Ashley Hart: Handling grief during the holidays
Grief is a Long Play LP all on its own. It’s an intense collection of our losses, amplified by the expectations of the season. Many times, it is not the Hallmark movie soundtrack that we had in mind.
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Dustin Houchin: Providing a furlough from jail is tradition, not state law
Much of what goes on in courtrooms is based on tradition and folklore rather than the text of the law. Take the furlough as an example.
REWIND: Just months before his death, Ken Nunn described his love of the law
Ken Nunn, one of Indiana’s most prominent personal injury attorneys, died Dec. 24 at the age of 85. In February, The Indiana Lawyer Podcast sat down with him and asked him to reflect on his decades-long career.
5 legal issues to watch in the 2026 Legislature
The Indiana General Assembly is preparing for an abbreviated legislative session, but lawmakers will still delve into legal issues dealing with immigration, capital punishment and the removal process for prosecutors and Marion Superior Court judges.
Kayla Goodfellow: December doesn’t provide the recipe for having it all
There are times during the year when I can maintain the pleasant illusion of control. December offers no such mercy.
IndyBar: President’s Update
I want to take a moment to reflect on what an incredible honor it has been for me to serve as president of the Indianapolis Bar Association.
IndyBar: Rock Stars of the Bar: IndyBar’s Got Talent Returns to The Vogue
The gavel isn’t the only thing Indianapolis lawyers know how to drop.
IndyBar: IndyBar Paralegal Committee Successfully Collects 300+ Teddy Bears for Eskenazi Hospital Patients
IndyBar’s Paralegal Committee partnered with Eskenazi Hospital’s Emergency Department to help spread a little Christmas comfort by sponsoring a Teddy Bear Challenge at the Paralegal Holiday Luncheon.
Rokita, Braun push for Ten Commandments monument to be placed on Statehouse lawn
If the motion were accepted, it would overturn an over 20-year-old injunction stemming from a lawsuit filed by the Indiana Civil Liberties Union (now known as the ACLU of Indiana) to prevent the monument’s placement, an effort the ICLU argued would constitute an unlawful establishment of religion.
Indiana AG joins 23 states in support of Trump passport policy on biological sex listings
Indiana is one of 24 states, as well as the Arizona Legislature, that joined the amicus brief. Rokita authored the brief and his office issued a news release regarding the brief, which was filed Monday.
Chief Justice Rush appoints three new members to Commission on Court Appointed Attorneys
Indiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Loretta Rush appointed three new members to the court’s Commission on Court Appointed Attorneys, which plays an important role in establishing the state’s public defense infrastructure.
New Hamilton County prosecutor Kocher to be sworn in, replaces retiring Garrison
The Hamilton County Republican Party has selected Chief Deputy Prosecutor Josh Kocher to fill the vacancy left by Hamilton County Prosecutor Greg Garrison, who officially retired last week due to health concerns.
Judge dismisses criminal case against TikTok streamer held in immigration detention
U.S. District Judge Fernando Olguin issued a ruling Saturday dismissing an indictment against Carlitos Ricardo Parias, who is known for documenting police and immigration enforcement activity online.
Trump rural health grants come with clawback threat to states
The Trump administration is announcing awards to states from a rural health care fund, with the threat that some of that money can be clawed back if jurisdictions fail to embrace policy initiatives backed by the president.
Florida congresswoman accused of stealing COVID funds maintains innocence
U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick reiterated her innocence Monday outside a Miami federal courthouse, where she faces charges of conspiring to steal $5 million in federal COVID-19 disaster funds.
Court releases transcript from closed hearing for man accused of killing Charlie Kirk
A Utah judge on Monday ordered the release of a transcript from a closed-door hearing in October over whether the man charged with killing Charlie Kirk must be shackled during court proceedings.
Monroe Circuit Court must grant summary judgment to IU in sports injury lawsuit, appellate court rules
Plaintiff Chris Bradberry was an offensive lineman for IU’s football team in January 2022 and was working out with an athletic trainer during a voluntary pre-season workout at an IU gym when his injury occurred.
Fox files request to shift former sports analyst Mark Sanchez’s assault case to federal court
A civil lawsuit brought against Mark Sanchez may be heading to federal court after his former employer, Fox Corporation, filed a removal request last week and argued the lawsuit’s addition of an Indiana-based business last month was “fraudulently” made to keep the case in Marion Superior Court.
State appeals court rules lower court must dismiss Gary lawsuit against gun industry
A 2024 state law that stripped all Indiana municipalities of their authority to sue the gun industry is constitutional, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Monday.
The last holdout: Why Vernon is Indiana’s only town still governed by an 1851 charter
In a state where every other municipality now operates under uniform state statute, Vernon remains Indiana’s lone charter town, governed by an incorporation act approved on Jan. 22, 1851, when Indiana was barely 35 years into its statehood.