Elkhart man gets life for role in woman’s torture-slaying
A northern Indiana man convicted for his role in the 2019 torture-slaying of a woman whose body was dumped in southern Michigan has been sentenced to life in prison without parole.
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High court rejects 2 Virginia white nationalist rally cases
The Supreme Court is leaving in place the convictions of two men who as members of a white supremacist group participated in a white nationalist rally in Virginia in 2017 that turned violent.
Justice Department will review GOP voting laws
The Justice Department will scrutinize a wave of new laws in Republican-controlled states that tighten voting rules, Attorney General Merrick Garland said Friday, vowing to take action on any violations of federal law.
2 arrested in fatal shooting of Terre Haute high school girl
State police said over the weekend that two men have been arrested in a recent shooting that killed a 15-year-old high school girl in a small town in western Indiana.
With Project Golden Spike, Dentons rolls into Alabama
Dentons has launched its combination with the Alabama law firm Sirote & Permutt, adding to the global giant’s Project Golden Spike initiative that is creating the “first truly national U.S. law firm.”
DOJ offers states model for crafting ‘red flag’ legislation
In an effort to take control of the country’s gun violence problem, the U.S. Department of Justice has proposed a model for how states can craft “red flag” legislation to temporarily keep firearms out of the hands of people believed to be a danger to themselves or others.
7th Circuit upholds de facto life sentence for ‘shocking, horrific’ child sex abuse
A man convicted of “horrific” sexual and other abuse against his son failed to convince the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals that a federal judge erred in imposing a de facto life sentence.
COA reaffirms trial court lacked jurisdiction in Florida suit between IU professor, Russian bank
The Indiana Court of Appeals has reaffirmed its prior holding that a Monroe County trial court lacked subject matter jurisdiction in a Florida case between a Bloomington professor and a Russian bank centered on an alleged 2016 political hacking scandal.
COA wishing Vaidik ‘full and speedy recovery’
Indiana Court of Appeals Chief Judge Cale Bradford issued a statement Friday, saying he spoke with his colleague Nancy Vaidik and the entire appellate court is keeping good thoughts for her recovery.
Whitestown lawyer with lengthy discipline history gets 1-year suspension without automatic reinstatement
A Whitestown lawyer who has been the subject of nine disciplinary actions has been suspended from the practice of law in Indiana for at least one year without automatic reinstatement.
Indianapolis police pursuit crash seriously injures woman
An Indianapolis police officer chasing a stolen truck crashed into a car during the pursuit, seriously injuring a motorist, police said.
Indiana health officials closing state’s virus testing sites
The Indiana Department of Health will close state-sponsored coronavirus testing programs at the end of the month, delegating future tests to pharmacies, community clinics and local health departments, officials announced Thursday.
Trump DOJ seized data from House Democrats in leaks probe
The Justice Department under former President Donald Trump seized data from the accounts of at least two members of the House Intelligence Committee in 2018 as part of an aggressive crackdown on leaks related to the Russia investigation and other national security matters, according to a committee official and two people familiar with the investigation.
Prison break: 29 inmates escape federal lockups in 18 months
Over the past 18 months, 29 prisoners have escaped from federal lockups across the U.S. — and nearly half still have not been caught. At some of the institutions, doors are left unlocked, security cameras are broken and officials sometimes don’t notice an inmate is missing for hours.
Law enforcement struggles to recruit since killing of Floyd
Law enforcement agencies across the country experienced a wave of retirements and departures and are struggling to recruit the next generation of police officers in the year since George Floyd was killed by a cop.
Divided justices reverse suppression order in custodial interrogation dispute
A split Indiana Supreme Court has reversed the suppression of a man’s statements made during a police interrogation, finding that the limited curtailment of his freedom of movement wasn’t akin to formal arrest. But one justice dissented, arguing that the suspect’s language barrier could have kept him from knowing he was free to leave.
Majority justices uphold return of seized Land Rover that went to SCOTUS
After seven-plus years of litigation, the Indiana Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a Marion man seeking the return of his seized white Land Rover. The majority justices concluded Thursday that Tyson Timbs met his high burden of showing that the harshness of his vehicle’s forfeiture was grossly disproportionate to the gravity of his underlying drug dealing offense and culpability for the vehicle’s misuse.
Vaidik recovering from injuries after accident
Indiana Court of Appeals Judge Nancy Vaidik is “steadily improving” after being hit by a falling tree branch while bicycling near the Indiana Dunes State Park on Sunday morning.
Juvenile’s petition over extended house arrest without hearing splits Supreme Court
Indiana Supreme Court justices split 3-2 in declining to hear further argument from a Lake County juvenile whose house arrest was extended without a hearing being held on the matter.
Starke Co. Magistrate Judge Calabrese certified for senior status
The Indiana Supreme Court has certified senior judge status for Starke Circuit Court Magistrate Judge Jeanene Calabrese.