Court Court Decisions Indiana 
JURIST
JANUARY 12, 2021
A federal judge in Indiana on Monday stayed federal death row inmate Lisa Montgomery’s execution. Judge James Halan of the US District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, granted the stay in order to allow the court to conduct a hearing to determine Montgomery’s competence to be executed.
SCOTUSBlog
AUGUST 13, 2021
Share Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Friday morning read: What the Supreme Court Decision Means for NY’s Eviction Moratorium (David Brand, City Limits). Making Sense of Chrysafis v.
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JURIST
AUGUST 18, 2021
Last week US Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett denied a similar petition from a group of Indiana University students who were protesting a similar requirement. Though her denial was through an emergency application—not a formal court decision—it likely signals that the court will not be convinced by challenges.
Constitutional Law Reporter
JULY 23, 2024
Supreme Court held that 18 U.S.C. Facts of the Case As the Court explained in its opinion, Federal and state law distinguish between two kinds of payments to public officials—bribes and gratuities. The case before the Court involves James Snyder, who is the former mayor of Portage, Indiana. In Snyder v.
SCOTUSBlog
DECEMBER 11, 2020
Alfred Bourgeois became the 10th person to be put to death by the federal government this year, after the Supreme Court on Friday evening denied his application for a delay of the execution. Federal law and Supreme Court precedent ban the execution of someone who is mentally disabled. The Supreme Court ruled in 2002 in Atkins v.
The Crime Report
JUNE 14, 2022
Examining the “severity and normality of state violence,” Thusi, an Indiana University Maurer School of Law Professor, argues that such invasive searches violate the Fourth, Thirteenth, and Eighth Amendment rights of incarcerated girls. India Thusi in a Northwestern University Law Review article. It was humiliating,’” she said.
JURIST
AUGUST 4, 2021
The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on Monday upheld an Indiana law requiring medical providers to report complications “arising from” abortions to the state. Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky filed a complaint arguing that the law is unconstitutionally vague.
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