Calm, works well with lawyers and litigants, and without a hint of personal or political agendas on the bench. That’s how colleagues, attorneys and judges describe Matthew Brookman.
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Noncompete agreements are taking center stage in the Indiana Statehouse and on the federal level this year.
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Recent mass shootings have reignited debate over gun control laws across the country, including in Indiana, which is set to have a permitless handgun law go into effect July 1 despite public condemnation by law enforcement leaders and public safety groups.
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On May 25, Southern District of Indiana Magistrate Judge Doris Pryor was tapped by the Biden administration to fill the upcoming vacancy on the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals. If confirmed, Pryor would be the first Hoosier of color to serve on the federal appeals bench.
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Gov. Mike Braun spoke Monday morning with Trump, a day after the president called out Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray for Friday’s announcement that too few Senate Republicans supported redistricting and that the Senate would not convene Dec. 1, as planned.
The coalition behind the ad, Built for America, launched this month with a $2 million campaign to sway Trump and his supporters to defend renewable energy tax credits established by the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act.
Sens. Todd Young and Jim Banks will help advise President Donald Trump on whom to nominate for the federal openings.
Democrats are having second thoughts about the measure now that President-elect Donald Trump has won a second term. The proposal would add a federal judgeship in the Southern District of Indiana, which includes Indianapolis and is considered one of the most overburdened areas in the nation.
The Indiana Technology & Innovation Association announced it will host its 2024 Annual Conference at Rally in Indianapolis later this month.
A bipartisan bill co-authored by Indiana Republican Senator Todd Young has passed unanimously in the U.S. Senate and is now heading to the House of Representatives, as Congress looks to address judicial shortages in federal courts.
The JUDGES Act would increase the number of federal district judges in the most overburdened areas of the country, including the Southern District of Indiana.
U.S. Rep. Larry Bucshon, R-Newburgh, plans to retire at the end of the current Congressional session after 14 years in office, he announced Monday.
Republican U.S. Sen. Todd Young from Indiana and U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, a Democrat from Virginia, introduced a bill this month banning accredited institutions from offering preferential treatment to applicants with relationships to alumni or donors.
The path for U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana Magistrate Judge Joshua Kolar to fill a vacancy on the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals now comes down to just one vote after the Senate Judiciary Committee endorsed his nomination Thursday.
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana Judge Jane Magnus-Stinson has announced she will be assuming senior status in July 2024. That means the Biden administration will need to fill another federal judicial vacancy in Indiana.
U.S. Sen. Todd Young has reintroduced legislation to address judicial shortages by increasing the number of federal district judges in the most “overworked” regions of the country, his office announced Tuesday.
U.S. Sen. Todd Young of Indiana told reporters in Washington, D.C., Thursday that he won’t support fellow Republican Donald Trump in his 2024 run for the GOP presidential nomination.
Sixty-one percent of Hoosiers in extremely low-income households can’t find an affordable rental, instead spending more than half of their income on housing with little left for food or other necessities, according to a newly released analysis.
Wednesday’s hearing before the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary was a relatively quiet affair for Indiana Southern District Court Magistrate Judge Matthew Brookman, who has been nominated to become a district judge on the court where he currently serves. That quiet could be a sign that he’s on the path to an all but assured confirmation.
The U.S. Senate passed bipartisan legislation Tuesday to protect same-sex marriages, an extraordinary sign of shifting national politics on the issue.
Legislation to protect same-sex and interracial marriages crossed a major Senate hurdle Wednesday, putting Congress on track to take the historic step of ensuring that such unions are enshrined in federal law.
Republican U.S. Sen. Todd Young won his Indiana seat for a second term on Tuesday after employing a front-runner strategy throughout his campaign of largely ignoring Democratic challenger Thomas McDermott.
The polls in Indiana closed at 6 p.m. Tuesday, and some races are beginning to be called.
Incumbent U.S. Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, shares his thoughts leading up to Tuesday’s midterm elections.