Shift to online continuing education causing financial crunch for some bar associations
For years, some local bar associations depended on revenue generated from their in-person classes. But now they are looking for ways to adjust.
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Evans: Scooters are causing ADA issues for city government
These violations mainly entail scooters blocking sidewalks and access ramps, but also creating an extra burden to “just go around or move” obstructions, along with the humiliation of having to even make these choices.
Push to end statute of limitations for sex crimes brings support, hesitancy
In Indiana, the majority of sex crimes have a five-year statute of limitation, with exceptions granted for newly discovered DNA evidence, a recording or a confession.
New limits proposed on eviction records
Two years after enactment of a law that shields certain eviction records, the Justice Project and students at the University of Notre Dame Law School are looking at how the statute can be improved, both to protect tenants’ right to privacy and maintain transparency with the public.
Web Exclusive: Holcomb appointment leads to Marshall County’s first female judge
Janette Surrisi is the first woman to serve as a judge in Marshall County in its 189 years.
IndyBar: The Story of a Latina Lawyer in Indiana
Vanessa Lopez Aguilera, born in Puerto Rico, to a Puerto Rican mother and Colombian father, came to Indiana in third grade.
Bar foundation’s mock election program expands statewide
The Indiana Kids Election kicked off in 2022 as a pilot program, but this year, the program is available to K-12 students in all districts across the state through the Indiana Bar Foundation.
More parents objecting to books in school libraries under new process, librarians say
School librarians say they are facing more community challenges to books in their collections since a new state law that took effect in January required local school systems to set up a process to field such complaints.
Hearing set to consider reclassifying marijuana as advocates look to future
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration set a Dec. 2 hearing date to take comment on what many observers feel could be a historic shift in federal drug policy on marijuana, possibly opening the door for legalization in Indiana.
IndyBar: Advanced Parenting Coordinator Training is Oct. 18
This training will be presented by Mindy Mitnik, a nationally recognized licensed psychologist and expert in this area.
Hammerle on “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice”
Indianapolis criminal defense attorney Robert Hammerle gives us his take on “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.”
Department of Justice sues Visa, saying the card issuer monopolizes debit card markets
The U.S. Justice Department has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Visa, alleging that the financial services behemoth uses its size and dominance to stifle competition in the debit card market, costing consumers and businesses billions of dollars.
Muncie woman gets lengthy prison sentence after co-sleeping results in death of child
| IL Staff
A Delaware County judge sentenced a woman to several years in prison Monday after she pleaded guilty to a felony neglect charge for co-sleeping with her child, which resulted in the child’s death in June 2016.
Opinions September 24, 2024
Indiana Court of Appeals
Jeremy R. Basso v. State of Indiana
24A-CR-500
Criminal. Reverses the Shelby Superior Court’s court denial of Indiana State Trooper Jeremy Basso’s motion to dismiss charges of perjury and official misconduct. Finds that the trial court abused its discretion by denying the motion to dismiss. Also finds that the facts of this case do not constitute perjury, and therefore the facts necessarily do not constitute official misconduct.
Southern Indiana mining company to pay $110K for penalties related to safety violations
| IL Staff
A southern Indiana mining company must pay $110,000 for unpaid civil penalties related to worker safety violations committed in Owen County.
27 candidates to interview for two Marion Superior Court judicial vacancies
| IL Staff
Two judges, 11 magistrate judges, one senior judge and 13 attorneys will be interviewing for the two positions.
‘Delinquent’ public pension stewards present improvement plans to lawmakers
Two units of local government with “delinquent” pension plans told lawmakers Monday that they’d find ways to bridge the shortfalls. The Fort Wayne Public Transportation Corporation, known as Citilink, and Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office both had to state their cases.
Indiana’s highest elected officials are set to get big pay bumps
Indiana’s top elected officials will see significant pay bumps in the next year just as lawmakers convene to craft a budget with little leeway for extra spending. At the very top, Gov. Eric Holcomb’s successor will become one of the highest-paid governors in the nation while other offices will see raises between 44% and 66%.
Several states are making late changes to election rules, even as voting is set to begin
Across the country, including in some of the nation’s presidential swing states, new or recently altered state laws are changing how Americans will vote, tally ballots, and administer and certify November’s election.
Dick Moss, the lawyer who won free agency for baseball players, dies at age 93
Moss died Saturday at an assisted-living residence in Santa Monica, California, the Major League Baseball Players Association said. He had been in poor health for several years.
