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The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana has filed a lawsuit requesting damages and alleging that a teenager’s constitutional rights were violated.
A Notre Dame University professor’s defamation lawsuit against a student newspaper related to her abortions-rights advocacy was dismissed Monday.
Court of Appeals of Indiana
Jeremy W. Kelly v. State of Indiana
23A-CR-1805
Criminal. Affirms Jeremy W. Kelly’s conviction of Level 2 felony voluntary manslaughter. Finds the Jay Circuit Court did not abuse its discretion when it refused to grant an attorney’s motion to withdraw on the morning of the sentencing hearing.
A man’s displeasure with his appointed counsel in a manslaughter case did not require a trial court to replace the public defender the morning of a sentencing hearing, the Court of Appeals of Indiana affirmed Wednesday.
Indiana’s judicial nominees to 7th Circuit Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana are being formally renominated by the Biden administration after Senate Republicans returned their names to the White House on Dec. 20.
In his eighth and final State of the State address Tuesday, Gov. Eric Holcomb called for commitments to improving third-grade reading levels, expanding the child care workforce and building greater awareness of the state’s jobs programs.
With Donald Trump listening intently in the courtroom, federal appeals court judges in Washington expressed skepticism Tuesday that the former president is immune from prosecution on charges that he plotted to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
A father-daughter pair of lawyers in Florida may face disciplinary action for speaking out against a judge’s ruling that overturned a jury decision awarding $2.7 million to a Black doctor who alleged he was subjected to racial discrimination.
Indiana Supreme Court
Jennifer Pennington and Joshua Pennington v. Memorial Hospital of South Bend, Inc., d/b/a Beacon Health and Fitness, Spear Corporation, and Panzica Building Corporation
23S-CT-182
Civil tort. Affirms the St. Joseph Superior Court’s summary judgment order for Spear Corporation and Panzica Building Corporation. Reverses summary judgment for Beacon Health and Fitness. Finds Beacon was not entitled to summary judgment on any count, except as to the count regarding the single issue of the level of the water. Also finds some evidence that the risk of harm was foreseeable regarding the injury suffered by Jennifer Pennington, who collided with the corner of a swimming pool wall. Finally, finds the plaintiffs designated no admissible evidence that Spear or Panzica breached their professional duty of care. Remands for trial on all the claims against Beacon.
A woman with intellectual disabilities whose sentence for child molesting was already cut in half failed in her bid to convince the Court of Appeals of Indiana that she was entitled to post-conviction relief.
The legalization of hemp has led to the reversal of a man’s possession of marijuana conviction at the Court of Appeals of Indiana, which also vacated a meth-possession conviction on double jeopardy grounds.
In the continued litigation over whether and when the Merrillville Town Court should be shut down, the court’s judge has lost his appeal of a summary judgment ruling in favor of the town council’s passage of an ordinance on the court’s eventual closure.
The owner of a health and fitness center where a woman suffered a head injury while swimming must face the woman’s negligence-related claims, the Indiana Supreme Court ruled in finding the gym’s owner is not entitled to summary judgment.
U.S. Rep. Greg Pence, R-Columbus, will not run for reelection this year, he announced Tuesday.
The developer that plans to revamp a pair of former correctional facilities on Indianapolis’ near-east side for housing, retail and entertainment uses has modified its vision for the project due to structural issues with one of the buildings.
An Indiana man serving a 20-year sentence for producing child abuse images died at a federal prison in Michigan, authorities said Tuesday.
Indiana’s House Republicans will prioritize boosting retirement benefits for public employees and banning antisemitism in public educational institutions, alongside bills on job training and administrative law. Democrats, meanwhile, focused on accountability.
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb will deliver the 2024 State of the State address — the final of his term — Tuesday night in front of a joint session of the General Assembly.
A home owned by the judge overseeing the federal election subversion case against former president Donald Trump was targeted by a fake emergency call Sunday night, the latest in a spate of similar false swatting reports at the homes of public officials.
Five municipal courts were abolished in 2023 and one was reestablished in 2024, according to a Thursday order from the Indiana Supreme Court.
