Supreme Court to hear three cases on Friday
The Indiana Supreme Court will grapple with tax law, sex offenders and juvenile delinquents when it hears oral arguments tomorrow in three cases.
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Justices hear police officer sexual assault cases
Two cases from opposite ends of the state jointly came before the Indiana Supreme Court on Thursday for guidance on the same question: if a police officer sexually assaults a citizen while on duty, should municipalities be held liable for the officer’s actions as the employer?
7th Circuit to hear arguments over Indiana’s abortion law
Indiana’s controversial law that limits a woman’s ability to obtain an abortion will be argued before the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday morning. The 2016 law that was barred from taking effect by a federal judge in Indianapolis will be the subject of oral arguments in an appeal brought by the state.
Justices hear plea modification case as Senate acts on similar bill
Before 2014, it was a cut-and-dry issue: fixed-sentence plea agreements meant an offender would serve out the terms of their plea, with no chance to change it. But after 2014 legislation and a 2016 Indiana Court of Appeals decision, the Indiana Supreme Court must now decide whether such agreements may be modified.
Justices consider delinquent adjudications for teen who threatened school
In the fall of 2015, a Seymour High School student began planning a “Columbine-style” attack on his school specifically targeting two students — a girl he had a crush on, and the other boy that girl liked. The plan was reported and foiled without any harm, but now the Indiana Supreme Court must decide whether delinquent adjudications imposed on the high school conspirator will stand.
Justices to hear mental health commitment, murder appeals
The rights of respondents to be present at their mental health commitment hearings will be considered this week when the Indiana Supreme Court hears oral arguments in a case in which a man was involuntarily committed for mental health treatment without being present at his hearing.
Justices weigh if trial can proceed after prosecutor misconduct
The Indiana Supreme Court will decide if a man charged in his wife’s shooting death will finally have to stand trial after a series of judicial recusals and state misconduct resulted in the trial court dismissing the criminal case.
COA hears challenge to Johnson County public defender system
As a statewide task force begins the process of analyzing deficiencies in Indiana’s indigent defense services, a group of Johnson County criminal defendants sought to keep alive a lawsuit against their court-appointed public defenders. The defendants Thursday urged the Indiana Court of Appeals to reinstate their suit alleging ineffective assistance of counsel before their cases have concluded.
Justices to decide if sex offender’s internet restriction unconstitutional
After being convicted of incest with his teenage niece, a Tippecanoe County man’s sentence contained several probation conditions, including a prohibition on accessing websites “frequented by children” and a prohibition on internet use without prior approval. Those conditions are the subject of an appeal now under review by the Indiana Supreme Court, which will decide whether the conditions, as applied, are unconstitutional.
Justices weigh if doctor who reported suspected abuse can be sued
A dispute over whether doctors who report suspected child abuse are protected under Indiana statute will come before the state’s high court this week — one of three oral arguments the court will hear Thursday.
Justices to review who can waive rights of mentally ill
The Indiana Supreme Court will decide whether trial courts have authority to waive respondents’ rights to be present at their mental health commitment hearings after granting transfer to a case in which a man was not present for his commitment hearing.
Justices to consider whether failure to file negligence case warrants malpractice claim
The fate of a legal malpractice claim against a northern Indiana law firm is now in the hands of the justices of the Indiana Supreme Court, who must decide whether an underlying slip-and-fall case would have been more favorable to the plaintiff if the firm in question had not failed to file crucial documents.
High court traveling to Evansville Monday
The Indiana Supreme Court will travel south Monday to hear oral arguments in Vanderburgh County in a case involving a student’s alleged bomb threat at an Indianapolis school.
Purdue to host COA argument in courtesy car crash case this week
Purdue University will host a traveling oral argument of the Indiana Court of Appeals this week in a case involving who will pay for damages to a car rented from a car dealership while the driver’s vehicle was being repaired.
Justices to consider resisting law enforcement convictions stemming from fatal crash
A man who killed three people while driving the wrong way down Interstate 69 as he fled from police will make his case to the Indiana Supreme Court this week as to why he should not be convicted of three counts of resisting law enforcement in relation to each of his victims.
Ex-attorney Conour may get new day in court after 7th Circuit argument
Ex-Indianapolis attorney and convicted fraudster William Conour may have yet another day in court, nearly four years after he was sentenced to 10 years in prison for stealing $6 million from three dozen clients and more than 18 months after he was resentenced to the same term.
Justices hear challenge to lethal injection formulation; state says it’s shelved
Several Indiana Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical Thursday of a death row inmate’s challenge of the Department of Correction’s untried lethal injection drug cocktail formulation.
US Supreme Court weighs case on detention of immigrants
The Supreme Court of the United States wrestled for a second time Tuesday with whether the government can indefinitely detain certain immigrants it is considering deporting without providing a hearing.
Kennedy is key to Supreme Court outcome on partisan maps
In a case that could reshape American politics, the Supreme Court appeared split Tuesday on whether Wisconsin Republicans gave themselves an unfair advantage when they drew political maps to last a decade.
Indiana Supreme Court to hear death penalty arguments this week
The justices of the Indiana Supreme Court will consider the fate of the state’s death penalty protocol when it hears arguments this week in a case challenging the legality of how the protocol was enacted.