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Some court-appointed attorneys won’t get paid until October due to federal funding gap
The judicial branch’s Defender Services program receives funding from Congress to pay the attorneys, known as panel attorneys, to represent clients who are assigned representation because they cannot afford their own.
Federal judge reverses rule that would have removed medical debt from credit reports
The CFPB estimated the rule would have removed $49 billion in medical debt from the credit reports of 15 million Americans.
Supreme Court allows Trump to lay off nearly 1,400 Education Department employees
The high court action enables the administration to resume work on winding down the department, one of President Trump’s biggest campaign promises.
U.S. District Court in Southern Indiana names Sweeney as new chief judge
Before his appointment to the U.S. District Court in 2018, James Sweeney was a partner at Barnes & Thornburg LLP in Indianapolis, where he focused on intellectual property.
Former WISH-TV chief meteorologist sues broadcasting company over noncompete agreement
Meteorologist Ashley Brown, who worked at WISH-TV from 2017 to early 2025, filed the lawsuit against Circle City Broadcasting I LLC in Marion Superior Court.
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson tells Indy crowd she’s not afraid to use her voice
At Thursday’s IndyBar luncheon, Jackson explained that there are times when she feels compelled to include additional thoughts in her dissents when a particular issue is important to her.
Court blocks ‘click-to-cancel’ rule, intended to make canceling subscriptions easier
The rule was set to go into effect on Monday, but the U.S. Court of Appeals said the FTC made a procedural error by failing to come up with a preliminary regulatory analysis.
Supreme Court clears way for Trump’s plans to downsize federal workforce
The high court action continued a remarkable winning streak for Trump, who the justices have allowed to move forward with significant parts of his plan to remake the federal government.
Prosecutor seeking stay-away orders to help quell downtown Indy violence
Stay-away orders are officially called restraining or protective orders and are often used in domestic violence cases. But they also can be used to keep suspects away from areas of potential violence as a condition of pre-trial release, if approved by a judge.
IBJ Podcast: ‘Am I crazy for doing this?’ asks attorney turned bookstore owner
Tiffany Phillips discusses how she got Wild Geese Bookshop off the ground, developed a national reputation and fights fears that championing the printed word in retail “doesn’t make any sense.”
Avon real estate agent involved in dozens of lawsuits faces loss of license
Attorney General Todd Rokita is seeking to revoke the real estate license of Jeremy Tucker, an Avon real estate agent who has been sued dozens of times over local real estate deals.
Lululemon’s lawsuit against Costco highlights rise of fashion ‘dupes’
Across the retail industry, it’s far from a new phenomenon. But social media is pushing the culture of online dupe shopping to new heights as influencers direct their followers to where they can buy the knockoffs.
Trump selects Wheeler, Mildred as U.S. attorney nominees in Indiana
Tom Wheeler is the acting general counsel at the Department of Education and will be nominated as the U.S. attorney for the Southern District.
Judge allows antitrust lawsuit against Apple to proceed
A federal judge on Monday rebuffed Apple’s request to throw out a U.S. government lawsuit alleging the technology trendsetter has built a maze of illegal barriers to protect the iPhone from competition and fatten its profit margins.
More than 10 years after criminal code reform, Indiana piles on new penalties
Meanwhile, Indiana prisons are near or over capacity, and areas of the state face an attorney shortage.
Jack’s Donuts corporate turmoil affecting some local franchisees
Since last fall, four creditors have sued Jack’s Donuts of Indiana Commissary LLC for money they say they’re owed. Of those four cases, two have resulted in judgments against Jack’s totaling just over $888,000.
Supreme Court OKs fee that subsidizes phone, internet services in schools, libraries and rural areas
The justices, by a 6-3 vote, reversed an appeals court ruling that had struck down as unconstitutional the Universal Service Fund, the charge that has been added to phone bills for nearly 30 years.
11 Eastern Europeans charged in $10.6B Medicare fraud scheme
Prosecutors say the organization bought more than 30 previously legitimate U.S. companies and turned them from lawful businesses into consistent vehicles for fraud.
States can cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood, Supreme Court rules
While Medicaid law allows people to choose their own provider, it doesn’t make that a right enforceable in court, the justices found.