OWI charges filed against Muncie police officer
A Muncie police officer who allegedly drove with a blood alcohol content of more than twice the legal limit while on the job is now facing misdemeanor drunken driving charges.
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A Muncie police officer who allegedly drove with a blood alcohol content of more than twice the legal limit while on the job is now facing misdemeanor drunken driving charges.
With many Americans who got Pfizer vaccinations already rolling up their sleeves for a booster shot, millions of others who received the Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccine wait anxiously to learn when it’s their turn.
President Joe Biden has agreed to a request from Congress seeking sensitive information on the actions of his predecessor Donald Trump and his aides during the Jan. 6 insurrection, though the former president claims the information is guarded by executive privilege.
Finding the group to be too inclusive, a federal judge has denied a motion for class certification filed by drivers who claim they were wrongly charged late fees and fines when they crossed the Ohio River toll bridges.
One of Indiana’s Republican U.S. senators has endorsed the nomination of Democratic former Sen. Joe Donnelly as the country’s ambassador to the Vatican.
Police officers fatally shot a man outside a rural southeastern Indiana home after officials said he pointed a gun at them.
Indiana Supreme Court justices reversed Friday in a dispute between two siblings over a provision in their late mother’s trust regarding her son, holding the provision was not an unlawful restraint on marriage.
The following Indiana Supreme Court opinion was posted after IL deadline on Friday:
Roger D. Rotert v. Connie S. Stiles
21S-TR-00452
Trust. Affirms the Jackson Circuit Court’s entry of summary judgment for Connie Stiles and against her brother, Robert Rotert. Finds that because Rotert’s due-process claim fails on the record, he is not entitled to relief. Also finds that because the probate code’s bar against restraints on marriage does not apply to trusts or gifts to children, Marcille Borcherding’s disposition by a revocable trust to her son is valid. Justice Christopher Goff concurs in result with separate opinion.
The Indiana Department of Child Services won a judgment from the U.S. District Court of the Northern District of Indiana on Friday following allegations from a man who claimed a caseworker entered his home to take photos without permission, resulting in the removal of his children.
A 20-year-old man has pleaded guilty to charges in a shooting that happened in a northwestern Indiana high school’s parking lot that killed one teenager and injured another.
Freshman Rep. John Jacob spent his first year in the Indiana House of Representatives pushing what he calls “ultra conservative” issues.
Communities across Northwest Indiana are considering humane pet store policies that ban the sale of pets raised at puppy and kitten mills.
Get tested. Wear a mask. Don’t get too close. Not your typical court orders, but that was the word from the Supreme Court to lawyers and reporters who returned to the high court this week for the first in-person arguments in more than a year and a half.
A lawyer for Steve Bannon says the former White House aide won’t comply with a House committee’s investigation into the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol because former President Donald Trump is asserting executive privilege to block demands for testimony and documents.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Lamar Bush v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
21A-CR-00842
Criminal. Affirms Lamar Bush’s convictions for Level 2 felony dealing in a narcotic substance and Level 2 felony dealing in methamphetamine. Finds sufficient evidence to support the dealing convictions.
Explore the life and times of the Hon. Jesse Lynch Holman (1835-1842) and the Hon. David McDonald (1864-1869) through excerpts of their own letters and diaries illuminating their fascinating judicial careers. Southern District of Indiana Court Historian Doria Lynch and Public Outreach Coordinator Mary Giorgio will provide historical context and discuss parallels and contrasts to […]
Former U.S. Attorneys for the Southern District of Indiana will gather to converse about the roles they played in the criminal justice system during their time in office. The Hon. Sarah Evans Barker, herself a former U.S. Attorney, will serve as moderator. Click here for program details. Date: Friday, November 19, 2021 Time (Eastern): 2:00 […]
Indiana Supreme Court justices have granted transfer in a case involving a sibling dispute over their late mother’s trust.
Indiana’s governor said Friday he’s waiting to decide on whether to continue his court fight against a new law giving state legislators more power to intervene during public health emergencies.
More than one-third of Americans aren’t satisfied with the U.S. Supreme Court and would even consider abolishing it, according to a study that shows the country’s distaste of its justice system has sharply increased in recent years.