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The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, responding to Associated Press investigative stories on the Supreme Court, said Tuesday it was time for the justices to bring their conduct in line with the ethical standards of other branches of government.
The Indianapolis City-County Council gave its approval Monday to a proposal creating a partnership between the city of Indianapolis and the United States Attorney’s Office to address gun crimes.
The Indiana Supreme Court has issued amendments to the rules governing committees and commissions, including an amendment that creates a new Innovation Committee.
Court of Appeals of Indiana
Brandi S. Bare v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
22A-CR-2879
Criminal. Affirms Brandi Bare’s convictions of operating a vehicle while intoxicated causing death and reckless homicide, and her 57-year aggregate sentence. Finds Bare waived her ability to directly appeal her convictions following a guilty plea. Also finds Bare has not met her burden to establish that her sentence is inappropriate.
A trio of men linked to an Indianapolis drug trafficking ring failed to sway the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, as the appellate court affirmed Monday a lower court’s convictions and sentencing on methamphetamine distribution-related charges.
Justin McAdam will be the next judge of the Indiana Tax Court, Gov. Eric Holcomb announced Tuesday.
A split ruling from the Indiana Supreme Court late last month has left the door open to both individual future challenges and further restrictions to the state’s near-total abortion ban.
Former embattled Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill joins the growing list of politicos running to succeed term-limited Gov. Eric Holcomb in 2024. Longtime political analyst Andrew Downs says Hill could be successful despite his history.
A sheriff’s deputy died Monday after being assaulted in a transport van by a jail inmate whom he had just taken to a hospital visit in Indianapolis, authorities said.
Documents obtained by The Associated Press through public records requests reveal that some all-expenses-paid trips — to Italy, Iceland and Hawaii, among others — are light on classroom instruction, with ample time carved out for the justices’ leisure.
A woman’s allegations that her doctor committed sexual misconduct against her did not fall under the Medical Malpractice Act, the Court of Appeals of Indiana affirmed in allowing the case to proceed without going before a medical review panel.
Court of Appeals of Indiana
Jatinder K. Kansal, M.D., P.C. v. Taylor Krieter
22A-CT-2646
Civil tort. Affirms the Lake Superior Court’s denial of Dr. Jatinder Kansal’s motion to dismiss Taylor Krieter’s complaint alleging battery and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Finds that assuming sexual misconduct occurred as Krieter alleged, it was wholly unrelated to the provision of medical care, so she is not claiming medical malpractice, the Medical Malpractice Act doesn’t apply and the trial court has subject-matter jurisdiction.
A split 7th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the denial of a prisoner’s habeas petition after 5,700 days of accrued good time credit were revoked and his prison release date was extended by more than 15 years following his assault of a correctional officer.
Kansas must stop allowing transgender people to change the sex listed on their driver’s licenses, a state-court judge ordered Monday as part of a lawsuit filed by the state’s Republican attorney general.
A federal judge has preliminarily approved a settlement between Church Church Hittle + Antrim and a plaintiff in a class-action lawsuit involving the firm’s debt collection communication.
Former Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill will seek the Republican nomination for governor, he announced Monday on Twitter.
Today is the final day to submit your nominations for Indiana Lawyer’s inaugural Diversity in Law awards program. Nominations must be submitted online and received by 11:59 p.m. to be considered.
The owner of the former plastics recycling company in Richmond where a massive industrial fire took place in April is seeking dismissal of a class-action lawsuit against him and the company.
Indiana Rep. Jim Lucas had THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, in his blood the day he was arrested for hitting a guardrail and driving the wrong way on an interstate entrance ramp, according to a state toxicology report.
Disgraced sports doctor Larry Nassar, who was convicted of sexually abusing female gymnasts including Olympic medalists, was stabbed multiple times during an altercation with another inmate at a federal prison in Florida.