Indiana

2 judges attending judicial conference are shot and wounded in White Castle parking lot

Updated: Two judges visiting Indianapolis for a state judicial conference were shot and wounded in a White Castle parking lot early Wednesday. Both judges are from Clark County, Indiana, where courts were closed for the day, report the Indianapolis Star, the Associated Press and the Indiana Lawyer. Both are hospitalized.…

May 1, 2019 12:47 PM CDT

Parental rights of prisoners get a shield of protection

The state of Indiana is on the verge of enacting a law that will make sure parents in prison don’t have their parental rights terminated because of their imprisonment alone, an issue the Marshall Project first reported on in December.

Apr 26, 2019 3:24 PM CDT

Number of prisoners hits 9-year low, but some states are resisting the trend

The number of people in U.S. prisons fell to a nine-year low of just under 1.5 million last year, a 1.3 percent decrease, according to a report released recently by the nonprofit Vera Institute of Justice.

Apr 26, 2019 2:36 PM CDT

GPS ankle monitors can call and record people without consent; do they violate 5th Amendment?

Updated: GPS electronic monitoring devices made by a company called the Track Group can call and record people who are required to wear the ankle monitors because they are on probation or awaiting trial.

Apr 9, 2019 11:39 AM CDT

Indiana AG’s party behavior violated ‘heightened duty of ethical conduct,’ complaint says

An ethics complaint accuses Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill of inappropriately touching an Indiana lawmaker and three legislative staff members at a bar party, where he also made “rude and sexually suggestive comments.”

Mar 21, 2019 2:37 PM CDT

There’s no due process right to perform abortions, says en banc 6th Circuit in funding case

An en banc federal appeals court has upheld an Ohio law that bans the state from providing health funds to abortion providers.

Mar 13, 2019 12:15 PM CDT

Supreme Court deals blow against civil forfeiture in ruling for owner of seized Land Rover

Updated: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the Eighth Amendment's ban on excessive fines applies to the states in a decision that could curb state seizure of property from criminal suspects.

Feb 20, 2019 11:47 AM CST

Extreme cold causes widespread court closures in Midwest; one governor says US is ‘getting soft’

Many courthouses throughout the the Midwest announced closings Wednesday as an arctic blast settled on the region. Both local and federal courthouses reported closings. The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at Chicago announced a Wednesday and Thursday closing, along with courthouses in the Northern District of Illinois. Also closed…

Jan 30, 2019 3:42 PM CST

Indiana commission to examine bar exam cut score; California asked to take ‘fresh look’ at its exam

Following a July 2018 bar exam pass rate of 65 percent, the Indiana Supreme Court has assembled a special commission to review the test’s format and content and consider whether the cut score should be changed.

Dec 6, 2018 11:17 AM CST

What can states seize? SCOTUS will decide whether the excessive fines clause applies to states

The legal question in Timbs v. Indiana, scheduled for argument on Nov. 28 as part of the court’s December sitting, is whether the clause is incorporated against the states by the 14th Amendment.

Dec 1, 2018 2:00 AM CST

Will abortion controversies get Supreme Court hearing? Planned Parenthood funding cases await action

Several abortion cases working their way through the courts could end up before the U.S. Supreme Court, although it’s unclear whether the court will want to take up the politically charged issue at this time. Currently before the court are cert petitions filed by Kansas and Louisiana that contend states…

Oct 26, 2018 1:10 PM CDT

Indiana AG won’t be charged for alleged groping; prosecutor says he can’t prove intent

A special prosecutor won’t charge Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill with battery for allegedly touching four women inappropriately during an end-of-the-legislative session party in March. In a press conference on Tuesday, special prosecutor Daniel Sigler said he found the four accusers—including a state representative—to be credible, but he doesn’t believe…

Oct 24, 2018 12:49 PM CDT

2 schools seek approval to move Valpo Law to Middle Tennessee

A proposed agreement in which the Indiana-based Valparaiso University would gift its law school infrastructure to Middle Tennessee State University, which would offer a reimbursement for interim expenses, has been reached by the governing boards at both institutions. The potential agreement must be approved by both the Tennessee Higher Education…

Oct 11, 2018 2:35 PM CDT

College interns get badges and chance to work with police cybercrimes unit

Notre Dame students are getting real-world experience investigating cybercrimes in an internship program that swears them in as police officers. The interns are working with law enforcement in St. Joseph County, Indiana, Slate reports. St. Joseph County Prosecuting Attorney Kenneth Cotter says other universities also provide college students with digital…

Sep 28, 2018 12:37 PM CDT

Ex-city council member arrested in slaying of Indiana lawyer, says it was ‘spur-of-the-moment thing’

An 83-year-old former city council member in Cedar Lake, Indiana, told investigators he shot and killed the prominent lawyer who handled his taxes as a “spur-of-the-moment thing,” according to court records in the case. William Landske was charged Friday with murder in the shooting death of Edward “Ted” Page, of…

Aug 20, 2018 10:42 AM CDT