Beginning May 1, judicial officers around the state will have the authority to allow news media into their courtrooms to record, photograph and broadcast court proceedings that are not confidential.
Read MoreThe Indiana Supreme Court ruled Wednesday, Sept. 31, to uphold the Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis’s decision to fire a Cathedral High School teacher for being in a same-sex marriage.
Read MoreEight men languish on Indiana’s death row as the state struggles to obtain the drugs needed to conduct an execution.
Read MoreThe Indiana Supreme Court ruled in favor of Gov. Eric Holcomb in an emergency powers dispute over legislation that would allow the General Assembly to call its own special session.
Read MoreIndiana Attorney General Todd Rokita is asking the Indiana Supreme Court to order a trial court to stop proceedings in the governor’s lawsuit challenging a new law that allows Indiana legislators to call themselves into a special legislative session
Read MoreThe Indiana Supreme Court has denied Alyssa Shepherd’s petition to transfer her sentence appeal to their court after it was denied by the Court of Appeals in September.
Read MoreINDIANAPOLIS — Scott J. Lennox, St. Clair, Mich., formerly of Warsaw, has been suspended indefinitely from practicing law.
Read MoreINDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Supreme Court has denied Brandon Woody’s petition to transfer his appeal to that court. The decision was issued Tuesday, Oct. 24, by Indiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Loretta H. Rush. Joseph Sobek, counsel for Woody, filed a petition to transfer the appeal Aug. 24, after … Read More
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Court of Appeals has upheld the March 16 sentencing of Scott Leon Wilkins, 38, Milford, by Kosciusko Superior Court 3 Judge Joe Sutton. However, he has appealed the Court of Appeals ruling asking the case be transferred to the Indiana Supreme Court. Wilkins was sentenced … Read More
HARRISON COUNTY — The Indiana Supreme Court will travel to Corydon in Harrison County on April 20 to hold an oral argument in the original Supreme Court Courtroom. The premier event for the judicial branch to celebrate the state bicentennial will include a modern day argument in the original location of state government.
Read MoreINDIANA — The Indiana Supreme Court is authorizing six judges to preside over pilot project commercial courts, which will begin hearing cases June. These specialized trial courts will benefit all court users by resolving complex business cases more efficiently, which will afford more court resources for other case … Read More
ELKHART — The Indiana State Supreme Court Wednesday unanimously denied a petition to rehear cases for three members of the Elkhart Four who had convictions overturned.
Read MoreBy Kathryn Dolan Indiana Supreme Court Public Information Officer Indiana Justice Brent E. Dickson will step down from the bench in spring 2016, after 30 years as a judicial branch leader. He is Indiana’s 100th Supreme Court justice and the second-longest-serving justice in state history. “During my 17 … Read More
ELKHART — The Indiana Supreme Court has overturned murder convictions for three of four Elkhart teens. The teens, including Blake Layman, then 16, Levi Sparks, then 17, Jose Quiroz, then 16, along with Danzele Johnson, 21, broke into the home of a neighbor of Quiroz, while Anthony Sharp, then … Read More
The Indiana Supreme Court will consider changes to child support guidelines. The guidelines are court rules which provide the measure for determining the child support obligation amount for each parent. Comments from the public about proposed changes will be accepted until Aug. 11, 2015. The Domestic Relations Committee … Read More
The Indiana Supreme Court awarded $242,911 in grant money to benefit 19 counties in support of local family court projects. The grants, ranging between $35,000 to $4,000, were awarded to the following counties: Judge Charles Pratt, Allen County – $35,000 Judge Cynthia Ayers, Marion County – $30,000 Judge … Read More
