The Indiana Supreme Court reversed a Lake Superior Court’s order for patients to redact their submissions to a medical review panel in a medical malpractice case.
The Indiana Court of Appeals will hold an oral argument May 23 for a case involving a man claiming self defense after he was convicted of murdering two people at an Indianapolis convenience store in 2021.
The Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that the Hendricks Superior Court erred in dismissing a father’s defamation lawsuit against his son, who published a book and posted on social media allegations that his father committed domestic violence against his mother.
The Indiana Court of Appeals will be hearing oral arguments for three cases next week, with two hearings on the road and one at the Indiana Statehouse.
The Indiana Supreme Court granted the transfer of a battery case last week and denied 47 other requests.
The Indiana Supreme Court certified Indiana Court of Appeals Judge Patricia Riley for senior status Wednesday.
The Indiana Supreme Court granted the transfer of one case last week in which the state’s appellate court had reversed the termination of a mother’s parental rights.
The Indiana Court of Appeals upheld a ruling Wednesday that Carmel Clay Schools did not violate Indiana’s “dollar law” when it closed an elementary school and refused to sell the building to a charter school.
The Indiana Court of Appeals ruled that certain liability protections apply only to church property “used primarily for worship services.”
The appellate court received the Sandra Day O’Connor Award for the Advancement of Civics Education in 2023. The award, named after the late Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, honors an organization, court or individual who actively promotes civic education as it relates to the justice system.
The Monroe Circuit Court erred when it ordered the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles and its commissioner to include a third-gender option on driver’s licenses and identification cards, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday.
Indiana Supreme Court approved the transfer of two Court of Appeals cases last week, denying 31 others that came before the justices.
Ken Falk, ACLU of Indiana legal director, said the appeals court decision reflects the “clear directive” that the Religious Freedom Restoration Act “protects religious freedom for all Hoosiers.” The Indiana Attorney General’s Office did not immediately respond to Indiana Lawyer’s request for comment on whether the state would appeal the decision.
The Indiana Supreme Court narrowly denied the transfer of a case in which the Indiana Court of Appeals found that an inventory search of a man’s truck that led to a drug conviction was reasonable.
Former Indiana Court of Appeals Judge John T. Sharpnack, 90, died on March 25.
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The Indiana Court of Appeals reversed a grandfather’s child molestation convictions Monday, finding the child’s statements violated Indiana Supreme Court precedent.
The Indiana Supreme Court rejected hearing a case involving an Elkhart man convicted of murdering his roommate in a Monday order.
The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to hear the case of Indiana parents who were appealing the state’s decision to remove their transgender teen from their home.
The Indiana Supreme Court sent a double-jeopardy, child-death case back to the appellate court on Friday in light of a recent decision that clarifies what constitutes being charged more than once for the same crime.