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7th Circuit to rehear Second Amendment case

Advocates of domestic-violence victims and gun owners have their sights set on an upcoming oral argument at the 7th Circuit
Court of Appeals in Chicago. The case of interest raises the issue of whether someone who has been convicted of a domestic-violence
misdemeanor should be able to have a gun for hunting purposes.

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Grant Superior judge steps aside

A Grant County judge’s illness has forced him from the bench temporarily, and the Indiana Supreme Court has appointed a deputy
prosecutor from Marion as judge pro tempore.

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Economy adjusts child support

It used to be fairly easy to prove someone wouldn’t pay child support because they didn’t want to. But it hasn’t gone unnoticed
that there are more people who want to pay child support but simply can’t.

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Longtime Indiana Judicial Center education director retires after 30 years

Judicial education inside Indiana used to be much more like law school, where a knowledgeable “professor” would stand at the
front of a room and lecture to “students” in the audience about a particular topic. That was how it was three decades
ago, before Cathy Springer signed on as the Indiana Judicial Center’s education director.

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Judicial nominees on the road to confirmation

When he was being considered for a seat on the federal appellate bench, Judge John D. Tinder recalled getting a phone call
about an ongoing case just before he was set to appear before senators in Washington, D.C.

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En banc 7th Circuit says IPAS can sue

The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has decided that independent state organization Indiana Protection and Advocacy Services
has the right to sue a state government agency about the practices and programs regarding mentally ill inmates.

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Judges disagree on case involving juror strikes

A Marion County deputy prosecutor’s striking of potential jurors has divided an Indiana Court of Appeals panel, with judges
disagreeing about whether it should second-guess a lower court’s finding that no racial discrimination was in play in striking
the African-American jurors.

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2 county court systems get e-filing approval

Two of Indiana’s largest counties are getting close to putting electronic filing plans into place after receiving a green
light from the Indiana Supreme Court late last year and early this year for pilot projects.

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