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Steering committee named for 2020 mock trial nationals
Preparations for the 2020 National High School Mock Trial Championship in Evansville are continuing with the steering committee for the event being finalized. Lawyers, judge and private citizens from around Indiana are helping to oversee a contest which will bring about 900 high schoolers to Indiana.
Two more counties move to e-filing this week
Courts in two more counties will make the switch to electronic filing this week, moving Indiana closer to the judiciary’s goal of statewide e-filing implementation by the end of the year.
Indianapolis man gets 125 years for Bloomington rapes
An Indianapolis man convicted of 14 felonies for raping and robbing two Indiana University students has been sentenced to 125½ years in prison.
Legal battle between Southport official, police chief to continue
A politically charged legal battle between the Southport police chief and a city council member will continue after a district court judge partially denied the city’s and chief’s partial motions for judgment on the pleadings.
Defense ends bid to toss confession in Colts player’s death
Attorneys for a Guatemalan man living illegally in the U.S have ended their effort to have his confession thrown out in a drunken-driving crash that killed Indianapolis Colts linebacker Edwin Jackson and his Uber driver.
Juvenile judge Moores on leave after riding accident
Marion Superior Judge Marilyn Moores has temporarily stepped down from her judicial duties after a horse riding accident left her with a broken leg that required three surgeries. Moores is undergoing three months or rehabilitation.
Supreme Court reverses breach judgment against heart hospital
A longstanding dispute between a cardiologist and his former employer has ended with the Indiana Supreme Court overturning a $470,000 judgment against a heart hospital.
Carmel thumbs nose at Indiana’s new short-term rentals law
Officials in one of Indiana’s wealthiest cities are thumbing their noses at a new state law intended to curtail local governments’ authority to regulate short-term rental platforms like Airbnb, raising the possibility of a court fight.
Ex-Indianapolis officer sentenced for shooting detective
A former Indianapolis police officer has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for shooting a detective who was investigating a domestic violence dispute between the officer and his estranged wife.
COA tosses drug evidence after arrest lacking probable cause
Indianapolis police who approached a vehicle with guns drawn after a man exited lacked probable cause, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Thursday, suppressing evidence of drugs found in the vehicle.
Hendricks Regional, Hall Render face $50M lawsuit over failed deal
A lawsuit against Hendricks Regional Health and an Indianapolis law firm representing the hospital group alleges they used “malicious, oppressive, willful, wanton, and/or reckless conduct,” conspiring to squelch a competitor’s deal to operate 23 Indiana care facilities after Hendricks’ contract was terminated.
Round 1: Marion County panel gives 17 judges retention nod
After roughly eight hours of interviews, dozens of documents and one unanimous vote, 17 Marion Superior judges have been recommended for retention by a recently created committee whose existence marks a new era for the Indianapolis judiciary.
Ex-probation officer allegedly falsified husband’s records
Authorities say an Indianapolis woman falsified information in her husband’s probation case while she was a probation officer.
IP lawyer Mark Reichel opening a contemporary art gallery
Opening an art gallery in good economic times can be risky, but for what is now the 10th West Gallery, the timing worked.
Center for Victim and Human Rights marks milestone, continues to grow
The staff are celebrating the organization’s growth into an eight-person operation serving nearly 800 people in the Indianapolis area annually, with their sights set on continued expansion.
Judge rules disbursement of civil forfeiture proceeds constitutional
Indiana’s process of diverting a portion of civil forfeiture proceeds to law enforcement and away from the Common School Fund is constitutional, a trial court judge ruled Friday.
Indy attorney suspended after second OWI conviction
An Indianapolis attorney convicted of operating while intoxicated has been suspended from the practice of law in Indiana for six months without automatic reinstatement.
Gov. Holcomb open to special session after chaotic finale
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb is leaving open the possibility of calling lawmakers back to the Statehouse after this year’s legislative session descended into chaos Wednesday as bickering Republicans failed to take up some key bills.
Selection committee urges retention of all Marion County judges
Each of the 17 Marion Superior Court judges who interviewed for retention this week should keep their posts for the next six years, the Marion County Judicial Selection Committee recommended Tuesday.