Judge gives 60 days for owners to raze Battle Ground hotel
A judge has ordered the owners of a decaying Battle Ground hotel to demolish the structure within 60 days due to years of neglect.
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Exodus: Syrian refugees ‘not who Pence and others claim’
Fresh off a defeat of Gov. Mike Pence’s effort to bar Syrian war victims from settling in Indiana, the leader of a refugee resettlement program said the agency’s work assisting them will continue.
Non-citizen transgender man sues state to change name
Because of an Indiana law that prohibits non-citizens from legally changing their names, John Doe must continue to identify as Jane on all documents until he becomes a naturalized citizen.
Necessary judicial appointments may come at other courts’ expense
The short-staffing illustrated in the largest and most thorough weighted caseload study of the state’s trial courts may be met in the future, but not likely without cuts elsewhere. Rep. Greg Steuerwald, R-Danville, told a legislative study committee Sept. 22 that appointment of new state-paid judicial officers should be tied to reducing numbers of officers where they are underutilized.
Justices to referee states’ dispute over uncashed checks
The Supreme Court of the United States has agreed to referee a dispute between Delaware and 23 states, including Indiana, over more than $150 million in uncashed MoneyGram checks.
Ex-retailer accused of bilking military settles suit for $800K
Indiana consumers, particularly military personnel and veterans, will be receiving nearly $800,000 in restitution after former retailer USA Discounters reached a multi-state settlement for allegations of misleading consumers through deception sales practices.
7th Circuit affirms order against Pence in Syrian refugee case
Calling Gov. Mike Pence’s objection to the resettlement of Syrian refugees in Indiana because they may pose a terrorism threat “nightmare speculation,” the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals Monday rejected the governor’s appeal of rulings blocking his bid to withhold federal funding to an agency assisting war victims.
Inmate death a challenge for states: How to tell victims?
States have struggled to meet a 2004 federal mandate to notify crime victims of certain events, including an offender's death: Most notifications that an inmate has been released from custody don't mention the inmate’s death.
Monarch affiliate gets OK to sell liquor after judge denies stay
The Indiana Alcohol and Tobacco Commission granted Spirited a temporary permit to sell liquor on a wholesale basis this week after a Marion County Special Court judge denied the state of Indiana’s request for a stay on an August ruling that found the state agency was “arbitrary and capricious” in its decision to deny the company a liquor wholesaling permit back in 2014.
Cold case murder charge against Fort Wayne man dropped
Prosecutors have dropped a murder charge against a Fort Wayne man whose trial in a 1993 slaying ending in a mistrial when jurors could not agree on a verdict.
Report: Just 37 percent facing deportation have lawyers
Fewer than four in 10 people facing deportation proceedings in the United States are represented by legal counsel. Among the majority of those immigrants who are in government detention, just 14 percent had lawyers, according to a new study.
115-year-old Indiana campground closing amid state lawsuit
A central Indiana campground that's been operating for more than a century is closing its gates amid a state lawsuit.
Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles overcharges trial to begin
A class-action lawsuit is set to go to trial accusing the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles of overcharging license and title fees.
Neither Trump, Clinton exactly right about stop-and-frisk
Donald Trump says the police tactic known as stop-and-frisk led to a drop in murders in New York City, while Hillary Clinton says it has been ruled unconstitutional.
DC appeals court hears arguments in Clean Power Plan case
The federal appeals court in Washington began hearing arguments Tuesday in the legal fight over President Barack Obama's plan to curtail greenhouse gas emissions.
Prosecutor weighs retrial in Indiana triple-murder case
A northern Indiana prosecutor plans to speak to relatives of three people slain in 1998 and review evidence before deciding if he'll retry a man whose second triple-murder conviction was thrown out last week, his office said Monday.
Anthem and Cigna don’t get along, but they’ll never tell
In federal court papers filed Thursday, Anthem Inc. said that Department of Justice prosecutors seeking to block the deal shouldn’t have access to letters between Anthem and Cigna Corp.’s lawyers where they disagree about aspects of the $48 billion takeover by Anthem.
Hamilton County leaders moving forward with jail renovation
Hamilton County leaders seem to have found a compromise for expanding the county's correctional campus plan.
More Hillary Clinton emails to be released by State Department
The State Department told a federal judge Friday it found 5,600 work-related e-mails from a disk of deleted messages recovered from the private email server Hillary Clinton used while secretary of state, raising the possibility of further disclosures on a subject that has dogged the Democrat’s presidential bid.
Panel endorses new magistrates for Clark, Shelby County courts
Clark County, Indiana’s perennially busiest judicial circuit on a weighted-caseload basis, and Shelby County will get new magistrates next year if the General Assembly follows Thursday’s recommendation of a judicial study panel.