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Conference to address poverty, globalization

How the law and legal associations can lessen the impacts of poverty both at home and abroad will be the focus of a Law, Poverty and Economic Inequality Conference April 3 and 4 at Valparaiso University School of Law.Visiting professor Penelope Andrews organized the conference in response to the various ways globalization has affected poverty through job loss, diminishing labor rights, lower earnings, and an increase in private companies taking over the former responsibilities of governments. The event will consist of…

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IU Law – Indy to host roundtable on economy

Indiana University School of Law – Indianapolis faculty members will discuss Thursday their analyses of the current economic issues facing the U.S. in a roundtable discussion, "The Economic Crisis and the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008."

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Local courts seek public comment

Courts in 16 Indiana counties are seeking public comment on proposed local rule changes, including caseload allocations and court reporter services and fees. The comments are due by the end of June or the middle of July, depending on the county.Cass, Daviess, Lake, LaPorte, Madison, Miami, Jasper, Porter, St. Joseph, Vanderburgh, and Wabash are seeking comment on their courts’ caseload allocation plans. Jackson, Morgan, Perry, Ripley, and Warrick counties are seeking comment regarding court reporter fees.In addition to caseload plans, LaPorte…

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Human rights attorney to speak at IU-Indy

The president and senior counsel for the Southern Center for Human Rights will visit Indiana University School of Law – Indianapolis as a part of the school's Distinguished Visitor Series.

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Civil filing fees go up

Attorneys who make civil filings are now paying for judicial salaries and future participation of magistrates in a state pension program.Civil filing fees increased slightly on July 1, raising the standard cost from $133 to $136 to pay for court administration and judicial salaries.The General Assembly increased the court administration fee from $3 to $5, and the judicial salaries fee went up from $17 to $18. Other fees remain unchanged.Some attorneys in Marion County have called the local clerk’s office to…

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Candidates interviewed for St. Joseph judgeship

he St. Joseph Superior Court Judicial Nominating Committee interviewed 15 candidates today to fill a vacancy on St. Joseph Superior Court. The vacancy will be created when Judge William T. Means retires at the end of this month.

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Attorney named IU athletic director

For the second time this year, a Baker & Daniels attorney has been named athletic director at a university in the state. Indiana University selected partner Fred Glass as its new athletic director today.

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COA to hear sex offender arguments Monday

The Indiana Court of Appeals will hear arguments in a case regarding the state’s sex offender residency law March 31 at Indiana University School of Law – Indianapolis.In State of Indiana v. Anthony W. Pollard, Pollard is a convicted sex offender who has lived for 20 years within 1,000 feet of a property where children could gather. He was charged for violating Indiana Code 35-42-4-11 and told that he could no longer live in his home. Pollard argues the law was…

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New legal center opens in Marion County

The Marion Superior Court Family Resource Center – created by the Family Court Project for families with legal disputes – opens Monday and will offer easier access to information about legal and social services resources. The center will provide resources and referrals for various services such as domestic violence, protective orders, substance-abuse treatment options, and how to find an attorney. Residents filing pro se will be able to view videos that walk them through the self-representation process, as well as use…

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Former Marion Superior Court judge dies

A former Marion Superior Court judge and Indianapolis City-County councilor died March 5 of natural causes. Judge Z. Mae Jimison was the first African-American woman to serve as judge in Marion Superior Court. Judge Jimison, 64, served on the bench from 1996 to 2002 and spent much of that time creating and supervising Marion County’s Drug Court. In 1999, she applied to become a justice on the Indiana Supreme Court after Justice Myra C. Selby announced she would step down to return to…

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President Bush signs Great Lakes Compact

An updated multi-state compact to implement more protections to the Great Lakes has been signed into law. President George W. Bush signed the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact Oct. 3.

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Parts of Indiana Code now in Spanish

Select portions of the 2006 and 2007 Indiana Code have been translated into Spanish, the Indiana Supreme Court has announced. An alphabetical index of terms and a glossary outlining topic areas also were translated. The goal of the translation is to better serve the Spanish-speaking population and those who represent them. By translating some of the basic codes, interpreters will be able to use the same terms for charges and it will create a standard document of legal terminology. The translations…

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Future SCOTUS justices topic of event

With at least two anticipated vacancies on the United States Supreme Court within the next four years and numerous more vacancies at the Circuit and District Court levels, President-Elect Barack Obama will possibly appoint two U.S. Supreme Court justices in his first term in office.

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Governor appoints Bluffton judge

Gov. Mitch Daniels appointed a new Bluffton City Court judge Feb. 28, choosing a retired car dealership owner. Robert J. Bate succeeds Judge Gary Markley, who resigned Jan. 15.Bate was owner and president of Bob Bate Chevrolet Inc. in Ossian from 1979 to 2000. He was elected five times to serve on the Bluffton City Council between 1987 and 2007. Bate’s appointment is effective immediately.

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IU Law class receives national recognition

A class designed and taught by an Indiana University School of Law – Indianapolis associate professor has been recognized as a model by a national anti-trafficking group.Associate professor Karen E. Bravo created the course, “Illicit International Markets,” which was selected by The Protection Project of John Hopkins University as a model for scholars in and outside the U.S. on how to integrate the issues of human trafficking into a higher education course. Bravo’s course syllabus will be posted online by The…

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Board to vote on top public defender

The Marion County Public Defender Agency’s governing board plans to choose on Wednesday the person it wants to be the county’s next chief public defender.A public meeting is scheduled for 11:45 a.m. in Room 260 of the City-County Building at 200 E. Washington St. The nine-person board plans to conduct final interviews with Indianapolis defense attorneys Robert J. Hill Jr. and Eric K. Koselke, who are vying to succeed David E. Cook who’s leaving the agency for private practice.In late February,…

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