House passes JTAC, court late payment bills
The Indiana House of Representatives passed on concurrence several bills Wednesday, including legislation dealing with judicial technology and automation.
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Boone County courthouse closed due to flood, state of emergency
The Boone County courthouse was closed Friday as the county was under a state of emergency due to flooding. A representative of the sheriff’s office said the courthouse in Lebanon was expected to reopen Monday, though no determination had been made early Friday.
Justices suspend Bloomington attorney who arranged drug buy
Bloomington attorney David Schalk, who arranged a drug buy in 2007 in an attempt to impeach a witness’s credibility at trial, has been suspended for at least nine months by the Indiana Supreme Court.
Attorneys collect $55k, 10k pounds of food in competition
The March Against Hunger food drive competition among legal organizations in Indiana and Kentucky has raised the equivalent of 143 tons of food, the Office of the Indiana Attorney General announced Wednesday.
House moves several bills to governor
The Indiana House of Representatives passed several bills on concurrence Tuesday, including legislation on trust administration, magistrates and adoption history information.
Comparative law scholars to present work at IU McKinney
Nearly 100 comparative law scholars will present their scholarship at Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law Thursday and Friday at the second annual Younger Comparativists Committee Conference.
Indiana justices hit the road to hear hazing arguments
The Indiana Supreme Court will travel to Indiana University East in Richmond next week to hear arguments in a hazing lawsuit involving Wabash College.
Constitutional Convention bills return to Senate
The Indiana House of Representatives approved Senate Bills 224 and 225 introduced by Senate President Pro Tem David Long outlining details of the state’s call for a Constitutional Convention. The legislation returns to the Senate with some changes.
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