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Indiana lawmakers gave final approval Thursday night to legislation that would abolish court posts in Marion and three other counties and transfer them to Hamilton County and other faster-growing locales with more crushing caseloads.

We cannot overemphasize how inappropriate it was for Magistrate Hanson to use the slur – in open court – in reference to a Hispanic criminal defendant.'

Legislators authorized a few court closures Thursday while approving the biennial court officers bill. It’s the first time lawmakers are eliminating judges that are underutilized.