An ambiguous word in a city ordinance is a question of law, which the Court reviews de novo.
G. Slaughter
Hoosier Contractors, LLC v. Gardner, No. 22S-CT-381, __N.E.3d __ (Ind., July 19, 2023).
A party must establish standing at each stage of litigation. It is not enough for a claimant to establish injury in its pleadings; it must do so at each successive stage of the litigation.
Harris v. State, No. 23S-CR-165, __N.E.3d __ (Ind., June 29, 2023).
The jury in a habitual offender proceeding must be allowed to make the ultimate legal determination of whether the defendant has the status of habitual offender. Only evidence of the defendant’s alleged convictions is relevant to that determination. A defendant has no constitutional right to present irrelevant evidence.
Med. Licensing Bd. of Ind. v. Planned Parenthood Great Northwest, No. 22S‐PL‐338, __N.E.3d __ (Ind., June 30, 2023).
Abortion providers have standing to contest the constitutionality of Senate Bill 1 (2022) because the statute criminalizes their work, and so they face the sort of imminent, direct, personal injury. Indiana Constitution’s Article 1, Section 1 protects a woman’s right to an abortion that is necessary to protect her life or to protect her from a serious health risk, but the General Assembly retains broad legislative discretion for determining whether and the extent to which to prohibit abortions. The Court reversed the trial court’s preliminary injunction.
Davidson v. State, No. 22S-CT-318, __N.E.3d __ (Ind., June 21, 2023).
A plaintiff seeking tort damages from both government and non-government defendants must sue all tortfeasors in one lawsuit to avoid issue preclusion.