U.S. to require passenger vehicles to have alarms for rear seat belts
Starting in September 2027, all new passenger vehicles in the U.S. will have to sound a warning if rear-seat passengers don’t buckle up.

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Starting in September 2027, all new passenger vehicles in the U.S. will have to sound a warning if rear-seat passengers don’t buckle up.
A judge Monday refused to throw out President-elect Donald Trump’s hush money conviction because of the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling on presidential immunity. But the overall future of the historic case remains unclear.
The Indiana Supreme Court granted transfer to two cases Friday, including one involving a medical malpractice lawsuit where an appellate court reversed a $1.3 million judgment awarded to a Methodist Hospital patient.
An Indiana attorney has been suspended from the practice of law for not cooperating with an Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission investigation into grievances lodged against him.
Indiana Tax Court
Gabrielle Snyder v. Dearborn County Assessor
23T-TA-25
Tax. Affirms the Indiana Board of Tax Review’s decision to uphold the 2022 assessment of the Gabrielle Snyder’s residential property in Guilford. Finds that the board did not err in upholding the 2022 assessment. Also finds that substantial record evidence supports the board’s findings. Petitioner appearing pro se: Gabrielle Snyder. Attorneys for respondent: Attorney General Todd Rokita, Deputy Attorneys General Trent Bennett and Stephen Reen.
A growing number of public allegations from around the world have prompted a broad investigation by the FBI and placed an uncomfortable spotlight on the long-quiet Christian sect the “Two by Twos.”
Two separate waitlists overseen by the Family and Social Services Agency have been likened to crises by critics, delaying much-needed health and child care services to Hoosiers in need. And now FSSA has added a third waiting list for applicants seeking child care services under the Child Care Development Fund and On My Way Pre-K.
The state’s public retirement oversight committee plans to remove BlackRock Inc. from its investment portfolio after a state review found the firm has participated in environmental, social, and governance, or ESG, practices.
A former FBI informant is set to plead guilty on Monday to lying about a phony bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden and his son Hunter that became central to the Republican impeachment inquiry in Congress.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Teachers Credit Union v. Kimberly Cripe, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated
24A-PL-698
Civil plenary. Affirms Elkhart Superior Court Judge Stephen Bowers’ denial of Teachers Credit Union’s motion to compel arbitration and dismiss Kimberly Cripe’s complaint, asserting that Cripe had agreed to arbitrate any and all disputes arising out of or relating to her account. Finds the trial court’s ruling is not erroneous. Attorneys for appellant: Libby Goodknight, Kay Baird, Alexandra Pantos. Attorneys for appellees: Lynn Toops, Vess Miller, Lisa La Fornara.
A child of Zionsville fertility doctor Donald Cline has prevailed in a lawsuit against Netflix and an associated production company after the defendants used her name in a Netflix documentary without her consent.
A Bloomington woman faces six years in prison after she was sentenced for the January 2023 stabbing of an Indiana University student on the bus in a racially motivated crime, the Indiana Southern District U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Thursday.
Joseph Corcoran’s legal team is asking a federal judge to step in and pause the execution to allow for a hearing and review of their claims that putting the inmate to death is unconstitutional.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced Thursday that it has finalized new rules limiting the fees that banks can charge when customers overdraw their accounts.
The Federal Trade Commission sued the largest U.S. distributor of wine and spirits on Thursday, saying it is illegally discriminating against small and independent businesses.
A bill that would create dozens of new federal judgeships across the country received final approval in Congress on Thursday morning, setting up a likely veto from President Joe Biden even as his administration pushes to confirm his final nominees to fill existing judicial vacancies.
The lawsuit, filed in Marion Superior Court, alleges that the defendants released large quantities of several known carcinogens from their Franklin sites into the city through the air, soil, groundwater, and sewer system.
The trial court’s preliminary injunction against the state’s abortion law remains in effect for a small group of women after the Indiana Supreme Court for now refused to hear state officials’ appeal.
Seventy-six counties reported drops, but the percentage change hit double digits in Hendricks and Vermillion counties.
Dr. Gloria Sachdev will oversee four major state agencies: the Department of Health, the Family and Social Services Administration, the Department of Child Services and the Department of Veteran Affairs.