Indiana manufacturer’s ‘willful infringement’ suit set for SCOTUS argument
Indiana medical device maker Zimmer Inc. will be fighting for its wallet Tuesday as part of a patent dispute before the Supreme Court of the United States.
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Black lawmakers oppose Marion County judge selection bill
A proposal to create a 14-member merit-selection commission to nominate Marion Superior judges would harm minority representation on the bench of the state’s largest county, members of the Indiana Black Legislative Caucus said in a statement Monday as the bill awaited second reading on the House floor.
Opinions Feb. 22, 2016
The following 7th Circuit Court of Appeals opinion was issued after IL deadline Friday.
USA vs. Lon Campbell
15-1188
US District Court, Southern District of Indiana, Indianapolis Division
Tonya Walton Pratt, Judge.
Criminal. Dismisses appeal of Campbell’s sentence of 21 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release because he waived his right to appeal in district court.
7th Circuit dismisses appeal due to waiver
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed a man’s appeal of his 21-month sentence and three years of supervised release because he waived his right to appeal in district court. Circuit Judge David Hamilton said the court didn’t see any reason to overlook the waiver.
Indiana House committee tosses hate-crimes bill
Legislation creating the state’s first hate-crime law to help victims targeted because of their race, sexual identity, religion or other specified characteristic is expected to die because it won’t get a committee hearing in the House, leaving lawmakers few options to address civil rights this year.
Chief justice remembers Scalia’s ‘irrepressible spirit’
Supreme Court Chief Justice John G. Roberts is remembering the late Justice Antonin Scalia as a colleague of “irrepressible spirit.”
50 Cent’s online photos with cash interest bankruptcy judge
Rapper 50 Cent has been ordered to appear in bankruptcy court in Hartford, Connecticut, to explain photos showing him with wads of cash.
Clark County jail to earn $60,000 from allowing TV show to film
A sheriff in southern Indiana says he'll use $60,000 earned from letting a cable television show film in jail for training and equipment upgrades.
Medical malpractice complaint moves forward
A man will have his medical malpractice complaint heard after the Indiana Court of Appeals reversed a trial court’s decision to dismiss it.
15 semifinalists selected for Supreme Court vacancy
The Indiana Judicial Nominating Commission on Friday selected 15 people as semifinalists to replace retiring Indiana Supreme Court Justice Brent Dickson.
Interviews conclude for Supreme Court applicants
The last of 29 applicants for a pending vacancy on the Indiana Supreme Court were interviewed Friday by the Indiana Judicial Nomination Commission, which is deliberating to reduce the number for a second round of interviews. Those semifinalists are to be announced Friday.
Court affirms grandparents’ rights to visitation
The Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed the denial of a motion which would have denied grandparents visitation rights.
Indianapolis family law attorney Strain dies
An Indianapolis solo practitioner who was active leader in bar associations died Wednesday. Jana K. Strain was 51.
Court reinstates father’s rights
The Indiana Supreme Court reinstated a father’s parental rights, determining there was not enough evidence to support termination.
Court reinstates father’s rights
The Indiana Supreme Court reinstated a father’s parental rights, determining there was not enough evidence to support termination.
Supreme Court affirms battery charges
The Indiana Supreme Court affirmed battery charges against a man who said the evidence against him was “testimonial hearsay” and violated his federal and state confrontation rights.
7th Circuit reverses, remands motion to suppress evidence
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the denial of a motion to suppress evidence after police found heroin in a man’s car and remanded the case to district court because the police had no probable cause to pull over the car in the first place.
Opinions Feb. 19, 2016
Indiana Supreme Court
Dee Ward v. State of Indiana
49S02-1602-CR-96
Criminal. Affirms Dee Ward’s convictions for battery, a Class C felony, and misdemeanor domestic battery, a Class A misdemeanor. Hearsay statements were properly admitted into evidence.
Harper Lee, author of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird,’ dies at 89
Harper Lee, the American writer whose book “To Kill a Mockingbird” was voted the best novel of the 20th century and became a classroom standard for the study of racial injustice in the U.S., has died. She was 89.<
Court reverses marijuana, nuisance convictions
The Indiana Court of Appeals reversed a man’s convictions after finding the probable cause affidavit did not contain enough information to support issuing a search warrant.