The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee had a chance to ask questions of Indiana's three judicial nominees Feb. 11, and it's
now poised to decide whether the full Senate should have a chance to consider them for the federal bench.
The Indiana State Bar Association has learned it will receive the LexisNexis 2010 Community and Educational Outreach Award
for the “Summit on Racial Disparities in the Juvenile Justice System: A Statewide Dialogue,” which took place
in August 2009.
The Indiana Attorney General’s Office has promoted one of its longtime lawyers to a second-in-command spot that means
guiding 144 state government attorneys and working more closely with local prosecutors, police officers, and those in the
county criminal justice systems.
Following through on a promise from more than a month ago, the Indiana Attorney General today joined a lawsuit challenging
the new federal health care law passed by Congress earlier this year.
Attorneys from around the state raised more than 50 tons of food through the Attorney General’s annual March Against
Hunger competition.
The FBI is collecting records on an Elkhart real estate deal and an Indianapolis drug case, both involving Marion County Prosecutor
Carl Brizzi and defense attorney Paul Page.
The Indianapolis Lawyer Chapter of the American Constitution Society will host a discussion May 12 about the recent Supreme
Court of the United States decision Citizens United.
The Indiana Court of Appeals was faced with two issues of first impression in one opinion – the meaning of Indiana Code
Section 27-9-3-34(d) and whether a party is entitled to a jury trial for disputes concerning claims in liquidation proceedings.
Several attorneys were among those Gov. Mitch Daniels appointed to various boards and commissions Monday.
The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department has opened an investigation into the circumstances surrounding an officer's
injury at a 2008 fundraiser for Marion County Prosecutor Carl Brizzi.
The Indiana Supreme Court has dodged a question about whether state lawmakers should be able to cram multiple unrelated issues into a single piece of legislation, leaving in place what some call the practice of “legislative logrolling” that hasn’t been specifically shot down in almost four decades.
A former Hoosier attorney who graduated from Indiana University School of Law – Indianapolis is now being tapped for a leading role at the federal agency responsible for strengthening security and screening measures at the nation's airports.
An Indianapolis attorney has lost a federal appeal that involves his being forced to resign as manager of the title insurance
division after writing a memo that criticized his boss.
The Indiana Department of Correction will use technology to analyze DNA samples
from prison contraband, thanks to a pilot project believed to be the first of its kind in the U.S.
U.S. Attorney Timothy M. Morrison in the Southern District of Indiana
gave Cumberland Police Officer Jimmy Laws the 2010 United States Attorney’s Carol S. Morris Award for Outstanding Contributions
to the Rights of Victims on May 5.
High school students who represented Indiana at the 23rd annual We the People congressional hearing competition placed eighth
among the teams competing on the national level in Washington, D.C., April 22-27.
For the past few years, groups of students at Indiana University School of Law – Indianapolis’ International
Human Rights Law Society, with encouragement from the school’s Program in International Human Rights Law, have been
working on and presenting various reports on human rights issues to experts who work for the United Nations.
A Marion Superior Judge declined to immediately decide on the state’s request to set aside a partial settlement in a dispute
about East Chicago casino revenues.
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.
A group of about 30 Munster High School students enjoyed their time with We the People program coordinators from the Indiana Bar Foundation, attorneys, and others who helped judge their presentations April 6 at Baker & Daniels’ downtown Indianapolis office. This was the firm’s fifth time hosting an Indiana We the People team just weeks before the national competition, which takes place April 22-27.