Bloomington’s annexation attempts lead to legal chess, constitutional question
The city of Bloomington is still attempting to expand its borders to the displeasure of a significant amount of the Monroe County residents who stand to be annexed.
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Monroe Co. Prosecutor Oliphant to be recognized for racial justice work
Monroe County Prosecutor Erika Oliphant will receive an award Friday from the Indiana University Public Policy Institute to recognize her work in promoting equitable justice.
In new filing, state says request to keep injunction against abortion ban in place is ‘improper in the extreme’
The Office of the Attorney General has filed its response to a petition for rehearing in the case against Indiana’s near-total abortion ban, urging the state’s high court to reject a request to keep an injunction against the ban in place, at least temporarily.
Near-total abortion ban reinstated: Legislative, court action likely to continue challenges to state law
The Indiana Supreme Court waited until the last day of June to deliver one of its most highly anticipated opinions in recent years, vacating a preliminary injunction against the state’s near-total abortion ban and reinstating the law.
Woman paralyzed in crash can’t file 2nd lawsuit against different defendants, IN Supreme Court affirms
An Indiana woman who won a multimillion-dollar verdict against a trucking company for a 2018 accident that left her quadriplegic cannot sue additional defendants for their alleged roles in the same accident, the Indiana Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.
Trailblazing Monroe Co. judge Taliaferro dies at 94
Judge Viola J. Taliaferro — who was considered an icon and groundbreaker in Bloomington and the Monroe County legal profession — died this month at 94.
Indiana Supreme Court hears arguments in condemnation case against Duke Energy
A Bloomington manufacturer argued before the Indiana Supreme Court on Wednesday that it was unfairly forced to modify building plans for a new warehouse, claiming Duke Energy Indiana took part of its land without compensation.
7th Circuit reverses lower court’s finding in First Amendment case, affirms severability determination
Monroe County’s variance procedure operated as a prior restraint of speech, but it didn’t amount to a First Amendment violation, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in reversing a district court’s finding and vacating a permanent injunction.
Bloomington jail officer fired after inmate hit during struggle
A white correctional officer in southwestern Indiana who is seen in body camera footage punching a Black inmate during a struggle has been fired.
COA reverses for woman who filed class action against IU Credit Union regarding overdraft fees
A woman who had her class-action complaint against IU Credit Union sent to arbitration has secured a reversal in an interlocutory appeal by the Court of Appeals of Indiana.
Justices consider whether woman who won $3.2M negligence judgment can sue more defendants
Indiana Supreme Court justices must decide whether a woman who won $3.24 million in a personal injury case can sue additional defendants for their alleged roles in the same auto accident.
Election recounts possible in tight Indiana House races
The Republican candidate for a southern Indiana legislative seat plans to seek a recount after updated vote tallies showed him losing by 155 votes.
Despite error, COA affirms dismissal of couple’s complaint over arsenic-treated decks
While a Monroe County couple convinced the Court of Appeals of Indiana that a trial court misapplied the state’s product-liability statute in their case, that ruling still didn’t win them any relief for the allegedly defective decks at their home.
Indiana man gets 65-year sentence for son’s murder, abuse
An Indiana man has been sentenced to 65 years in prison for abusing his 12-year-old son and starving the boy to death.
COA rejects state’s attempt to rush but sets quick pace in abortion appeal
The Court of Appeals of Indiana has denied the state’s motion to hurry up and reinstate the new abortion law that was overturned last week in the Monroe Circuit Court.
Trial court rules abortion ban violates state constitution
The ruling that blocked Indiana’s new abortion law brought a mix of reactions, the reopening of abortion clinics, a pledge to appeal and an indication that the fight over reproductive rights could be long and messy. In a Sept. 22 order, Special Judge Kelsey Hanlon enjoined enforcement of Senate Enrolled Act 1, finding the state’s […]
Abortion injunction draws sharp reactions
Reaction to Thursday’s ruling from the Monroe Circuit Court which threw Indiana’s near total abortion ban into limbo has underscored how divided the two sides are in the debate over reproductive rights.
Trial court blocks enforcement of Indiana’s new abortion law
Seven days after Indiana’s near-total abortion ban took effect, the Monroe Circuit Court granted a preliminary injunction Thursday blocking the state from enforcing the new law.
Abortion ban hearing in Monroe Circuit focuses on privacy rights
In the first hearing in state court on Indiana’s new abortion law, the opposing parties argued over whether the Indiana Constitution conferred to a right to privacy which protects the ability of Hoosier women to obtain a legal abortion.
Pair of lawsuits sends Indiana abortion debate to court: Indiana Supreme Court sidestepped privacy right question in 2005 ruling
Less than a month after Indiana’s near-total abortion ban was signed into law, the battle for reproductive rights has moved to the state courts with two lawsuits challenging the new statute on constitutional and religious freedom grounds.