Alex Murdaugh denied new double-murder trial after judge hears jury tampering allegations
A South Carolina judge on Monday denied Alex Murdaugh’s bid for a new trial after his defense team accused a clerk of court of tampering with a jury.
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A South Carolina judge on Monday denied Alex Murdaugh’s bid for a new trial after his defense team accused a clerk of court of tampering with a jury.
A man convicted of impersonating a law enforcement officer failed to show that a trial court erred in the admission of evidence, the Court of Appeals of Indiana ruled Monday.
A couple’s testimony that a man convicted of felony burglary stole $37,000 out of their safe constituted sufficient evidence for a restitution amount, the Court of Appeals of Indiana ruled Monday in affirming a lower court’s order.
A church diocese registered as Indiana nonprofit corporation has filed a lawsuit against its own bishop and two church officials that claims the religious leaders are attempting to unlawfully dissolve it.
Court of Appeals of Indiana
Kenyonn Sincere v. State of Indiana
23A-CR-1172
Criminal. Affirms Kenyonn Sincere’s conviction of a Class A misdemeanor for falsely representing himself to be a detective with the Marion County Sheriff’s Department. Finds the admission of the challenged evidence was cumulative of other properly admitted evidence and therefore harmless. Also finds the deputy prosecutor did not commit prosecutorial misconduct and that the evidence is sufficient to sustain Sincere’s conviction.
The Biden administration is marking Monday’s 15th anniversary of a landmark federal pay equity law with new action to help close gaps in pay for federal employees and employees of federal contractors.
Intricate, invisible webs link some of the world’s largest food companies and most popular brands to jobs performed by U.S. prisoners nationwide, according to a sweeping two-year AP investigation into prison labor that tied hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of agricultural products to goods sold on the open market.
A combination of higher interest rates, the ongoing tech industry downturn and general market uncertainty put a damper on venture investment activity last year, both in Indiana and nationwide—and observers say they don’t expect the situation to improve much this year.
Lawmakers in more than a half-dozen U.S. states are pushing laws to define antisemitism, triggering debates about free speech and bringing complicated world politics into statehouses.
Senior Judge William C. Lee of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana has died, the court announced Friday.
Plaintiffs challenging Indiana’s 2023 law banning gender-transition procedures for minors have been granted class certification.
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana will be hosting its 25th annual Black History Month event next month.
Lawyers interested in presiding over the Marion City Court must submit their applications by next Wednesday.
Ruling on an issue of first impression, the Court of Appeals of Indiana has upheld the award of a pre-embryo to a woman in a divorce case, laying out a test for trial courts to apply when faced with disposition of a pre-embryo.
Court of Appeals of Indiana
David Freed v. Elizabeth Freed
23A-DC-129
Domestic relations with children. Affirms the Johnson Circuit Court’s order awarding a pre-embryo to Elizabeth Freed following her divorce from David Freed. Finds the trial court applied the appropriate test and considered the appropriate factors before awarding the pre-embryo to Elizabeth Freed.
Save for a few moments of friction, it was cordial at the Booth Tarkington Civic Theatre in Carmel on Thursday, when the five leading Republican gubernatorial candidates shared their platforms with a conservative-friendly crowd in a friendly forum.
The federal investigation into alleged fraud at two virtual charter schools required a complex review that included interviews of falsely enrolled students and their parents — including the family of one student who was enrolled even after the student died.
State Sen. Mark Messmer announced Thursday he is running for the Republican nomination in the 8th Congressional District.
A judge on Thursday granted the state’s motion to dismiss death penalty charges against a man charged with fatally shooting an Indianapolis police officer in 2020 because doctors have found him to be mentally ill.
Alabama executed a convicted murderer with nitrogen gas Thursday, putting him to death with a first-of-its-kind method that once again placed the U.S. at the forefront of the debate over capital punishment.