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7th Circuit affirms restrictions on absentee voting; judge stays injunction in noon deadline case

October 7, 2020 | Marilyn Odendahl

The effort to allow all Hoosiers to vote by absentee ballot in the November presidential election has been blocked by the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals which, in an echo of the state’s argument, found Election Day is too close to make any changes now. In a separate case, a judge temporarily stayed pending appeal an order blocking an Indiana law that requires absentee ballots be received by noon to be counted.

ISBA members vote ‘yes’ to appellate judges’ retention

October 7, 2020 | IL Staff

Each of the seven Indiana appellate judges up for retention this year have received favorable recommendations from members of the Indiana State Bar Association. The state bar released results of its retention survey Wednesday morning.

Rush now negative for COVID-19, Supreme Court says

October 6, 2020 | IL Staff

Indiana Chief Justice Loretta Rush has tested negative for COVID-19, the Indiana Supreme Court said in a statement Tuesday, a little more than three weeks after she disclosed she had tested positive for the disease.

High court reinstates S. Carolina ballot witness requirement

October 6, 2020 | Associated Press

The Supreme Court of the United States on Monday reinstated a requirement that South Carolina residents voting by mail in November’s election get a witness to sign their ballots.

7th Circuit splits in dual citizen’s challenge to reduction of U.S. Social Security benefits

October 6, 2020 | Katie Stancombe

A split 7th Circuit Court of Appeals panel affirmed a grant of summary judgment to the Social Security Administration on Monday in a class-action suit brought by a Canadian woman with dual citizenship who alleged her U.S. Social Security benefits were wrongly reduced based on similar benefits she receives from Canada.

AG candidate profile: Weinzapfel says attorney general should be about policy, not politics

October 6, 2020 | Lindsey Erdody, Indianapolis Business Journal

Democratic former Evansville Mayor and lawmaker Jonathan Weinzapfel said if elected attorney general, his actions would be based on policy, not politics, and Hoosiers’ best interests. Read Weinzapfel’s recent Q&A with Indiana Lawyer’s sibling publication, the Indianapolis Business Journal.

AG candidate profile: Rokita says he’ll be an ‘aggressive’ attorney general

October 6, 2020 | Lindsey Erdody, Indianapolis Business Journal

Republican former Congressman and Secretary of State Todd Rokita vows to continue a conservative approach but would emphasize partnerships if elected attorney general. Read what Rokita had to say in a recent Q&A with Indiana Lawyer’s sibling publication, the Indianapolis Business Journal.

7th Circuit declines to answer Barrett COVID diagnosis questions

October 6, 2020 | Dave Stafford

News in recent days that Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett of the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals this summer had COVID-19 was overwhelmed by President Donald Trump’s diagnosis and hospitalization, and a 7th Circuit spokesman said Tuesday the court would have no comment on Barrett’s earlier case.

Police shoot southern Indiana man after domestic disturbance

October 6, 2020 | Associated Press

Police responding to a domestic disturbance at a southern Indiana home shot and critically wounded an armed man early Monday after he refused to drop the weapon, state police said.

Infected senator vows ‘moon suit’ to vote for Barrett

October 6, 2020 | Associated Press

Shuttered by COVID-19 infections, the Republican-led Senate is refusing to delay confirmation of President Donald Trump’s pick for the Supreme Court. They are even willing to make special arrangements so sick senators can vote for Judge Amy Coney Barrett, and Democrats appear powerless to stop them.

Trump, still infectious, back at White House — without mask

October 6, 2020 | Associated Press

President Donald Trump staged a dramatic return to the White House after leaving the military hospital where he was receiving an unprecedented level of care for COVID-19. He immediately ignited a new controversy by declaring that despite his illness the nation should not fear the virus that has killed more than 210,000 Americans — and then he entered the White House without a protective mask.

2 justices slam court’s 2015 decision in gay marriage case

October 5, 2020 | Associated Press

The United States Supreme Court, already poised to take a significant turn to the right, opened its new term Monday with a jolt from two conservative justices who raised new criticism of the court’s embrace of same-sex marriage.

SCOTUS rejects petition to hear Indiana Right-to-Farm dispute

October 5, 2020 | Marilyn Odendahl

A protracted dispute between a concentrated animal feeding operation in Hendricks County and its neighbors ended Monday with the U.S. Supreme Court denying certiorari to the nearby homeowners who claimed the odor from the 8,000 hogs disrupted their lives and diminished their health.

COA remands adoption to find why father’s consent not required

October 5, 2020 | Katie Stancombe

The Indiana Court of Appeals has remanded an adoptive mother’s granted petition to adopt her wife’s three children, finding that the trial court failed to make any findings that would support dispensing with their father’s consent.

Supreme Court: Text, email notifications available for courts to contact jurors

October 5, 2020 | IL Staff

Indiana trial courts can now send text and email reminders, cancellations, and rescheduling notices to jurors, the Indiana Supreme Court announced on Friday.

AG Hill appeals ruling blocking noon Election Day absentee receipt law

October 5, 2020 | Dave Stafford

Attorney General Curtis Hill’s office is appealing a judge’s ruling that absentee ballots postmarked by Nov. 3 must be counted. Meanwhile, the state acknowledged in its filing that election officials are taking steps to count those ballots if the judge’s order stands.

Justices split, affirm trial court in defamation default judgment case

October 5, 2020 | Katie Stancombe

A split Indiana Supreme Court on Friday granted transfer and affirmed a trial court’s ruling in a default judgment dispute involving alleged defamation and false reporting, siding with a dissenting appellate court judge.

Indiana attorney general may face bill over discipline case

October 5, 2020 | Associated Press

Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill could face a big bill from the disciplinary case stemming from allegations that he groped a state lawmaker and three other women during a party. The disciplinary commission has asked the Indiana Supreme Court to order Hill to pay more than $50,000 in costs related to the ethics investigation that resulted in his 30-day suspension.

Facing a conservative turn, Supreme Court opens new term

October 5, 2020 | Associated Press

The Supreme Court opens Monday a new term with Republicans on the cusp of realizing a dream 50 years in the making, a solid conservative majority that might roll back abortion rights, expand gun rights and shrink the power of government.

Trump aims for Monday release after supporter drive-by

October 5, 2020 | Associated Press

President Donald Trump was hoping for a Monday discharge from the military hospital where he is being treated for COVID-19, a day after he briefly ventured out while contagious to salute cheering supporters by motorcade in a move that disregarded precautions meant to contain the deadly virus that has killed more than 209,000 Americans.

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