Appeals court to travel to IU Northwest to hear arguments over warrantless entry
A Jay County woman claims police unlawfully entered her home and arrested her for drug possession in early 2023.
Oral arguments
-
‘This is huge’: SCOTUS hears college athletes’ pay arguments in landmark NCAA case
As March Madness was wrapping up in Indianapolis, United States Supreme Court justices heard oral argument in a monumental compensation case that sports law experts anticipate will forever change the landscape of college athletics — including the nation’s most beloved and profitable college basketball competition.
Read More -
Through friendships, visits, Ginsburg became part of Indiana legal history
The late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg made many visits to Indiana during her tenure on the Supreme Court. She had friendships with the law professors and deans at the law schools in the Hoosier State, and she influenced law students, lawyers and judges across the state. “Imagine a young law student faced with the challenge by a Supreme Court Justice,” recalled a former IU Maruer law student who is now a federal judge.
Read More -
Zooming in: Lawyers describe pros and cons in remote oral arguments
Though there have been some technical hiccups, lawyers report generally positive experiences with remote appellate oral arguments. Even so, some advocates say the most impactful arguments are made in person.
Read More -
Web Exclusive: Expungement wait period case awaits justices
After more than 10 years with a criminal record, an Elkhart man successfully petitioned to reduce his felony conviction to a misdemeanor. But when he tried to expunge the conviction two years later, he faced an unexpected setback. The Indiana Supreme Court will decide whether he and others in his situation must wait longer for an expungement.
Read More
Articles
Indiana Supreme Court to hear arguments in Greenwood Park Mall shooting case
The court will hear arguments on whether Greenwood Park Mall’s owner and its contracted security company can be sued for negligence in the mass shooting.
Appeals court to hear challenge to Gary’s longstanding lawsuit against the gun industry
The new dispute centers on a law that the Indiana General Assembly passed in 2024 that attempted to retroactively bar cities and counties from suing firearm manufacturers, sellers, dealers or trade associations.
Appellate court to hear arguments in Munster officials/state dispute over alleged overpayments
The Indiana Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments next week for a case involving a longstanding dispute between a pair of former Munster school administrators and the state over alleged overpayments to the two men.
State supreme court to hear arguments over whether jailed man ‘voluntarily’ possessed dangerous contraband
The Indiana Court of Appeals earlier ruled that the man did not choose to enter the jail while possessing prohibited items, but the state is appealing that ruling.
State appeals court to hear Kokomo man’s challenge to police search of U-Haul truck
The Indiana Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments for a case where a Kokomo man is appealing the legality of a police search of a U-Haul truck that resulted in his January convictions on felony drug possession and auto theft charges.
IN Court of Appeals to hear Tesla appeal of $42M+ award to Avon man injured in crash
The hearing is scheduled for Nov. 10, from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., the University of Notre Dame’s Eck Hall of Law, with Judges Melissa May, Nancy Vaidik and Elizabeth Tavitas serving as panelists.
State’s high court to hear arguments in case of missing video of woman’s fall at hospital
A hearing in the Lake County case will be Nov. 5 at 9 a..m. in the Supreme Court Courtroom.
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.
Indiana Supreme Court to hear appeal from man sentenced to life without parole in 2018 murder case
The Indiana Supreme Court will hear an appeal Thursday from a man sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for his role in the murder of another man in 2018.
COVID-19 immunity case comes before Indiana Supreme Court
An attorney for dozens of doctors and three anonymous hospitals argued before the Indiana Supreme Court Thursday that a malpractice lawsuit should be dismissed due to COVID-related immunity.
IN Supreme Court to hold oral arguments on Sixth Amendment violation case
The Indiana Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Oct. 9 in a case involving a man who was convicted of selling illegal substances that resulted in two deaths.
Indiana Supreme Court to hear oral arguments on COVID-emergency immunity case
In 2022, Elmer Gordon Waggoner contracted COVID-19 and, while hospitalized, developed severe bedsores and died from sepsis. His estate sued the medical providers, who argue they were immune from liability due to the state’s COVID emergency health order.
IN Supreme Court to hear Fort Wayne murder case appeal at Hanover College
The Indiana Supreme Court will hold traveling oral arguments later this month at Hanover College to hear an appeal from a 2021 Fort-Wayne murder case, in which the defense argued the trial court erred by allowing witness testimony remotely via Zoom.
High schoolers, law students take part in ‘Appeals on Wheels’ at Gainbridge Fieldhouse
Students from across the state watched the Indiana Court of Appeals hear arguments Friday over whether police had probable cause to obtain a blood sample from an unconscious driver involved in a fatal crash.
Indiana Supreme Court to hear oral arguments Sept. 4 over worker’s compensation claim
The Indiana Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in two cases during the first week of September, including one involving a dispute over a $2.8 million workman’s compensation reimbursement request filed with the Indiana Compensation Rating Bureau.
IN Court of Appeals to hold oral arguments at Gainbridge Fieldhouse
The Indiana Court of Appeals will hear an appeal from the state later this month in a case where a motion to suppress was granted to a man accused of causing a deadly April 2022 crash in Franklin County.
State’s high court to hear arguments on double jeopardy, right to appeal
The Indiana Supreme Court will hear the two separate cases on June 18 in its Statehouse courtroom.
Indiana Supreme Court hears dispute over bush obstruction at rural intersection
Indiana Supreme Court justices heard arguments in a case that could change who has the duty of care — private property owners or county officials — for visual obstructions at rural intersections.
Indiana Supreme Court to hear arguments in state’s lawsuits against TikTok
Oral arguments are set for June 4 in a case involving the state’s two civil lawsuits against TikTok, including allegations that the social media company violated Indiana’s Deceptive Consumer Sales Act.