The litigant recently enrolled in a charter school and no longer can pursue legal action against Indianapolis Public Schools to play on the girls softball team.
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The U.S. Senate voted 60-31 Monday night to confirm Judge Doris L. Pryor to the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals following her May 25 nomination by Democratic President Joe Biden.
The statutory requirement for Indiana abortion clinics and hospitals to dispose of fetal remains only by burial or cremation is back in effect.
There no longer is any legal question Indiana's Lake Michigan shoreline is, and always has been, owned by the state, and continues to be held in trust by the state for all Hoosiers to enjoy.
There no longer is any legal question Indiana's Lake Michigan shoreline is, and always has been, owned by the state, and continues to be held in trust by the state for all Hoosiers to enjoy.
If the Supreme Court grants or denies the petition at its Oct. 28 conference, the outcome likely will be announced Oct. 31. The justices also could delay acting until a later date.
The Porter plaintiffs insist their property deeds include a private beach on Lake Michigan and the loss of their ability to exclude others from "their" beach is unlawful without just compensation.
Three lake-adjacent property owners who claim their holdings include a private beach on Lake Michigan are preparing to take their case to the highest court in the land.
Applying legal precedent to the facts of this case "leads to a result that is not even a close call," said U.S. District Court Judge Jane Magnus-Stinson
A federal appeals court has declined to disturb an Indiana Supreme Court ruling declaring the shoreline of Lake Michigan is, and always has been, owned by the state for the enjoyment of all Hoosiers.
A federal appeals court appears unlikely to disturb an Indiana Supreme Court ruling that held the shoreline of Lake Michigan is, and always has been, owned by the state for the enjoyment of all Hoosiers.
Attorney General Todd Rokita declared Thursday that the COVID-19 prevention policies of President Joe Biden are an "egregious" and "insidious" overreach, and a "direct attack on state's rights."
A Hammond landlord ordered by the city to tear out the five apartments he's rented in what once was a single-family home is getting a chance to challenge the administrative process that led to that order.
A federal judge has halted the enforcement of a new Indiana statute mandating doctors tell patients pill-induced abortions possibly can be "reversed."
"The court’s decision affirms what we always knew to be true — that the shoreline of Lake Michigan belongs to every Hoosier for their use and enjoyment," said Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita.
The U.S. Senate voted 51-44 Tuesday to confirm Northwest Indiana U.S. Attorney Thomas Kirsch, of Schererville, to fill a judicial vacancy on the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago.
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted along party lines Thursday to advance the nomination of U.S. Attorney Thomas Kirsch II, of Schererville, to the full Senate for final approval.
The chief federal prosecutor for Northwest Indiana appears to be on a fast-track toward a vacant judicial seat on the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago.
U.S. Sen. Todd Young, R-Ind., and U.S. Sen. Mike Braun, R-Ind., both said Tuesday they support Thomas Kirsch's nomination and "look forward to a swift confirmation process."
Hoosiers voting by mail this year must return their absentee ballot to their county's election office no later than noon on Election Day — Nov. 3 — if they want it counted in the final results.
Hoosiers expecting to vote by mail in this year's general election still should plan to return their ballots no later than 12 p.m. on Election Day.
"Indiana voters can now rest easier knowing that when they vote absentee by mail, their vote will be counted," said Barbara Bolling-Williams, Indiana NAACP president.
A federal judge has struck down for vagueness an Indiana abortion statute requiring health care providers report to the state any physical or psychological "complications" arising from an abortion.
Following a new U.S. Supreme Court ruling, the federal appeals court in Chicago will take a second look at two Indiana laws restricting access to abortion it previously deemed unconstitutional.
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a Hammond landlord who was ordered by the city to tear out the five apartments he's rented to tenants in what once was a single-family home.
