McAdam appointed next Indiana Tax Court judge
Justin McAdam will be the next judge of the Indiana Tax Court, Gov. Eric Holcomb announced Tuesday.
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Justices teach when the Supreme Court isn’t in session. It can double as an all-expenses-paid trip
Documents obtained by The Associated Press through public records requests reveal that some all-expenses-paid trips — to Italy, Iceland and Hawaii, among others — are light on classroom instruction, with ample time carved out for the justices’ leisure.
Howard Co. Judge Parry granted senior judgeship
Howard Superior Court Judge Brant Parry has been granted senior judgeship by the Indiana Judicial Nominating Commission.
Free summer law camp lets kids learn about the law, interact with judges, attorneys
With an eye toward appealing to children with an interest in the law, Kids’ Voice of Indiana held its third free summer law camp this week.
Supreme Court solidifies protections for workers who ask for religious accommodations
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday used the case of a Christian mailman who didn’t want to work Sundays to solidify protections for workers who ask for religious accommodations.
Holcomb accepting applications for Howard, Vanderburgh Co. judicial openings
Applications are open for upcoming superior court vacancies in Howard and Vanderburgh counties.
Supreme Court rejects Republican-led challenge to Biden policy on deportations
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday rejected a Republican-led challenge to a long-blocked Biden administration policy that prioritizes the deportation of immigrants who are deemed to pose the greatest risk to public safety or were picked up at the border.
DA, ethics panel back judge in Trump hush-money case, finding no evidence of bias
Manhattan prosecutors say neither the former president nor his lawyers have shown any evidence to support their claims that the judge in Donald Trump’s hush-money criminal case has an anti-Trump bias.
Courts see boost in salaries, tech funding: Civil legal aid also sees boost in funds for coming fiscal year
The state’s multibillion-dollar biennial budget enacted during the 2023 legislative session includes increases all around for the sate’s judiciary, including additional funding for including civil legal aid, salaries and court technology.
Former COA Judge Garrard dies at 91
Former Court of Appeals of Indiana Judge William I. Garrard, 91, died June 2.
Man released after arrest for allegedly setting fire in lobby at northwestern Indiana jail
A 26-year-old man has been released after being misidentified as the person who walked into a northwestern Indiana jail, poured an accelerant on the floor and started a small fire, court records say.
Nominations open for new Diversity in Law awards program
Nominations are now open for Indiana Lawyer’s newest event, Diversity in Law.
Spending clause questions remain even as SCOTUS finds individually enforceable rights under federal nursing home law, allowing case against HHC to continue
The Federal Nursing Home Reform Act creates individually enforceable rights, meaning a lawsuit against the Health & Hospital Corporation of Marion County can continue. But questions remain as to citizens’ ability to sue enforce spending clause statutes.
‘Passing the baton’: Pratt family features 3 generations of Black attorneys, 2 generations of judges
Lena Pratt Sanders, the Marion Circuit Court magistrate judge, has continued her family’s legal legacy of three generations of Black attorneys in Indianapolis — and has now started the family’s second generation of judges.
1 justice explained absence from case. Another didn’t. Ethics questions vexing Supreme Court
One Supreme Court justice explained her absence from a case. One justice didn’t. The difference shows how difficult forging consensus over even small steps on ethics can be at the Supreme Court.
Marion Co. preparing to close traffic court as longtime judge retires; Holcomb to fill vacancies in Family Division
The Marion Superior Court is preparing to close its traffic court as the longtime judge retires. Meanwhile, Gov. Eric Holcomb is in the process of naming traffic court Judge Marcel Pratt’s successor, as well as the successor to Judge Elizabeth Ann Christ.
Gunman in 2019 judges shooting argues fundamental error, insufficient evidence on appeal
The man convicted of aggravated battery in connection with the May 2019 shooting of two southern Indiana judges is asking the Court of Appeals of Indiana to overturn his convictions based on fundamental error and double jeopardy violations.
Supreme Court limits federal power over wetlands, boosts property rights over clean water
The Supreme Court on Thursday made it harder for the federal government to police water pollution in a decision that strips protections from wetlands that are isolated from larger bodies of water.
Web Exclusive: Spotlight: Martin Circuit Judge Isha Wright-Ryan
Like many rural judges in Indiana, Isha Wright-Ryan, 36, is the only judge in Martin County. Wright-Ryan is the latest Indiana trial court judge to be featured in Indiana Lawyer’s Spotlight series profiling judges in more rural communities.
US Supreme Court sides with Alabama inmate who seeks to die by nitrogen hypoxia
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday sided with an Alabama death row inmate who had his lethal injection called off at the last minute in November and argues he should be put to death by nitrogen hypoxia when he is ultimately executed.