Indiana

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7th Circuit Denies En Banc Review In Indiana Legislative Prayer Case
Yesterday's Indianapolis Star reports that the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has denied a petition for en banc review in Hinrichs v. Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Indiana General Assembly...

Fourth Circuit Decides Two Important Campaign Finance Cases, Raising Issues that Could Get En Banc or Supreme Court Attention
Today the Fourth Circuit decided two important campaign finance cases, both confusingly with the same name. I discuss the most important aspect of these decisions at the end of this post: the court has struck down contribution limits on independent...

7th Circuit decides ADEA is violated when bona fide hiring plan is not bona fide
In Davis v. Indiana State Police, Wayne Davis, an Indiana State Trooper, resigned when he was 42 years old. Two months later he decided he wanted his job back. The State Police refused to rehire Davis because he was too...

Notable split decisions from Third Circuit in government appeals of probationary sentences
I suspect that everyone interested in federal sentencing jurisprudence will find something they like and something they don't like in two big rulings today from the Third Circuit. Here are basics of the two decisions, drawn from their openning paragraphs:...

SCOTUS Decides Indiana v. Edwards
The Supreme Court decided Indiana v. Edwards today. In a 7-2 decision, the Court held that the standard for competency to stand trial is not the same as the standard for competency to waive counsel and go to trial pro...

Unwed Fathers' Rights in Adoption
Landmark Cases in Adoption Law Shape Law with respect to Unwed Fathers

Health Insurers
Dictating Medical Decisions

Specialty Lamp International
Recalls Counterfeit Circuit Breakers

Philip Morris
Jury Decides Against Big Tobacco

Gleevec
Possible Case of Kidney Damage Reported

Hampton Inn
Third Case of Legionnaires' Disease Linked to McHenry Hampton Inn Hot Tub

18-Wheeler Accident Case Settled for $600,000
18-Wheeler Accident Case Settled for $600,000