Human trafficking focus of Indianapolis presentation
The Community Justice Academy of the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office will host an event tonight in Indianapolis updating the community on the local fight against human trafficking.
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IU McKinney joins ABA in $250,000 education diversity pilot
Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law has been tapped by the American Bar Association to test a one-of-a-kind online program designed to get underrepresented students interested in pursuing a career in the legal profession.
Medical-legal partnership launched in northwest Indiana
Indiana Legal Services is partnering with a Valparaiso-based health care provider to launch a first-of-its-kind medical-legal partnership program in northwest Indiana.
CLE ethics program registration deadline nears
Lawyers have an opportunity to earn two hours of continuing legal education ethics credit this month at an Indiana Lawyer program presented in partnership with Barnes & Thornburgh LLP.
Indiana federal court historical film now available online
A historical documentary on the federal courts in Indiana is now available to view in full online.
Democratic National Committee chair to speak at IU McKinney
Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez will present “The Lawyer’s Duty: Social Justice, Racial Justice, Economic Justice,” in the sixth annual Birch Bayh Lecture at Indiana Robert H. McKinney School of Law. The speech will be Tuesday, October 24 in the Wynne Courtroom at Inlow Hall.
More than two-thirds of Indiana counties now e-filing
Indiana courts are closing in on a goal of mandatory e-filing statewide by the end of 2018. Decatur Circuit and Superior Courts switched on e-filing in most cases Wednesday, becoming the sixty-third of Indiana’s 91 circuits to launch electronic filing.
Report: Women fastest-growing population behind bars
A first-of-its kind study finds women are the fastest-growing incarcerated population, with more than 219,000 behind bars in American jails and prisons.
Survey: 41 percent of lawyers to boost cybersecurity budgets
Four in 10 lawyers plan to boost spending on cybersecurity next year, with average budget increases of 13 percent, according to a study released Thursday by a national legal consulting and staffing firm.
Decline in bankruptcy filings is smallest in years
National data released Wednesday by the United States Courts suggests a continuing decline in bankruptcies may be plateauing. Bankruptcy filings fell by 1.8 percent for the 12-month period ending September 30, 2017, compared with the year ending September 30, 2016.
Judicial Nominating Commission certifies senior judges for next year
The Indiana Judicial Nominating Commission has certified three new senior judges for the next year.
Illinois judges to hear cases in Southern Indiana District
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana is getting more help from within the circuit. Chief Judge James Shadid of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois and Judge Rebecca Pallmeyer of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois will sit by designation and assist with the caseload of the Southern District of Indiana.
Retired Judge Tinder to lead Task Force on Public Defense
Former 7th Circuit Court of Appeals Judge John Tinder is stepping into a new role as chair of an effort designed to assess the current state of Indiana’s public defender system.
Indiana Court decisions – Sept. 27–Oct. 10, 2017
Read Indiana appellate court opinions from the most recent reporting period.
Disciplinary Actions – 10/18/17
Find out who's been suspended in the most recent attorney discipline actions.
Law restores will challenges as separate actions
An unintended change in law that temporarily required will challenges to be filed within the probate case was reversed under a bill that took effect July 1 and tweaked several provisions of Indiana’s Probate Code.
City attorney who falsified email suspended for 180 days
An Indianapolis city attorney who gave inaccurate information to a news reporter then tried to destroy evidence of his misconduct has been suspended from the practice of law in Indiana for 180 days.
Holcomb fills vacancy in Wabash Superior Court
A chaplain at White’s Residential and Family Services has been appointed to succeed Indiana Justice Christopher Goff as judge of the Wabash Superior Court.
Speedway attorney suspended due to disability
A Speedway attorney whose law license has been under an emergency suspension since July has been officially suspended from the practice of law due to a disability.
Court plans event marking 30 years of CLE
The Indiana Supreme Court and Commission for Continuing Legal Education will host an event next week marking a milestone — 30 years of required CLE in the state.