Man gets 190 years for killing 3 in Fort Wayne robbery
A judge has sentenced an Indiana man to 190 years in prison following his convictions on three counts of murder.
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Trustee prepares for next round in ITT bankruptcy
Hiring of litigation firm Robins Kaplan indicates claims may be filed against the school’s leaders.
Nonprofit legal groups help East Chicago residents living in environmental nightmare
The legal aid groups are working on finding new housing for people as well as securing assistance.
Southern District gets caseload help from Wisconsin
A declared judicial emergency caused by a vacancy on the bench of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana has sparked a first-of-its kind partnership between the Southern District and its counterpart in the Eastern District of Wisconsin.
Trustee prepares for next round in ITT bankruptcy
Hiring of litigation firm Robins Kaplan indicates claims may be filed against the school’s leaders.
7th Circuit opinion shapes overhaul of vaping law
Guidance from the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals was the driving force behind an overhaul of Indiana’s controversial vaping law, which is now before the House of Representatives in a significantly amended form.
Indiana’s civil forfeiture laws under scrutiny
Legislation and lawsuits seek to curb the government’s ability to seize private property.
US Supreme Court scraps case on transgender bathroom rights
The U.S. Supreme Court is returning a transgender teen's case to a lower court without reaching a decision, leaving in limbo the issue of transgender rights in school settings.
Justices take case against Duke Energy, deny transfer to lesbians’ custody case
The Indiana Supreme Court will decide if a complaint against Duke Energy will be allowed to continue after granting transfer to the class-action suit last week. It also declined to take a parenting time and custody battle between two women over their child born by artificial insemination.
Justices remand Bloomington property partition dispute
A woman’s case to partition and sell a Bloomington property will continue after the Indiana Supreme Court reversed a lower court’s finding that the husband and wife with whom the woman purchased the property were not tenants by the entireties of the property.
Justice Department backs off request to halt ‘bathroom bill’
The Trump administration is taking steps to drop the federal government’s legal fight against North Carolina’s “bathroom bill.”
SCOTUS: Jury secrecy no bar to looking into race bias
A juror's use of racial or ethnic slurs during deliberations over a defendant’s guilt can be a reason for breaching the centuries-old legal principle of secrecy in the jury room, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday.
Immigration courts: record number of cases, many problems
Inefficiency witnessed by the Associated Press writer over two days in one of the nation's busiest immigration courts illustrate systemic dysfunction. More than half a million cases weigh down court dockets across the country as President Donald Trump steps up enforcement of immigration laws.
Trump signs new travel ban, targets those seeking new visas
President Donald Trump on Monday signed a new version of his controversial travel ban, aiming to withstand court challenges while still barring new visas for citizens from six Muslim-majority countries and shutting down the U.S. refugee program.
Tax Court returns to IU Maurer for hearing in new CVS case
The Indiana Tax Court will return to Bloomington this week to hear another case involving the Monroe County Assessor and the CVS Corporation.
Tax Court rules against steelworkers hall exemptions
A Porter County union cannot receive property tax exemptions on its meeting hall for the 2008 and 2010 tax years after the Indiana Tax Court held Friday that the property’s functions were largely used for the benefit of union members.
Experienced applicants file for Supreme Court vacancy
Sixteen men and five women applied to succeed Indiana Supreme Court Justice Robert Rucker, the Judicial Nominating Commission announced Friday.
Deadlocked justices reinstate COA order allowing juvenile arrest expungement
After the four participating justices who heard arguments in an expungement case Thursday became deadlocked over the case’s proper disposition, the Indiana Supreme Court reinstated the Court of Appeals order granting a juvenile expungement petition.
Indiana judge rejects man’s plea deal in crash that killed 3
A western Indiana judge has rejected a man's plea agreement in a one-vehicle crash that killed his three teenage passengers in 2015.