The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana is getting more help from within the circuit. Chief Judge James Shadid of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois and Judge Rebecca Pallmeyer of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois will sit by designation and assist with the caseload of the Southern District of Indiana.
Family and friends gathered Thursday in the courtroom of late the Senior Judge Larry McKinney at the Birch Bayh Federal Building and United States Courthouse in Indianapolis for a memorial to share stories and celebrate his life.
Convicted fraudster Tim Durham again is trying to get his 50-year prison sentence dismissed, this time claiming his lawyer shoddily defended him.
The odyssey that led to Zionsville pharmacist Hongxing “Harry” Zhang’s 2016 fraud indictment, and subsequently his guilty plea to two felony counts on Oct. 4, began in a curious fashion.
The life and career of the late Senior Judge Larry McKinney will be celebrated by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana at a special memorial ceremony Thursday.
A judge dismissed a lawsuit by a former Indiana University football player and two others ex-collegiate athletes who claimed daily online fantasy sports sites DraftKings and FanDuel impermissibly used their names, images and likenesses to market what they alleged was illegal gambling.
Senior Judge Larry McKinney of the District Court for the Southern District of Indiana is remembered as a brilliant, dedicated jurist who could also keep things light with his quick wit. McKinney died Sept. 20 at age 73.
A workhorse court within the 7th Circuit, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana has long been designated as a judicial emergency. It’s now having to cope with the caseload made heavier by the recent deaths of two colleagues.
Coping under a judicial emergency that has been exacerbated by a sudden death of a Senior Judge Larry McKinney, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana is getting much needed help from its northern Hoosier neighbor.
A woman who sued an Indianapolis law firm over its debt-collection letter has plausibly stated potential violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, a federal judge ruled.
Indiana plans to appeal a federal judge's order that permanently blocks the state from enforcing a provision of a law passed last year that would ban abortions sought due to fetal genetic abnormalities.
A now-bankrupt telecommunications provider cannot avoid making payments invoiced by its supplier prior to the filing of an involuntary bankruptcy petition because the supplier has a legitimate defense under the “new value” concept in U.S. Bankruptcy Code, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled.
Although he was carrying only half a caseload, U.S. District Court Senior Judge Larry McKinney had a full schedule. He devoted much time to the civic education programs and put a great deal of energy into a program which works to assist ex-offenders in staying out of prison.
Federal judge Larry McKinney is being remembered as a brilliant, hardworking jurist who was personable, vibrant and had a terrific sense of humor.
Indiana’s rule barring horses purchased in claiming races from racing outside the state for 60 days was struck down by a federal judge Wednesday as an impermissible restriction of interstate commerce. The judgment may impact similar rules in other states.
Larry McKinney, senior judge for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, died overnight. He was 73.
Wal-Mart must face a civil assault lawsuit filed after a worker angrily pointed his finger in the face of a 79-year-old customer at its Franklin store, a judge has ruled.
The second-busiest federal district court in the nation soon will get some relief from magistrate judges from other district courts in the 7th Circuit. The Southern District of Indiana’s ongoing judicial emergency has been compounded by the death of Magistrate Judge Denise K. LaRue.
A nursing home management firm in Indiana has sued several former executives who are already criminally charged with embezzling more than $16 million from the company.
A project in the federal courthouse in Indianapolis aims to take what the court calls the “worst of the worst” ex-offenders and offers them a hand to break the cycle of bad decisions, criminal behavior and reincarceration.