IN justices deny transfer to 22 cases, split in 6 denials
The Indiana Supreme Court denied transfer to 22 cases for the week ending July 28, with the justices splitting in six denials. No cases were granted transfer.
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In new filing, state says request to keep injunction against abortion ban in place is ‘improper in the extreme’
The Office of the Attorney General has filed its response to a petition for rehearing in the case against Indiana’s near-total abortion ban, urging the state’s high court to reject a request to keep an injunction against the ban in place, at least temporarily.
Indiana Court Decisions: July 13-26, 2023
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ACLU of Indiana files petition for rehearing after IN Supreme Court lifts injunction against near-total abortion ban
Just one day before Indiana’s near-total abortion ban was supposed to take effect for the second time, the ACLU of Indiana filed a petition for rehearing asking the Indiana Supreme Court to allow a preliminary injunction to remain in effect.
IN Supreme Court amends OJA administrative rules
The Indiana Supreme Court has amended rules to the Indiana Office of Judicial Administration, with the amendments removing certain sections and updating others of OJA’s Rule 20.
Man convicted of murder as teen whose sentence was already slashed loses bid for further reduction
A man convicted as a teenager of murder whose sentence has already been reduced from 141 years to 88 years has failed in his most recent bid to obtain another sentence reduction.
IN Supreme Court amends rules of access to court records
The Indiana Supreme Court has amended the Rules on Access to Court Records to exclude from public access, if court ordered, an entire case that the clerk of court has opened under the wrong case type.
Justices grant transfer to wrongful death case, 2 others
Indiana Supreme Court justices granted transfer to three cases for the week ending July 14, including a case involving two restaurants accused of overserving a man who later killed another driver in a vehicle crash.
IN Supreme Court amends rules on special judge selection
The Indiana Supreme Court has amended the Rules of Trial Procedure to simplify eligibility for special judge selection in circuit, superior and probate courts.
Justices find consumer lacked standing to pursue counterclaim, but concurrence expresses concern about federal standing doctrine
The Indiana Supreme Court has ordered a trial court to dismiss a consumer’s counterclaim to a breach-of-contract suit brought by a contractor, finding the consumer did not prove he was actually injured by the contractor’s allegedly deceptive acts.
COA: 2022 permitless carry law not remedial, retroactive
A man who attempted to use Indiana’s 2022 permitless carry law to defeat his carrying-without-a-license conviction failed to find relief at the Court of Appeals of Indiana, which agreed with the trial court that the 2022 law is not remedial or retroactive.
Indiana Court Decisions: June 28-July 12, 2023
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Near-total abortion ban reinstated: Legislative, court action likely to continue challenges to state law
The Indiana Supreme Court waited until the last day of June to deliver one of its most highly anticipated opinions in recent years, vacating a preliminary injunction against the state’s near-total abortion ban and reinstating the law.
IN Supreme court amends rules for senior judges, giving notice of term in office
The Indiana Supreme Court has amended the Indiana Administrative Rules to add a new section requiring judges to give notice of the commencement and termination of their time in office and clarifying the authority of a senior judge.
Indy attorney disciplined by IN Supreme Court, faces suspension, probation
An Indianapolis attorney has once again been the subject of a disciplinary order issued by the Indiana Supreme Court and is facing a suspension for professional misconduct.
IN Supreme Court creates Innovation Committee, adjusts commission membership requirements
The Indiana Supreme Court has issued amendments to the rules governing committees and commissions, including an amendment that creates a new Innovation Committee.
Room for individual, narrower legal action on abortion ban, legal experts say
A split ruling from the Indiana Supreme Court late last month has left the door open to both individual future challenges and further restrictions to the state’s near-total abortion ban.
IN justices amend admission and discipline rules governing funds, commission memberships
The Indiana Supreme Court has issued a series of amendments to the Rules for Admission to the Bar and the Discipline of Attorneys addressing the use of funds and the membership of three groups governed by the rules.
Indiana abortions drop sharply ahead of state ban possibly taking effect, state reports show
The number of abortions being performed in Indiana has dropped steeply even before a court ruling that has a Republican-backed abortion ban set to potentially take effect in the coming weeks.
IN Supreme Court appoints 2 to Disciplinary Commission
The Indiana Supreme Court has appointed Brooklyn attorney Cara Wieneke and Indianapolis pastor Terry Webster Sr. to the court’s Disciplinary Commission.