Symposium to look at commercial courts and e-filing
A symposium later this month highlighting the Indiana Supreme Court’s work to modernize the judicial branch will provide information about the state’s new commercial courts and e-filing project.
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Indiana sees Syrian refugee stream since Pence order blocked
About 150 Syrian refugees have arrived in Indiana in the months since a federal judge scuttled Republican Gov. Mike Pence's order blocking state agencies from helping their resettlement. Refugee assistance groups expect more this year, even as lawyers for the state go before the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago on Sept. 14 to try to have the judge's decision overturned.
Indianapolis couple convicted in toddler’s death
A Marion County jury convicted a mother and her boyfriend in the death of the mother’s 1-year-old son.
7 counties now require e-filing
E-filing is now mandatory in seven Indiana counties that introduced the practice in their courts earlier this year. Courts in Clark, Floyd, Harrison, Hendricks, Henry, Madison and Shelby counties now require attorneys file electronically.
Patel to be released from prison after resentencing on lesser charge
The Granger woman whose feticide conviction was overturned by the Indiana Court of Appeals last month is now a free woman.
Justice Ginsburg to visit Notre Dame next month
United States Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is coming to the Notre Dame Law School next month, where she will talk with law students and speak at a public event.
Amended Indiana Trial Rule 77 starts Thursday
Indiana Rules of Trial Procedure Rule 77 on court records has been amended to reflect updates in technology at the courts.
IU Maurer, US Army team up on scholarship program
In what is believed to be the first partnership between the United States Army and a major law school, Indiana University Maurer School of Law announced Tuesday qualifying soldiers can receive a scholarship to attend the law school.
60 teachers to get Supreme Court education
Sixty teachers from schools in 35 Indiana counties will take part next week in a court education and history program sponsored by the Indiana Supreme Court and the Indiana Historical Society. Judges and lawyers nominated the educators earlier this year.
Attorneys needed to teach kids about elections
Indiana Kids’ Election, which helps teachers by providing resources about the election process, is looking for attorney volunteers in schools around the state.
Discipinary Actions – 8/24/16
Read who’s recently been suspended by the Indiana Supreme Court.
Mixed jobs report for the Class of 2015
Although the Class of 2015 law school graduates posted an employment rate of 86.7 percent, the size of the class — the smallest since before the start of the Great Recession — is masking the decline in the legal market which created fewer actual jobs for the newest attorneys, according to a new study by the National Association for Law Placement.
IU Maurer students to prepare wills for school employees, students
Indiana University Maurer School of Law is teaming up with IU’s Office of the Vice President and General Counsel to provide will preparation services to university employees, students and parents at no charge.
Carmel doctor found not guilty of charges from 2014 DEA raid
A Carmel doctor has been found not guilty of charges stemming from a high-profile Drug Enforcement Administration raid involving several medical clinics.
Supreme Court creates senior judge committee
The Indiana Supreme Court has established a senior judge committee tasked with finding new ways veteran jurists can assist state courts.
Outsourced legal work increases, survey finds
A survey of in-house and outside counsel finds conflicting views about whether outsourced legal work has increased in the past year. Attorneys in firms and in-house positions who responded to the survey also both rated themselves higher than they rated each other.
Muslim inmate sues central Indiana sheriff over halal diet
A Muslim inmate is using Indiana's religious freedom statute in part to sue a central Indiana sheriff for denying him a diet that follows Islamic dietary laws.
Enrollment jumps at Indiana Tech Law School
Indiana Tech Law School is welcoming its largest class ever with 55 new students expected to start their first year of legal studies next week.