Holcomb heading to Greece on latest trade trip
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb is scheduled to lead a trade delegation to Athens in a trip organized by the Council of State Governments.
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Attorney general says utility regulator can deny early coal plant retirements
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita opined that the IURC is implicitly duty-bound to prevent such closures until a utility finds “dispatchable” replacement power. But the Statehouse, Rokita added, could add legal requirements.
Immigrants brought to the US as children ask judges to keep protections against deportation
At stake in the long legal battle playing out at the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is the future of about 535,000 people who have long-established lives in the U.S., even though they don’t hold citizenship or legal residency status and they could eventually be deported. The case is likely to wind up at the Supreme Court.
Federal judge rejects call to reopen voter registration in Georgia after Hurricane Helene
U.S. District Judge Eleanor Ross rejected arguments that the state should reopen registration through next Monday. The registration deadline was last Monday, and she ruled from the bench Thursday afternoon that there would be no extension.
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ sex trafficking trial set for May
A May 5 trial date was set Thursday in Sean “Diddy” Combs’sex trafficking case, and a prosecutor argued that the jailed hip-hop mogul’s lawyers were trying to exclude a “damning piece of evidence” by claiming it was leaked by the government.
State bar association welcomes Crown Point attorney as new president at annual summit
| IL Staff
New Indiana State Bar Association President Michael Jasaitis urged members at the group’s annual summit to continue their efforts at recruiting and retaining attorneys and promoting the profession to elementary and high school students.
Opinions October 10, 2024
Indiana Court of Appeals
In the Matter of the Civil Commitment of: F.L. v. Community Fairbanks Behavioral Health
24A-MH-2216
Mental health. Affirms F.L.’s involuntary temporary commitment to Community Fairbanks Behavioral Health following a hearing in the Marion Superior Court. Finds Community presented sufficient evidence to show that F.L. is gravely disabled, and the trial court did not err when it ordered F.L.’s temporary commitment under Indiana Code section 12-26-2-5(e)(2).
Indiana joins multistate lawsuit seeking to halt federal nursing home staffing rule
The states are led by Republican attorneys general, including Indiana’s Todd Rokita. The named defendants include leaders within the federal Health and Human Services agency as well as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Council committee picks law firm Fisher Phillips for city harassment probe
The firm will conduct an independent investigation into the Hogsett administration’s handling of sexual harassment allegations.
Jury selection begins in corruption trial of former Illinois House speaker
The case against Madigan, who resigned in 2021, is one of Illinois’ largest corruption trials in years. The 82-year-old is charged in a multimillion-dollar racketeering and bribery scheme that included the state’s largest utility, ComEd.
Montana’s attorney general defends actions at hearing on 41 counts of professional misconduct
A succession of controversies marks Republican Austin Knudsen’s nearly four years as Montana attorney general.
State bar survey says at least 84% of members supports retaining Indiana Supreme Court justices
The Indiana State Bar Association leadership also released a statement encouraging Hoosiers to analyze Indiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Loretta Rush and Justices Mark Massa and Derek Molter based on their entire careers as a judges and not on isolated rulings.
Lawmakers scrutinize “black box of state PBM spending”
A review of five years of data from the state’s major pharmacy benefit managers cataloged more than 63 million claims and nearly $6.7 billion paid to the entities across state-sponsored plans — including Medicaid and the health plan for state employees, according to an analysis presented before lawmakers on Tuesday.
Indiana Department of Correction refuses to disclose cost of new execution drug, pentobarbital
The Indiana Department of Correction has refused to disclose how much the state paid to acquire a new execution drug, pentobarbital, that could be used to carry out at least one death warrant before the end of the year.
Lilly weight-loss drug copycat makers sue FDA for taking drugs off shortage list
A group representing companies that made copycat versions of Eli Lilly and Co.’s weight-loss drugs has sued the U.S. Food and Drug Administration over the agency’s decision to remove Lilly’s medications from its shortage list.
In landmark move, EPA requires removal of all lead pipes within 10 years
The Environmental Protection Agency finalized a rule Tuesday requiring water utilities to replace all lead pipes in the United States within 10 years, a move aimed at eliminating a toxic threat that continues to affect tens of thousands of American children each year.
FBI arrests Afghan man who officials say planned Election Day attack in the US
The FBI has arrested an Afghan man who officials say was inspired by the Islamic State militant organization and was plotting an Election Day attack targeting large crowds in the U.S., the Justice Department said Tuesday.
Campaign to toss justices off Indiana Supreme Court countered by new PAC
A so-called “retention question” appears on the Nov. 5 election ballot, asking voters whether they want to keep Chief Justice Loretta Rush and Justices Mark Massa and Derek Molter on the state’s high court.
Taft looks for more mergers as it closes Denver deal
Experts say the move reflects a national trend of increasing client demand for deep legal specialists who often can only be acquired through mergers.
Housing advocates seek consumer protections in land contracts
Signing a land contract for a house carries risks for buyers that they wouldn’t encounter with conventional alternatives.
