Staging CLEs with a trial lawyer focus
Indiana Trial Lawyers Association program planners tout mix of top national and state attorney presenters.
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Indianapolis personal injury firm boasts 5 ITLA presidents, 4 related
Serving in the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association is more than a professional interest for the Indianapolis personal injury firm of Young & Young. It’s in the blood of the sons that carry on the tradition of one of the ITLA’s 10 founding members.
Technology Untangled: Some thoughts on email security and encryption
Email security is about more than just keeping attachments secure until they reach the intended destination. There is also the concern about who may be looking at the body of your transmissions along the way.
Indiana fights discrimination ruling against trial court
A federal court ruling that a Marion County court discriminated against a deaf man who was denied an interpreter for his court-ordered mediation is being appealed by the state, which argues he lacked standing to bring the suit under the Americans with Disabilities Act and state courts should be immune from such judgments.
Sedia’s poetry provides appealing creative outlet
You may not know it, but Adam Sedia’s a poet.
State, federal court pro bono efforts
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana Proposed Local Rule 87 • Creates two pools of attorneys to represent indigent litigants: voluntary panel and obligatory panel, made up of attorneys who have appeared a certain number of times in the District Court. Government and legal aid attorneys and those who live outside the […]
Can records of civil forfeitures be expunged?
The Indiana Supreme Court is considering whether files on property judgments "relate to the person’s felony conviction."
New Coalition for Court Access aims to improve delivery of civil legal services
After establishing three committees to tackle the persistent problem of unrepresented litigants trying to maneuver their way through the state’s judicial system, the Indiana Supreme Court has decided to start over.
Southern District proposes mandatory pro bono program
Flooded by pro se litigants and under pressure from the appellate circuit to provide attorneys, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana is proposing the adoption of a mandatory pro bono program to supplement its volunteer pool.
Making an impact with justice in mind
The Indianapolis Bar Foundation’s grant program aids legal-related projects.
SCOTUS overturns infringement test for treble damages
In a consolidated case involving Indiana’s Zimmer Inc., the U.S. Supreme Court has tossed the standard test used to determine whether damages awarded in a patent infringement case should be tripled.
Opinions June 13, 2016
The following 7th Circuit Court of Appeals opinion was posted after IL deadline Friday.
Matthew D. Claussen, et al. v. Michael R. Pence, Governor of the State of Indiana, et al.
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United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, Hammond Division, Philip P. Simon, chief judge.
Civil. Affirms Indiana Code 3-5-9-5, which states that a government employee may not also hold an elected position in the municipality they work in, does not violate the First Amendment or the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment. The 7th Circuit held that the interest Indiana has in avoiding corruption or the appearance of corruption outweighs any First Amendment violations the plaintiffs’ may suffer by not being able to serve in elected office.
ITT Educational terminates chief legal officer
ITT Educational Services, the embattled Carmel-based operator of for-profit colleges in 38 states, has terminated its chief administrative and legal officer after less than two years on the job.
Novel FedEx drug-shipping case left to skeptical judge at trial
Proving to jurors that FedEx Corp. is a criminal because it delivered illegal prescriptions from Internet drug stores was never going to be easy. Convincing a federal judge who questioned the “novel prosecution” may be even tougher.
High court rejects request to block mercury rule
The Supreme Court of the United States has rejected an appeal from 20 states including Indiana seeking to block a federal rule targeting mercury pollution from taking effect while the government revises the rule to account for compliance costs.
Court upholds law aimed at domestic violence on tribal land
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday upheld a federal law and its stiff prison terms aimed at people who have been convicted of repeated acts of domestic violence on Indian lands.
High court rules against Puerto Rico in debt case
Puerto Rico can't use a local law to restructure the debt of its financially ailing public utilities as it tries to overcome a decade-long economic crisis, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday.
Fort Wayne pays $125K to settle excessive-force lawsuit
Fort Wayne has agreed to pay $125,000 to settle an excessive-force lawsuit with a Michigan man.
Slaughter sworn in as 109th justice
Geoffrey G. Slaughter was sworn in as an Indiana Supreme Court justice Monday morning in a brief, private ceremony, court spokeswoman Kathryn Dolan said. Chief Justice Loretta H. Rush administered the oath of office, allowing Slaughter, formerly a partner with Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, to begin deciding cases and handling administrative matters with his colleagues.