Federal judge blocks police buffer zone law in media lawsuit
A federal judge late Friday blocked a law creating a 25-foot buffer zone around law enforcement officers during certain activities.
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Web Exclusive: Indiana Supreme Court proposes rule change to publish public notices online, create website
The Indiana Supreme Court has proposed an amendment to the state trial rules that would allow court-required public notices to go online on a court created-website. The court is describing the proposal as a possible tool to increase court modernization and efficiency, but one media organization is raising some concerns.
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Advocates ask U.S. Supreme Court to review Indiana absentee voting laws
Hoosiers who unsuccessfully pushed for no-excuse absentee voting in Indiana during the 2020 election are turning to the U.S. Supreme Court, claiming the constitutional arguments they raised will become even more pertinent as some state legislatures are already trying to restrict mail-in balloting.
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Perry County didn’t pay woman’s wages, lawsuit alleges
A Perry County woman filed a federal lawsuit against her former employer last month alleging was not paid her overtime or other wages following her termination.
Rokita: Op-ed: SCOTUS must protect Trump’s right to be on ballot
If courts disqualify Donald Trump from state ballots, then democracy in America is lost.
IN justices stay injunction against ballot access law that would have allowed Rust to appear on GOP primary ballot
The Indiana Supreme Court has put on hold an injunction that would allow U.S. Senate candidate John Rust to appear on the Indiana Republican primary ballot in May.
Contingency-fee forfeiture prosecutions not unconstitutional, federal judge rules
Indiana’s practice of allowing private prosecutors to collect a contingency fee on forfeiture proceeds is not a violation of due process, a federal judge has ruled.
How two sentences in the Constitution rose from obscurity to ensnare Donald Trump
On Thursday, the nation’s highest court is scheduled to hear arguments over whether former President Donald Trump can remain on the ballot in Colorado, where the state’s Supreme Court ruled that he violated Section 3 of the 14th Amendment.
Inmate suing jail officials for allegedly taking photos of her genitals, threatening to tase her
An inmate who alleges jail officers took photos of her genitals and threatened to tase her without provocation is suing those officers and the Henry County sheriff for constitutional violations.
Inmate placed in disciplinary segregation for 2 years loses summary judgment appeal
An inmate alleging his constitutional rights were violated in a prison disciplinary process that put him in segregation for two years has failed to find relief at the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals.
One attack, two interpretations: Biden and Trump both make the Jan. 6 riot a political rallying cry
With President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump now headed toward a potential 2020 rematch, both are talking about the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot in very different ways and offering framing they believe gives them an advantage.
Maine bars Trump from ballot as US Supreme Court weighs states’ authority to block former president
Maine’s Democratic secretary of state on Thursday removed former President Donald Trump from the state’s presidential primary ballot under the Constitution’s insurrection clause, becoming the first election official to take action unilaterally.
Michigan Supreme Court will keep Trump on 2024 ballot
Michigan’s Supreme Court is keeping former President Donald Trump on the state’s primary election ballot.
New Mexico prepares for June presidential primary amid challenge to Trump candidacy
New Mexico’s major political parties are scheduled to certify presidential contenders to appear on the state’s June 4 primary ballot, amid uncertainty about whether Donald Trump can be barred from contention by any state under anti-insurrection provisions of the U.S. Constitution.
Trump transformed the Supreme Court. Now the justices could decide his political and legal future
Donald Trump touts his transformation of the U.S. Supreme Court as one of his presidency’s greatest accomplishments. Now his legal and political future may lie in the hands of the court he pushed to the right.
Donald Trump banned from Colorado ballot in historic ruling by state’s Supreme Court
A divided Colorado Supreme Court on Tuesday declared former President Donald Trump ineligible for the White House under the U.S. Constitution’s insurrection clause and removed him from the state’s presidential primary ballot.
U.S. Senate hopeful Rust wins preliminary injunction against law keeping him off GOP primary ballot
U.S. Senate candidate John Rust has secured a preliminary injunction against a state law that would prohibit him from appearing on the GOP primary ballot in May.
Colorado judge finds Trump engaged in insurrection, but rejects constitutional ballot challenge
A Colorado judge on Friday found that former President Donald Trump engaged in insurrection during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol but rejected an effort to keep him off the state’s primary ballot.
Michigan judge says Trump can stay on primary ballot, rejecting challenge under insurrection clause
A Michigan judge ruled Tuesday that former President Donald Trump will remain on the state’s primary ballot, dealing a blow to the effort to stop Trump’s candidacy with a Civil War-era Constitutional clause.
School district, ex-wrestling coach who slapped student win summary judgment in federal court
A former high school wrestling coach who slapped a student and the school district he worked for have won summary judgment in federal court on claims filed by the student and her mother.
Colorado judge strikes down Trump’s attempt to toss lawsuit seeking to bar him from ballot
A Colorado judge has rejected an attempt by former President Donald Trump to dismiss a lawsuit that seeks to keep him off the state ballot, ruling that his objections on free-speech grounds did not apply.
Purchaser of tax sale parcels met constitutional, statutory notice requirements to property owners, IN Supreme Court affirms
A company’s repeated efforts to notify a Madison County couple by mail that their properties had been sold at a tax sale met federal and state notice requirements, the Indiana Supreme Court affirmed Wednesday.