Maryland plans to appeal EPA denial of petition involving Indiana plants
Maryland contends the power plants in Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia are violating the “good neighbor” provision of the Clean Air Act.
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Indiana lawmakers consider crackdown on unsolicited calls
Lawmakers are looking into toughening the state's regulations for telephone solicitation to combat unwanted, and often illegal, sales calls.
GOP plan would ban sitting, lying down on downtown streets, sidewalks
Proponents say the plan would curb panhandling, but critics say it would unfairly target the city’s homeless population.
Former Carmel stock broker pleads guilty to fraud
A former Carmel resident pleaded guilty Wednesday to evading taxes on more than $1.2 million in income related to the multimillion sale of a rare painting.
No immediate ruling in GOP’s latest Obamacare lawsuit
The latest push to scrap the Affordable Care Act once and for all pressed ahead Wednesday as Republican-controlled states asked a federal judge to finish what Congress started last year.
Amish couple sues U.S. government over photo requirement
An Indiana Amish couple with 13 children accuse U.S. officials of violating their constitutional rights by insisting that they provide photographs before the Canadian wife can become a permanent U.S. resident.
Indianapolis woman who lost family on duck boat files lawsuit
An Indianapolis woman whose husband and three children drowned when a duck boat full of tourists sank in a Missouri lake has filed a federal lawsuit.
Papa John’s founder sues company’s board, CEO
Papa John’s International Inc. founder John Schnatter escalated his legal battle with the pizza chain, suing the board of directors and CEO Steve M. Ritchie.
Lawsuit alleges St. Vincent engaged in age discrimination
The lawsuit by a former medical director alleges St. Vincent engaged in a practice of “pushing out employees over the age of 40 and hiring substantially younger employees.”
UPDATE: NCAA finds no MSU violations in Nassar scandal
The NCAA has cleared Michigan State University of any rules violations in the Larry Nassar sexual-assault scandal, the school announced Thursday.
ITT Educational’s CEO, directors scoff at $250M lawsuit
Attorneys for the defendants have asked the court to discuss the case, arguing it falls far short of the standards needed to warrant a full-blown trial.
UPDATE: Woman sues Butler, fraternity after 2016 student rape report
A former Butler University athlete is accusing the school and a campus fraternity of failing to protect her from a male student-athlete with a history of sexual assault who she alleges raped her.
Some states move to place limits on secret harassment settlements
Confidentiality agreements have come under fire during the #MeToo movement. Six state have passed new restrictions on the agreements and 16 more are considering them.
Fertility doctor who used own sperm surrenders license
The Indiana Medical Licensing Board voted to prohibit the 79-year-old Donald Cline from ever applying for a license in Indiana again.
Ex-US Gymnastics coach charged in Nassar case
Kathie Ann Klages was charged Thursday with lying to an investigator when she denied that witnesses told her years ago about being sexually assaulted by ex-sports doctor Larry Nassar.
Former office manager gets nearly 5 years in prison for fraud
A bookkeeper who pleaded guilty to defrauding a small Indianapolis-area construction company out of hundreds of thousands of dollars has been sentenced to nearly five years in federal prison.
Fair Finance trustee tries for legal jackpot one last time
Without a big settlement, or a resounding victory at trial, victims in the fraud would be left with an underwhelming recovery—currently 11 cents on the dollar, based on distributions of $18 million in December 2015 and $5 million last October.
Indianapolis archbishop issues letter about Roncalli decision
A letter from the Most Rev. Charles Thompson says guidance counselors like the suspended Shelly Fitzgerald are ministers of the faith whose obligations “are clearly spelled out in school ministerial job descriptions and contracts.”
Ex-Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort guilty of 8 charges
The outcome almost certainly guarantees years of prison for Manafort and established the ability of special counsel Robert Mueller’s team to persuade a jury of average citizens despite months of partisan attacks — including from Trump — on the investigation’s integrity.
Ex-Trump lawyer Cohen pleads guilty in hush-money scheme
The campaign-finance violations involved payments to porn star Stormy Daniels and a former Playboy model. Michael Cohen cast the payments as attempts to influence the 2016 election and said they were made “at the direction” of Donald Trump.