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Some attorneys express frustration with new immigration court in Indianapolis

May 8, 2025
Daniel Carson, The Indiana Lawyer

For some immigration attorneys, like Vicki Fortino, there are mounting frustrations with how the new court operates in Indianapolis.

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‘Flaming moderates’: Many say Indiana courts remain centrist despite heavy GOP tilt

April 30, 2024
Alexa Shrake, Indiana Lawyer

Many say the state’s merit selection process tends to produce a pool of centrist judicial candidates for the governor to choose from and appoint to the Indiana Supreme Court and Court of Appeals

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Worries about AI’s risks to humanity loom over trial pitting Musk against OpenAI’s leaders

May 7, 2026 | Associated Press

Witness testimony has touched on concerns about workforce disruptions and the prospect raised by Musk that superhuman AI might one day kill us all.

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Indiana appeals court rules against former state Sen. Brent Waltz in long-simmering business dispute

February 19, 2026 | Maura Johnson, Indiana Lawyer

The court’s opinion was issued days after Waltz lost an appeal of his federal prison sentence related to a 2016 campaign finance scandal.

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Alex Palou ordered to pay McLaren Racing $12M in breach of contract suit

January 23, 2026 | Associated Press

The IndyCar driver said after the ruling that he was “disappointed that any damages have been awarded to McLaren” but has not decided on his next legal step.

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Indiana appellate court rules lower court must grant summary judgment to IU in sports injury lawsuit

December 30, 2025 | Maura Johnson, Indiana Lawyer

The plaintiff was an offensive lineman on IU’s football team and was working out with a trainer during a voluntary pre-season workout when he was injured by a resistance band.

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Judge strikes down Trump administration guidance against diversity programs at schools and colleges

August 14, 2025 | Associated Press

The guidance has been on hold since April when three federal judges blocked various portions of the Education Department’s anti-DEI measures.

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Trump seeks to change how census collects data, wants to exclude illegal immigrants

August 7, 2025 | Associated Press

Any changes in the conduct of a national census would require alterations to the Census Act and approval from Congress, and there likely would be a fierce fight.

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Hamilton County plans $65M government center addition

July 30, 2025 | Maura Johnson, Indiana Lawyer

Now, the upcoming work will add another 130,000 square feet to the building and include an expanded lower level and three total stories.

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Former Indiana virtual charter school official to plead guilty in $44M fraud case

June 5, 2025 | Eric Weddle, WFYI

Percy Clark, 82, of Carmel, who helped oversee Indiana Virtual School and Indiana Virtual Pathways Academy, admitted to participating in a plan to inflate student enrollment numbers to obtain tens of millions of dollars in state education funding.

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Judge wrestles with far-reaching remedy proposals in antitrust case against Google

June 1, 2025 | Associated Press

Justice Department lawyers who argued that a radical shake-up is needed to promote a free and fair market, while Google’s legal team argued that only minor concessions are needed.

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Criminal, civil charges dismissed against Noblesville Bitcoin exchange operator

May 1, 2025 | Maura Johnson, Indiana Lawyer

The operator of AurumXchange, a virtual currency exchange, had been charged with five counts of money laundering and two counts of willfully failing to file a tax return.

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ICE reversing termination of legal status for international students, lawyers say

April 25, 2025 | Associated Press

Judges around the country had already issued orders temporarily restoring the students’ records in dozens of lawsuits challenging the terminations.

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Hamilton County to gain courts, Marion County to lose magistrates in bill headed to governor

April 24, 2025 | Greg Weaver

The legislation is meant to reduce caseloads in some of the state’s fastest-growing counties.

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Meta CEO Zuckerberg defends acquisitions as he wraps up his testimony in antitrust case

April 16, 2025 | Associated Press

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified in federal court on Wednesday that he bought Instagram and WhatsApp because he saw value in the companies—not to take out competitors, as the FCC alleges.

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Bill abolishing court positions passes Indiana Senate

April 16, 2025 | Niki Kelly, Indiana Capital Chronicle

Eleven mostly rural counties will lose judges under a bill passed 33-16 by the Indiana Senate on Tuesday.

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Zuckerberg tells court Meta faces broader competition than FTC says

April 15, 2025 | The Washington Post

In federal court Monday, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg rejected the Federal Trade Commission’s claim that the social media giant maintains a monopoly.

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Green fees, fishing sponsorships among gifts to Indiana’s top judges, disclosure forms show

March 27, 2025 | Alexa Shrake, Indiana Lawyer

Some judges also reported earning outside compensation for everything from working as a stagehand at Pink and Taylor Swift concerts to serving as a board member for the Indianapolis Indians baseball team.

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Indiana Supreme Court weighs legal recourse following alleged BMV error

March 7, 2025 | Whitney Downard, Indiana Capital Chronicle

An Indiana man maintains that an agency error cost him a job opportunity, over $1,000 in fines and a night in jail—but state attorneys argued Thursday that the Bureau of Motor Vehicles isn’t responsible for any damages.

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Judge extends block on Trump administration’s sweeping freeze on federal funding

February 26, 2025 | Associated Press

A federal judge in Washington, D.C., issued a preliminary injunction requested by groups representing thousands of nonprofits and small businesses.

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Bill to add judges in a few counties advances, but plan to cut elsewhere still unclear

February 5, 2025 | Alexa Shrake, Indiana Lawyer

A bill that would add two superior courts in Hamilton County and magistrates in two other counties was unanimously approved Tuesday afternoon by the Indiana House Ways and Means Committee.

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Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump made his first campaign appearance in Indianapolis on April 20 at a rally at the Indiana State Fairgrounds.

UPDATE: Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump administration freeze on federal grants, loans

January 28, 2025 | Associated Press

The Trump administration plan had plunged the U.S. government into panic and confusion, and set the stage for a constitutional clash over control of taxpayer money.

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