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The short session begins
January 4, 2012
Comment(1)Indiana’s General Assembly reconvenes Wednesday with legislators looking to tackle human trafficking before the Super
Bowl comes to town and address right-to-work legislation.
And as with every session, there are those bills that leave me wondering if our legislators don’t have better things to worry about.
MoreAnd as with every session, there are those bills that leave me wondering if our legislators don’t have better things to worry about.
Dog soothes stressed law students
December 21, 2011
Comment(1)Therapy dogs aren’t just for sick patients or scared kids.
MoreCelebrate your rights
December 15, 2011
Comments(2)Dec. 15 is Bill of Rights Day. Which of the first 10 amendments is the most important?
MoreAd capitalizes on holiday drinking
December 12, 2011
Comments(0)Add an Indianapolis attorney to the list of lawyers creatively marketing their services to those who drink too much this time
of year.
MoreBudget cuts affecting courts
December 1, 2011
Comments(0)The state of the economy is impacting our access to justice, according to the National Center for State Courts.
MoreLawyer cashes in on Cyber Monday frenzy
November 29, 2011
Comments(0)How’s this for a Cyber Monday promotion: one attorney offered DUI defense for just $99.
MoreCommission irons out details in half-day meeting
November 18, 2011
Comments(0)The Legislature’s Criminal Code Evaluation Commission met Thursday. If you missed the three-and-a-half hour meeting,
read on to find out what happened.
MoreJudge is a fan of Johnny Carson
November 16, 2011
Comments(0)I am about to show my age: I had to do a Google search to find out who Carnac is.
MoreWellness while you work
November 9, 2011
Comments(2)What’s the best way to fit working out into your workday? Work out while you work.
MoreIs law school still attractive?
November 1, 2011
Comments(2)Practicing attorneys: if someone asked you whether he or she should go to law school, what would you say?
MorePutting divorce on pause
October 28, 2011
Comments(0)A recent op-ed piece in a newspaper suggests people with small children should have to wait a year to get divorced.
MoreTake time to help others
October 27, 2011
Comments(0)Did you know it’s National Pro Bono Week? I didn’t, until I randomly came across the information.
MoreUsing social media to boost business
October 25, 2011
Comments(2)Do you see any benefits for your practice in using Twitter, Facebook or other social media outlets?
MoreLearning about law schools
October 14, 2011
Comments(0)Indiana University’s “Law Day” will be the largest law fair in the country.
MoreSave money, don't prosecute domestic violence cases
October 10, 2011
Comments(0)One city is considering repealing a part of its city code that bans domestic battery because it doesn’t have the resources
to prosecute those cases.
MoreMinorities and Indiana firms
October 3, 2011
Comments(2)A diversity database recently released shows some progress for women and minorities at Indianapolis’ largest firms.
MoreIs law school a waste of time?
September 28, 2011
Comment(1)One columnist claims that a law degree really isn’t useful.
MoreIndiana (almost) has newest crop of lawyers
September 23, 2011
Comments(0)More than 400 people passed the July 2011 bar exam, including an Indiana legislator.
MorePressure for law school to cook the books?
September 21, 2011
Comments(0)Law schools are trying to stand out and make themselves attractive to students (and U.S. News and World Report),
but at least one school may have gone too far.
MoreLaw is all about the rankings
September 16, 2011
Comments(0)Another group throws its hat into the ring of law-related rankings with a “best” summer associate program list.
Because law students don’t have enough lists of rankings to obsess about.
MoreWant a job? Go rural
September 8, 2011
Comments(0)Living and working in a city has its advantages, but you may have better luck finding a job in rural America.
MoreBidding for public defense work
September 1, 2011
Comments(0)One state is considering having attorneys submit bids to provide certain legal services to the poor for a fixed fee.
MoreChildren file ridiculous lawsuit against mother
August 31, 2011
Comments(0)Maybe you’d like to sue your parents for dressing you horribly as a child or not letting you get your nose pierced when
you were a teen, but you’d never really file a lawsuit – unless you’re these two kids from Illinois.
MoreDonations buying favorable rulings?
August 22, 2011
Comments(0)A flyer for a Marion County judge’s re-election campaign could be interpreted as donors being able to buy “favorable
rulings.”
MoreReport says sentencing reforms can save cash, lower crime rates
August 10, 2011
Comments(0)A new report released by the American Civil Liberties Union touts changes that “tough on crime” states have made
to reduce incarceration rates, save money, and lower crime rates. It also mentions Indiana’s efforts in sentencing reform.
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The court of appeals not only tries to rewrite or interpret the law to suit their fancy, now they choose play stupid as well. Every consideration must be given to pro se litigants, who are not held to the same standards as attorneys, as stated by,SCOTUS. I assume they didn't have a lawyer, since one wasn't mentioned and I strongly suggest thatb the rest of the, origional petitioners get back in there and fight for their rights.
the irony of situations like this is that the clients whom conour cheated are the ones who should be pulling hardest for him to remain free and keep his law license, so they have some hopes of him paying back. really bury the guy deep and then there will be little hope of restitution
Qualified immunity, means that if you wear a badge, you are exempt from law and free to do anything you please! The courts will back badge toting individuals, because they think they are above the law as well. They think, they have judicial immunity, they do not.
Deeply, deeply concerned? I'll bet if it was the judge's money that had been swindled we'd see deep concern with actual consequences. First a Ponzi scheme, then a shell game with the assets…c'mon, hasn't Conour abused the judicial system and his clients long enough? I say enough already.
Wow, just wow.