Pit event during the Indianapolis 500 weekend is suing the Indianapolis Motor Speedway after allegedly being hit in the head by a glass bottle during the festivities.
Monroe County hires yet another election supervisor, hoping she’ll stay
Monroe County lost its top election official nearly every other month over the past year after a longtime supervisor resigned following a counting error in the November 2022 tally.
Credit union’s ‘persistent disavowal’ of rehearing arguments leads justices to uphold original decision, but with a caveat
A credit union’s “persistent disavowal” of the arguments it raised on rehearing led the Indiana Supreme Court to reaffirm its prior ruling that the credit union cannot compel arbitration in a customer’s class-action.
COA reverses judgment for developer in easement dispute with Bloomington business
The Court of Appeals of Indiana has reversed judgment for a real estate developer in a dispute with a Bloomington business, finding that the developer obstructed the business’s easement during a construction project.
COA reverses summary judgment in moldy building dispute
A negligence and breach complaint related to a mold-infested building can continue after the Court of Appeals of Indiana reversed the entry of summary judgment.
Landlord showed ‘procedural bad faith’ in appeal, COA rules in remanding for award of attorney fees
A landlord’s appeal of a small claims judgment against him was “permeated with procedural bad faith,” the Court of Appeals of Indiana ruled Monday in affirming the lower court’s decision.
Teen’s limited contacts with ex after breakup not threatening, COA rules in reversal of protection order
Wading into a dispute over a middle school romance gone wrong, the Court of Appeals of Indiana has reversed a protective order issued against a teen who tried to contact his ex while the two were at school.