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In-box: Bigotry and prejudice must be fought
A letter to the editor on Mickey Maurer’s column on diversity.
In-box: Don’t we have more pressing business?
A reader writes in about a diversity column by Mickey Maurer.
Sidebars: Savor the taste of Italy in Shelby County
We give Panzarotti’s Italian Cafe 3 gavels!
Editorial: Lake Co. merit selection is back on the table
It’s at the end of House Bill 1266, and we have no idea whether the legislation has a chance at passage by the April 29 session deadline, but we had to go back and read it twice before we believed what we were seeing.
Green construction poses legal risks
Standard contracts aren’t adequate for this budding industry.
Bar Crawl – 4/27/11
Lake County Bar hosts Law Day; Indy Bar annual appellate meeting; ISBA offers solo conference.
Law School Briefs – 4/27/11
Indiana University Maurer School of Law inducts fellows; Indiana University School of Law – Indianapolis professor named Loyola law dean; Notre Dame Law school searches for director.
Legally preserving history
Real estate, property negligence, and zoning laws are often utilized to preserve, restore, or protect sites having historic significance.
Indiana court official visits Ukraine to discuss court access
The trip was a part of an ongoing effort the United States is making to help Ukraine improve its judicial independence and establish more of a democracy.
Technology Untangled: Use caution with PC speed-up software
It seems like just about everyone feels like their PC is running slowly, or it is slowing down compared to when it was new. It doesn’t really matter how fast your newest PC is, the desire for faster and smoother operation is a common thread of complaint. Software vendors are well aware of this.
Firm to offer free children’s bike helmets at PedalPalooza
Staff from Parr Richey Obremskey Frandsen & Patterson will give away one boys bicycle, one girls bicycle, and will pass out bike reflectors and 100 free children’s bicycle helmets on April 30.
Effort seeks to revive citizens’ civic interest
The message from lawyers, lawmakers, and educators is clear: Civic education is suffering, and along with it, our country. But no one seems certain how to convince people to care about civics.
Prosecutors: money doesn’t trump other factors when considering death penalty
At a time when capital punishment requests are down and some state officials are questioning the cost and overall effectiveness of seeking a death sentence, the issue of what it’s worth to go after this ultimate punishment is getting more scrutiny in Indiana and nationwide. Read more in Indiana Lawyer's in-depth look at the death penalty and the cost of justice.
Bicycling barristers
Lawyers say fitness and networking are among the perks of traveling to the office on two wheels.
Deciding on death
Putting a price tag on the cost of capital punishment isn’t easy, and so trying to answer the question about whether the death penalty is worth that cost is even more difficult. Society can mull the morals of whether the state should execute the most violent offenders. Prosecutors push to speak for those victimized by […]
Bill expands merit selection
Lawmakers consider election vs. selection of Superior county judges in Lake County.
SCOTUS denies case between Indiana agencies on 11th Amendment
The Supreme Court of the United States won’t take an Indiana case which delved into whether the 11th Amendment prohibits an independent state agency from suing a traditional state agency in federal court.
Judges address ‘public utility’ questions
In a case of first impression in this state, the Indiana Court of Appeals has determined that BP Products North America Inc.'s petroleum refinery plant in northern Indiana isn’t a public utility as defined by state statute when it acts as a sort of conduit and provides natural gas and other services such as steam and wastewater to other private companies nearby.