Lawyers crown champion in Indy softball league final
As summer prepared to fade into fall, the teams in the Indianapolis lawyers’ softball league spread across the diamond one last time Thursday evening to play for the championship trophy.
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Indianapolis man charged with murder in Dutch soldiers’ shooting
A 22-year-old Indiana man was charged Thursday with murder in the fatal shooting of a Dutch soldier and the wounding of two others in downtown Indianapolis.
Indianapolis woman accused of embezzling $270K from WFYI
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Indiana has charged a 52-year-old Indianapolis woman with conspiracy to commit wire fraud after authorities say she embezzled $270,000 from WFYI Public Media where she worked as an accounting specialist.
Indianapolis man arrested in shooting of 3 Dutch soldiers
Indianapolis police arrested a man Tuesday in connection with a shooting over the weekend that left one Dutch soldier dead and two wounded.
EXPLAINER: Why Dutch soldiers were at Indiana military camp
Before three Dutch soldiers were shot, one fatally, in downtown Indianapolis, they were training in a southern Indiana military camp where international soldiers enter highly specialized urban combat simulations they might not be able to get in their own country.
Legal professionals celebrate musical talent during IndyBar Foundation’s first talent show
More than a dozen Indiana lawyers, judges and law professors performed on stage at the Indianapolis Bar Foundation’s first “IndyBar’s Got Talent” event Saturday evening.
Dutch soldier shot in Indianapolis dies of his injuries
One of three Dutch soldiers wounded in a shooting outside a hotel in downtown Indianapolis over the weekend has died, the Defense Ministry said Monday.
7th Circuit affirms for city of Indianapolis in bar brawl involving off-duty officers
A man who was knocked out by two off-duty Indianapolis police officers during a bar fight and was initially awarded more than $1 million in damages against the city could not convince the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals that the municipality should be held vicariously liable for its employees’ actions.
Indy FOP confidence vote reveals very little law enforcement support for Marion County prosecutor, courts
Two questions posed to hundreds of central Indiana police officers in a vote of confidence have revealed bare-bones support for the Marion County prosecutor and Marion County court system, according to an announcement from the Indianapolis Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge #86.
IndyBar defends Marion County Courts, accuses FOP president of ‘inaccurate allegations’
Allegations about a Marion County judge made by the president of the Indianapolis Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge #86, is drawing sharp rebuttal from the Indianapolis Bar Association, which is asserting the community does not benefit from “reckless rhetoric.”
Purdue, IU agree to transform IUPUI, rebrand 52-year-old school as IU Indianapolis
Trustees at Indiana and Purdue universities were voting Friday to revamp a 52-year relationship that is IUPUI and rebrand the urban campus as Indiana University Indianapolis, a move intended to end confusion and drive growth in enrollment, research and prestige.
$120M project from Elevator Hill developer picked for Jail II property
The firm leading ambitious redevelopment plans for the former Angie’s List campus on the east side of downtown — now known as Elevator Hill — is the city’s pick to take on the former Jail II and Arrestee Processing Center right next door.
Man paralyzed after being thrown into sheriff’s van can proceed with claims against Indy, council, judge rules
A federal judge is allowing two claims against Indianapolis police and the City-County Council to move forward after a man alleged law enforcement left him paralyzed after he was thrown headfirst into the back of a van without safety restraints.
7th Circuit upholds decision in Roncalli discrimination lawsuit
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected a former guidance counselor’s discrimination claims against Roncalli High School and the Archdiocese of Indianapolis.
Cause of death for man who died during police restraint listed as homicide; IMPD investigations underway
The death of a man who was forcibly restrained by Indianapolis police after his family called for an ambulance has been ruled a homicide, according to an autopsy report released Tuesday.
Justices create new framework for determining if good cause exists to limit, prohibit high-level depositions
A trial court must revisit the question of whether three of the Indianapolis-based NCAA’s highest-ranking executives have to sit for depositions in a concussion lawsuit after the Indiana Supreme Court established a new framework for examining requests to limit depositions.
Doctor’s lawyer defends steps in 10-year-old girl’s abortion
The lawyer for an Indiana doctor at the center of a political firestorm after speaking out about a 10-year-old child abuse victim who traveled from Ohio for an abortion said Thursday that her client provided proper treatment and did not violate any patient privacy laws in discussing the unidentified girl’s case.
Bodies of missing man, 3 kids found in Indianapolis pond
The bodies of a man and his three young children who vanished last week after leaving for a fishing trip were found along with a submerged car in the pond where they were headed, authorities said Wednesday.
Indy lawyer moves to dismiss Jan. 6 riot charges, cites ‘titanic’ discovery database
The Indianapolis attorney charged in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol is asking a federal judge to dismiss the criminal charges against him for lack of evidence.
Riley nurse loses sex discrimination appeal
A nurse fired from Riley Hospital for Children for behavioral problems failed to prove that her termination was actually due to sex discrimination, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed.