A Lake County judge has ruled that Indiana’s right-to-work law violates a provision in the state constitution barring the delivery of services “without just compensation.” The law will stay in effect while an appeal to the state Supreme Court is prepared.
Contract law dominated an Indiana Supreme Court hearing over an agreement requiring the state to buy synthetic natural gas from a private plant and resell it on the open market.
The Indiana Supreme Court will hear arguments Thursday on a lower court ruling invalidating part of a contract that would require the state to buy synthetic natural gas from a southwestern Indiana plant and resell it on the open market for 30 years.
Despite close ties to the project manager of the Rockport coal-gasification plant, Indiana Supreme Court Justice Mark Massa has decided to hear a pending case on the project.
One key proposal from a state commission is to require all licensed attorneys in Indiana to report their pro bono hours.
In 2010, Joseph Stork Smith authored a book purporting to be a true autobiographical account of his 20-year relationship with a former client who was active in politics.
The Indiana Supreme Court has upheld fines levied by House Republicans against Democrats for their 2011 legislative walkout over right-to-work legislation.
The state Supreme Court agreed Thursday to step into a legal fight between backers and opponents of a proposed $2.8 billion coal-gasification plant in southwestern Indiana.
In a 5-0 vote, the justices rejected claims that the law primarily benefited religious institutions that run private schools. The decision paves the way for a possible expansion of the program.
A top state attorney defended Indiana's punitive damages law Thursday against claims that it renders trials meaningless by forcing judges to reduce awards in lawsuits without telling jurors.
Attorneys responded to pointed questions and knotty hypothetical scenarios thrown at them by the five justices on the Indiana Supreme Court during a legal battle Wednesday morning over Indiana’s school-voucher program.
Loretta Rush became the second female Indiana Supreme Court justice in state history during a private swearing-in ceremony Wednesday.
Justice Steven David must pass a yes or no vote in the Nov. 6 election to remain on the state's highest court. But opponents want David ousted.
The Indiana Supreme Court will decide whether the nation's largest school voucher program violates the state constitution.
Gov. Mitch Daniels has named a Tippecanoe County judge as the first woman on the Indiana Supreme Court in 13 years.
The Indiana Supreme Court on Tuesday informed Walter B. Duncan, former executive director of the Greater Brownsburg Chamber of Commerce, that it won’t hear his appeal related to a pay dispute after he was forced to resign in 2010.
The Indiana Supreme Court has agreed to hear oral arguments Oct. 24 in the case involving a California lawyer that stems from a separate suit filed by a former nanny of Herb and Bui Simon.
Hamilton Superior Judge Steve Nation, Tippecanoe Superior Judge Loretta Rush and Indianapolis attorney Geoffrey Slaughter were chosen Wednesday by the Indiana Judicial Nominating Commission.
Longtime Indiana Supreme Court Justice Brent Dickson has been formally sworn in as the state's first new chief justice since 1987.
The university appointed Randall Shepard to a two-year term as its first executive-in-residence of its Public Policy Institute within the School of Public and Environmental Affairs. Shepard stepped down as chief justice in March.
