Video exclusive: Celebrating Leadership in Law 2025
See highlights from our Leadership in Law awards program.
Maura Johnson
Articles
AI use in Arizona brings up ethical questions in Indiana
An AI-generated version of a deceased victim was allowed to speak in front of an Arizona judge, marking a likely first for the nation.
28 more lawsuits accuse Crown Point funeral service of mishandling remains
Each of the lawsuits accuses Crown Cremation Service LLC and Heights Crematory Inc. of allowing the bodies of loved ones to be stored improperly in trailers on Heights Crematory’s property.
Notre Dame connection may have led to Supreme Court deadlock in religious charter school case
Justice Amy Coney Barrett recused herself, possibly because of her connection to a Notre Dame law professor who advised the religious entity trying to establish the charter school.
Indiana celebrates 66 new attorneys in bar admission ceremony
Sixty-six new attorneys were admitted to the Indiana bar on Tuesday during a ceremony at the Indiana Roof Ballroom in downtown Indianapolis.
Video exclusive: Valparaiso attorney supports clients in law and fashion design
Attorney Mark Roscoe didn’t necessarily plan to become a clothing designer. The Valparaiso-based mediator said it was actually his mom who inspired him to learn how to sew.
Notre Dame students helped prepare oral arguments for SCOTUS case
The students worked on the arguments as part of the university’s Lindsay and Matt Moroun Religious Liberty Clinic.
‘Get involved.’ Indiana judges, attorneys offer advice for new lawyers
As hundreds of students graduate from Indiana’s three law schools, attorneys and judges offer their wisdom on how to get off to a good start practicing law.
Court of Appeals sends case involving Zionsville fertility doctor back to trial court
The Indiana Court of Appeals overturned a lower court’s July 2024 court order in a case involving Dr. Donald Cline, a retired Zionsville fertility doctor whose alleged actions were the subject of a 2022 Netflix documentary.
Indiana Supreme Court to hear Cass County juvenile delinquency case
The Indiana Supreme Court will hear oral arguments May 15 in a jurisdictional dispute over a Cass County juvenile delinquency case that has been lingering in legal limbo for more than a year.
Video exclusive: Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site honors former president, attorney
Nestled in Indianapolis’s Old Northside Neighborhood since the 1870s, the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site celebrates the life and legacy of the 23rd President of the United States, Benjamin Harrison.
Notre Dame exoneration clinic frees its third client
Kara Beaty was exonerated after receiving a six-year sentence for causing a severe crash with a motorcyclist back in 2020.
Lightening the load: How professional employer organizations are helping small, solo law firms
More businesses are popping up in Indiana and across the country to help small law firms alleviate the stress of financial and administrative tasks.
New lawsuit filed against former Indianapolis teacher accused of encouraging ‘fight club’ in classroom
A new lawsuit has been filed against a teacher with Indianapolis Public Schools, accusing him of orchestrating a “fight club” environment in his classroom by allegedly encouraging and recording videos of students fighting or being beaten by other students.
Independent review finds IU men’s basketball doctor conducted rectal exams appropriately
The investigation was conducted by international law firm Jones Day, which IU hired to be an independent voice in reviewing player allegations that the exams were sexual in nature.
Judge dismisses charges against Noblesville Bitcoin exchange operator
Charges were dismissed against Maximiliano Pilipis, an early adopter of Bitcoin cryptocurrency.
Widow’s lawsuit accuses Crown Point funeral provider of mishandling husband’s remains
The lawsuit alleges that the husband’s body wasn’t cremated until 19 days after his death and was one of at least 100 corpses that ended up being improperly stored in trailers in Chicago.
Lawsuits challenge state’s release of abortion documents
A legal battle rages on over reports that doctors must file on the few abortions now performed in Indiana each year.
Video exclusive: Evansville attorney explores Lincoln’s upbringing in Indiana
Joshua Claybourn, an attorney with Jackson Kelly PLLC in Evansville, said that growing up just a few miles away from where Abraham Lincoln spent a good majority of his childhood, it was easy to become interested in learning about the former president’s “rags to riches” life.
AI developing as personal mentor for law students, professionals
While AI technology like ChatGPT spits out directed responses to prompts made by users, experts are working with AI platforms that can be designed to act as mentors.