 New portable alcohol monitoring device gains favor in community correctionsOffenders ordered to forgo alcohol in order to stay out of prison now have a powerful incentive to stay sober – they
hold the key to their freedom in their hands.More.
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7th Circuit affirms Wisconsin’s limits on unions, Indiana RTW challenge remainsMarilyn OdendahlWhile still considering a challenge to Indiana’s right-to-work law, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed Wisconsin’s
statute limiting the collective bargaining power of some public sector unions. More.
Brokers fear criminal justice complex could harm downtown IndianapolisKathleen McLaughlinCreating a new criminal justice complex outside of downtown Indianapolis will mean big changes for the Mile Square, and some
real estate brokers think the transition will be painful.More.
Ethics Committee schedules hearing to review legislator’s actionsThe House Committee on Ethics has scheduled a meeting to review whether Rep. P. Eric Turner violated legislative ethics when
he pushed caucus members to vote against a bill that would have potentially hurt his family’s business interests.More.
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Views shift on use of executionsWhat if 1976 hadn’t played out the way it did, and some of the jurists on the U.S. Supreme Court had held the view of
capital punishment at that juncture that they did at the end of their judicial careers? The death penalty may never have been
reinstated.More.
What's next for Indiana's death penalty?
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Frankly, it is tragic that you are even considering going to an expensive, unaccredited "law school." It is extremely difficult to get a job with a degree from a real school. If you are going to make the investment of time, money, and tears into law school, it should not be to a place that won't actually enable you to practice law when you graduate.
As a lawyer who grew up in Fort Wayne (but went to a real law school), it is not that hard to find a mentor in the legal community without your school's assistance. One does not need to pay tens of thousands of dollars to go to an unaccredited legal diploma mill to get a mentor. Having a mentor means precisely nothing if you cannot get a job upon graduation, and considering that the legal job market is utterly terrible, these students from Indiana Tech are going to be adrift after graduation.
700,000 to 800,000 Americans are arrested for marijuana possession each year in the US. Do we need a new justice center if we decriminalize marijuana by having the City Council enact a $100 fine for marijuana possession and have the money go towards road repair?
I am sorry to hear this.
I tried a case in Judge Barker's court many years ago and I recall it vividly as a highlight of my career. I don't get in federal court very often but found myself back there again last Summer. We had both aged a bit but I must say she was just as I had remembered her. Authoritative, organized and yes, human ...with a good sense of humor. I also appreciated that even though we were dealing with difficult criminal cases, she treated my clients with dignity and understanding. My clients certainly respected her. Thanks for this nice article. Congratulations to Judge Barker for reaching another milestone in a remarkable career.