Justices seem to favor most of Native child welfare law
The Supreme Court appeared likely Wednesday to leave in place most of a federal law that gives preference to Native American families in foster care and adoption proceedings of Native children.
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SCOTUS appears skeptical of HHC in Talevski arguments
Near the end of an oral argument that stretched beyond 1½ hours, Arnold & Porter attorney Andrew Tutt reminded the U.S. Supreme Court what started the case — a family was trying to get proper medical care for their elderly father.
IN justices to hear arguments in sewage leak, tractor-trailer injury cases
The Indiana Supreme Court will hear oral arguments later this month concerning a sewage leak and a quadriplegic woman’s personal injury suit.
IN Supreme Court, COA taking oral arguments on the road
The Indiana Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals of Indiana will travel across the state next week to hear oral arguments in multiple cases.
IN Supreme Court to hold oral arguments at Mitchell Opera House
Attorneys scheduled to appear before the Indiana Supreme Court on Oct. 26 are warming up their pipes as they prepare to argue before the court at the Mitchell Opera House when the justices take their work on the road.
Justices mull latest challenge to landmark voting rights law
The Supreme Court’s conservative majority appeared open Tuesday to making it harder to create majority Black electoral districts, in an Alabama case that could have far-reaching effects on minority voting power across the United States.
Supreme Court welcomes the public again, and a new justice
The U.S. Supreme Court began its new term Monday with a new justice on the bench, the public back in the courtroom and a spirited debate in a case that pits environmental protections against property rights.
Juvenile ‘dangerous possession’ issue returns to Indiana Supreme Court
The Indiana Supreme Court will again consider the reach of the juvenile courts when oral arguments bring a return of the question of jurisdiction in a case involving a minor who admitted to the delinquent act of dangerous possession of a firearm.
In Molter’s first arguments, IN Supreme Court considers voir dire questions
Given that the purpose of voir dire is to determine whether prospective jurors can be fair and impartial, shouldn’t denying a defendant the opportunity to directly question them be recognized as a violation of their rights?
New 5-member Indiana Supreme Court to hear first oral arguments with Molter
The new five-member Indiana Supreme Court will hear its first oral arguments together this week, as its most recently added member, Justice Derek Molter, takes the place of retired Justice Steven David on the bench.
Appeals arguments set on immigrants brought to US as kids
Immigrant advocates gathered at a federal appeals court in New Orleans on Wednesday in the hope of saving an Obama-era program that prevents the deportation of thousands of people brought into the U.S. as children.
Justice David honored during final Supreme Court oral argument in Boone Co.
Leaving the grandeur of its Statehouse courtroom, the Indiana Supreme Court took to the road Thursday for a special traveling event in honor of Justice Steven David’s final oral argument. The high court ventured to Boone County, David’s former judicial home of more than 15 years, for his final oral argument as a member of the Supreme Court.
IN Supreme Court to hear immigration, breach of contract, eminent domain issues
Lake County cases involving immigration welcoming ordinances, a dentist’s breach of contract allegations and an eminent domain dispute will all come before the Indiana Supreme Court during oral arguments this week.
IN Supreme Court traveling to Boone Co. for David’s last oral argument
Indiana Supreme Court Justice Steven David will participate in one last court proceeding in his former judicial home of Boone County when the high court travels to Lebanon High School on June 30 to hear oral arguments.
IN justices to consider discovery case involving ‘problematic’ precedent
Indiana Supreme Court justices this month will hear oral arguments on petition to transfer in a case in which the Court of Appeals of Indiana, despite “problematic” precedent, upheld the denial of a defendant’s motion to compel evidence of unredacted copies of the police report in his case.
High court could free Biden to end Trump asylum policy
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned lower court orders that have blocked the Biden administration from ending a controversial Trump-era immigration program for asylum-seekers.
Justices to hear Oklahoma appeal in tribal jurisdiction case
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday in Oklahoma’s ongoing battle with Native American tribes over the state’s authority to prosecute people accused of crimes on Native American lands, following a 2020 Supreme Court decision.
Supreme Court tackles case about praying football coach
A coach who crosses himself before a game. A teacher who reads the Bible aloud before the bell rings. A coach who hosts an after-school Christian youth group in his home. U.S. Supreme Court justices discussed all those hypothetical scenarios Monday while hearing arguments about a former public high school football coach from Washington state who wanted to kneel and pray on the field after games.
Confused jury cited in appeal to murder convictions
The Court of Appeals of Indiana will be hearing oral arguments challenging a traffic stop and jury instructions that resulted in criminal convictions Tuesday at Wabash College as part of the Appeals on Wheels program.
U.S. Supreme Court weighs policy for migrants to wait in Mexico
President Joe Biden halted the “Remain in Mexico” policy his first day in office. That policy will be argued Tuesday before the U.S. Supreme Court.