The decline in the number of majority opinions and in the percentage of concurring opinions coming from the Indiana Supreme Court last fiscal year are being linked to the transitions in the state’s highest judicial body, which has welcomed three new justices and installed a new chief justice all within the past five years.
A man who has been banned from numerous casinos because he counts cards when gambling lost his lawsuit against Hoosier Park and the Indiana Gaming Commission after his arrest for trespassing at the Anderson casino.
A woman who sued an Indianapolis law firm over its debt-collection letter has plausibly stated potential violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, a federal judge ruled.
The mother of two young southern Indiana children killed when her SUV collided with a freight train has pleaded not guilty to charges including neglect.
Over a Michigan man’s objections, the Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed that a feed and farm supply store in northern Indiana can sue him for an unpaid bill in Indiana.
A man who loaned money nearly 10 years ago to a company in exchange for a mortgage security interest in some real estate is entitled to the surplus funds from a tax sale involving that land, the Indiana Court of Appeals held Tuesday.
The Children’s Policy and Law Initiative of Indiana will be examining juvenile justice and school discipline at its annual public policy summit during the first week of October.
The entire 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals will consider Tuesday whether Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation.
Indiana plans to appeal a federal judge's order that permanently blocks the state from enforcing a provision of a law passed last year that would ban abortions sought due to fetal genetic abnormalities.
One of the first Indiana Commercial Court cases argued on appeal opened with a hearing-day motion filed Monday in the Indiana Court of Appeals challenging the constitutionality of the state’s year-old pilot docket.
The Indiana Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of a bank in a legal battle over which lien in a construction project should take priority, with the court determining the bank’s lien was superior to a mechanic’s lien because the bank’s mortgage on the project secured its loan of funds to the construction project.
Ruling on an issue of first impression, the Indiana Court of Appeals has held that a vehicle that is insured but is denied coverage after an accident is considered uninsured under Indiana statute.
A 54-year-old man suspected of robbing banks and credit unions in seven states has been arrested in Indiana.
A suspended Indianapolis lawyer is facing six charges related to allegations that he exposed himself to two high school girls basketball teams on separate occasions as they rode on school buses traveling in the city.
Although he was carrying only half a caseload, U.S. District Court Senior Judge Larry McKinney had a full schedule. He devoted much time to the civic education programs and put a great deal of energy into a program which works to assist ex-offenders in staying out of prison.
Two women who were sexually assaulted in separate cases by on-duty police in Evansville and Fort Wayne prevailed on appeal in their civil lawsuits against the cities Friday after trial courts had ruled in favor of the municipalities.
Indiana Chief Justice Loretta Rush will lead a national group tasked with addressing America’s opioid crisis, the Supreme Court announced Friday.
A southern Indiana man who pleaded guilty in connection with chairs hurled at a judge and others in a courtroom has been sentenced to five years in prison.
A Chicago “puppy mill” ordinance limiting the sources of animals that pet stores could use to sell animals was upheld Thursday by the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, though a dissenting Indiana judge on the panel would have sent the case back to the district court for further proceedings.
A disabled veteran who was barred from entering the Tippecanoe County Courthouse with a support animal lost his lawsuit against the county claiming a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act.