Appellate court allows contested blood test as evidence in fatal Franklin County accident
The appellate court’s ruling reversed an earlier decision by the Franklin Circuit Court that favored the driver in the 2022 accident.
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Green fees, fishing sponsorships among gifts to Indiana’s top judges, disclosure forms show
Some judges also reported earning outside compensation for everything from working as a stagehand at Pink and Taylor Swift concerts to serving as a board member for the Indianapolis Indians baseball team.
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Was Judge Terry Crone’s biggest contribution unlinking judge pay from the Legislature?
The retiring judge reflects on his 20 years on the Indiana Court of Appeals.
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Riley reflects on three decades in legal field
Indiana Court of Appeals Judge Patricia Riley has more than 30 years of institutional knowledge on the appellate bench
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‘Flaming moderates’: Many say Indiana courts remain centrist despite heavy GOP tilt
Many say the state’s merit selection process tends to produce a pool of centrist judicial candidates for the governor to choose from and appoint to the Indiana Supreme Court and Court of Appeals
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State appeals court sides with nearby property owners, denying Noblesville excavation company a zoning variance
The decision upheld a lower court’s ruling that Noblesville’s Board of Zoning Appeals erred in 2023 when it passed a zoning variance for Beaver Gravel Corp. to establish an excavation mine on 68 acres of farmland northwest of the intersection of 161st Street and Cherry Tree Road.
Indiana prisoner fails again in nearly 20-year effort to have his trial counsel declared ineffective
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a U.S. District Court decision on Monday, denying Birt Ford’s bid for post-conviction relief after he was sentenced to 70 years in prison for raping his estranged wife in 2005.
State supreme court sides with estate of intoxicated man run over by IndyGo bus
The 3-2 ruling affirmed a jury’s finding that Michael Fergerson was not negligent in the accident which killed him even though he had been taken to the hospital earlier in the day after being found intoxicated on the sidewalk.
State appeals court reverses felony intimidation conviction for a ‘disturbing’ Snapchat message
The court ruled a private Snapchat message that included “dark humor” about a preschool shooting was insufficient to convict the sender of felony intimidation.
IN Court of Appeals holding oral arguments in fatal semi-truck accident case
The Indiana Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments Tuesday in a case stemming from a 2019 semi-truck accident that killed three people, in which a leasing company claims an insurer disregarded its interests during mediation with the victims’ family.
High schoolers, law students take part in ‘Appeals on Wheels’ at Gainbridge Fieldhouse
Students from across the state watched the Indiana Court of Appeals hear arguments Friday over whether police had probable cause to obtain a blood sample from an unconscious driver involved in a fatal crash.
State appeals court rules Duke Energy can’t hike rates to recover retroactive cleanup costs
The Indiana Court of Appeals overturned an Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission decision allowing Duke Energy to raise utility rates on Hoosiers, with the court ruling the utility couldn’t retroactively recover the money it lost due to a federally mandated cleanup of toxic coal ash.
IN Court of Appeals to hold oral arguments at Gainbridge Fieldhouse
The Indiana Court of Appeals will hear an appeal from the state later this month in a case where a motion to suppress was granted to a man accused of causing a deadly April 2022 crash in Franklin County.
IN Court of Appeals denies Planned Parenthood’s challenge to state’s abortion law
The Indiana Court of Appeals denied Planned Parenthood’s challenge to the state’s near-total abortion ban on Monday, upholding a September 2024 decision by the Monroe Circuit Court.
Bloomington’s annexation battle makes its way to the Indiana Court of Appeals
The case is one of two working their way through the state appellate courts as part of the city of Bloomington’s efforts to annex thousands of acres in what has become a bitter eight-year legal battle with property owners.
Indiana celebrates 66 new attorneys in bar admission ceremony
Sixty-six new attorneys were admitted to the Indiana bar on Tuesday during a ceremony at the Indiana Roof Ballroom in downtown Indianapolis.
Court of Appeals sends case involving Zionsville fertility doctor back to trial court
The Indiana Court of Appeals overturned a lower court’s July 2024 court order in a case involving Dr. Donald Cline, a retired Zionsville fertility doctor whose alleged actions were the subject of a 2022 Netflix documentary.
Court of Appeals reverses convictions of man linked to 2018 LaPorte County fatal altercation
The Indiana Court of Appeals has reversed the convictions of a man accused of being involved in an altercation that resulted in the death of a La Porte County man in December 2018.
Truck driver lawsuits alleging negligence by Amazon heading back to Hamilton County court
A pair of Hamilton Superior Court lawsuits alleging negligence on Amazon’s part are heading back to trial court, after the Indiana Supreme Court denied transfer in both cases.
Appeals court hears streaming services case where Legislature intervened
At question was whether lawmakers unconstitutionally intervened in 2023 to nullify a lawsuit filed by four Indiana cities seeking to recoup franchise fees from some streaming service providers.
State’s high court to review injury claims made by Olympian against USA Track & Field
USA Track & Field appealed to the high court to object to an Indiana Court of Appeals’ ruling that allowed the athlete’s amended lawsuit to move forward.
Dispute over Monroe County recycling operation heads to state supreme court
Bedford Recycling is challenging the revocation of its zoning permit. County officials yanked the permit after competing national conglomerate Republic Services objected to its issuance.
Appellate court traveling to Wabash College to hear cities’ case against Netflix, streaming service providers
The Indiana Court of Appeals will travel to Crawfordsville later this month and hear oral arguments in a case involving four Indiana cities that have sued Netflix, accusing the company and several other streaming service providers of failing to obtain franchises.
Indiana Court of Appeals hears argument over statute of limitations in Zionsville fertility doctor case
At issue is whether too much time has passed for the daughter of a woman who was artificially inseminated by the doctor to have a legitimate malpractice claim against him.