Law School Briefs – 11/23/12
Valparaiso University Law School examined the issue of long-term prison sentences for low-level drug offenders during a one-day conference Nov. 9.
IL Staff
Articles
Disciplinary Actions – 11/23/12
Read who’s been suspended and who has had his proceeding stayed.
State Senate creates new committee to study civil law
The Indiana Senate has added a new committee to its roster to examine non-criminal legal issues.
Town court judge admonished for traffic case involvement
A northeastern Indiana town court judge was given a public admonishment Monday by the Commission on Judicial Qualifications for her direct individual involvement with parties involved in a 2008 traffic infraction case.
Supreme Court takes 2 cases, rejects 17
The Indiana Supreme Court took two not-for-publication cases last week and denied transfer in 17 other cases.
SCOTUS to hear Ball State discrimination complaint
A food service worker at Ball State University who claims that the college bears responsibility for racial discrimination by coworkers will have her case heard this month by the Supreme Court of the United States.
Retired Knox County judge leaves legacy of helping youth
Retired Knox County judge and civic leader Edward Charles Theobald died Nov. 9.
COA to hear challenge to sex offender monitoring program
An Allen County man’s argument that the state’s Sex Offender Management and Monitoring Program is unconstitutional will be heard Tuesday by a panel of the Indiana Court of Appeals.
Feds charge 8 more NW Indiana gang members
Federal prosecutors on Friday charged eight alleged Imperial Gangsters street gang members in a 41-count indictment that expands on previous homicide and drug trafficking charges.
IndyBar to offer free legal advice Nov. 13
Attorneys from the Indianapolis Bar Association will offer free legal advice through Legal Line, a call-in service, from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday. The number to call is 317-269-2000.
Bankruptcy filings down across US, Indiana
Bankruptcy cases filed in federal courts for the 12-month period ending Sept. 30 were down 14 percent as compared to fiscal year 2011, the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts announced Wednesday. Filings are down more than 11 percent in the Northern and Southern District courts of Indiana.
Candidate facing charges from JQC loses election
Tammy R. Davis, the Democratic challenger to incumbent Republican Judge Steven J. Cox of Franklin Circuit Court, appears to have lost her bid to take over Cox’s spot on the bench. According to unofficial numbers from the Indiana Secretary of State’s office Wednesday morning, Davis received around 4,500 votes; Cox received nearly 6,000 votes.
All appellate judges on the ballot retained by voters
Collecting more than a million “yes” votes each, Indiana Justices Steven David and Robert Rucker have been retained in office. David faced opposition from some who disagreed with the majority opinion he authored regarding unlawful police entry into homes.
IBA: Final Appointments Made for 2013 IndyBar Board of Directors
The slate for the 2013 Indianapolis Bar Association Board of Directors is now complete with the appointment of four Vice Presidents and the Counsel to the Board by President-Elect Kerry Hyatt Blomquist.
IU McKinney student spins ‘The Wheel’
A third-year evening student, Russell Hollis did not return home empty handed from “Wheel of Fortune.”
423 law students pass July 2012 Indiana bar exam
Read the list of individuals who passed the Indiana bar exam in July 2012.