There’s a vital role in every court that can often be overlooked in pop culture because it isn’t a judge or litigator: the clerk. In the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, that role is now being filled by Chanda Berta.
A split Court of Appeals of Indiana dismissed a man’s appeal of his felony battery and criminal recklessness convictions and sentence Tuesday, finding he wasn’t entitled to file a belated notice of appeal.
A split Indiana Supreme Court denied transfer in an adoption case after hearing oral arguments in March.
The Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site on the Old Northside has officially unveiled its $6 million upgrades with a ribbon cutting, tours of the house and jazz music.
The Court of Appeals of Indiana upheld a man’s possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon conviction Friday, affirming a trial court decision that a police stop and search of the man was lawful and did not violate his Fourth Amendment rights.
A man convicted of the brutal murder of his ex-girlfriend, which included cannibalism, failed to convince the Indiana Supreme Court to overturn his sentence of life without parole.
Woodard Emhardt Henry Reeves & Wagner LLP has awarded a $5,000 STEM scholarship to high school senior from Purdue Polytechnic High School.
After years of discussion, Morgan County has broken ground on its new $45 million judicial building.
A woman’s appeal of her completed involuntary commitment does not present an exception to mootness, the Court of Appeals of Indiana has ruled in a dismissal.
The Court of Appeals of Indiana has affirmed the revocation of a man’s probation, finding the defendant violated his probation by failing drug tests and committing new offenses in Ohio.
The Court of Appeals of Indiana reversed a trial court’s decision and remanded the case to grant a doctor’s motion for summary judgment in a suit against him for battery.
In Indiana, law school graduates have to graduate from American Bar Association-accredited law schools to take the state bar exam. But a proposed rule change, if approved, could open the bar exam to additional law school grads.
The Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Indiana hosted a CLE event this month to honor its members’ ancestors and remember their past.
In an effort to address legal deserts in rural areas, Concord Law School is offering a new course for students to take during the summer.
When the Japanese Ministry of Justice told Nakamura to travel to Notre Dame Law School to conduct research and learn about head trauma cases, the Japanese prosecutor simply packed up and went.
A lawsuit challenging a law banning gender-affirming care for minors is seeking class certification, but a judge has ordered plaintiffs to show cause why briefing on that issue should not be stayed until the court rules on their preliminary injunction motion.
The American Bar Association Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility has released guidance on lawyers’ handling of prepaid fees for individual clients.
The Court of Appeals of Indiana has been honored with the National Center for State Courts 2023 Sandra Day O’Connor Award for the Advancement of Civics.
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a district court’s ruling to dismiss two grievances from a prisoner who claimed he was beaten by guards at Terre Haute’s federal prison. But the appellate court reversed and remanded a third grievance back to the district court for a Pavey hearing.
Ten Hoosier attorneys have applied for the Indiana Tax Court judge position following Judge Martha Blood Wentworth’s announcement she will retire this fall.