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Number of female judges in Indiana remains stagnant
May 17, 2011
Comments(0)A national ranking of the number of female judges shows just a fifth of Hoosier judges are women.
MoreDoes Indiana have enough lawyers?
May 16, 2011
Comments(5)A study by a northeast Indiana school hoping to open a new law school says that Indiana is underserved in terms of the number
of lawyers compared to our population.
MoreCancer and child custody
May 12, 2011
Comments(0)A North Carolina woman lost her custody battle in part because she has breast cancer.
MoreCollege student preparing for legal career
May 11, 2011
Comments(0)An Indiana student utilizes small claims court to take on companies.
MoreAttorney leads Facebook page to remove Trump as Indy 500 pace car driver
May 5, 2011
Comments(0)Could an Indianapolis attorney’s Facebook page seeking to “bump” Donald Trump as the pace car driver in
the Indianapolis 500 have led to Trump’s decision to step down as driver?
MoreSenator doesn't pass the bar
May 3, 2011
Comments(6)The list of successful bar exam applicants was released this week and it was missing a recognizable name.
MoreElectronic case filing
May 2, 2011
Comments(0)The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals now requires all documents to be filed and served electronically.
MoreOrgans from death row
April 25, 2011
Comment(1)Should a willing death row inmate be allowed to donate his or her organs after execution?
MoreGreening the law
April 22, 2011
Comments(0)Today is Earth Day. How environmentally friendly is your office?
MoreStudent questions diversity at law school
April 19, 2011
Comments(3)An IU-Indy law student says banners featuring African-American males in the school’s atrium make students feel unwelcome.
MoreRating judges online
April 15, 2011
Comments(0)Website allows people to anonymously evaluate judges and see how judges across the country rate.
MoreTV show provides glimpse into case
April 12, 2011
Comments(0)After I began to read an Indiana Court of Appeals opinion handed down Tuesday, I realized why it sounded familiar. I watched
an episode of a television program that focused on the murder case.
MoreLegal aid cuts: attorneys need to step up
April 6, 2011
Comments(0)If Congress slashes the budget for Legal Services Corp., should more attorneys step up to the plate and do pro bono work to
make up for the cuts?
MoreLaw school loses luster?
April 4, 2011
Comments(0)According to one group, the number of applicants to law school is down more than 10 percent this year as compared to a year
ago.
MoreWhat was he thinking? Part III
March 25, 2011
Comments(2)Another Indiana government employee finds himself without a job because of the political issues in Wisconsin.
MoreCatchy legal advertising
March 23, 2011
Comments(2)When it comes to catchy law firms with catchy slogans, this one may have a winning hand.
MoreDo parades and other big events interrupt your work?
March 17, 2011
Comments(2)Has today being St. Patrick’s Day been a cause for celebration or inconvenience, especially if you’re office is
on or near a parade route?
MoreWe the People seeks support
March 14, 2011
Comments(0)To express their concerns over proposed budget cuts eliminating the We the People civic education program, a group of that
program’s alumni from Indiana have started a Facebook petition to tell Congress to continue the program’s funding.
MoreResearch reveals what lawyers earn
March 10, 2011
Comments(0)The ABA Journal and an Indiana University Maurer School of Law professor have teamed up on a project breaking down
attorney salaries in each county of the United States.
MoreMuseum focuses on justice system
March 7, 2011
Comments(0)Museum offers response to dramatization of crime and punishment using history, artifacts of crimes and criminals throughout U.S. history, and simulators used to train police.
Does Indiana need another law school?
March 1, 2011
Comments(8)A private college based in Fort Wayne is looking into opening a law school.
MoreWhat was he thinking? Part II
February 23, 2011
Comments(2)One Indiana deputy attorney general’s tweet and statements to a newspaper on protesters in Wisconsin get him fired.
MoreSenator taking bar, may miss vote on own bill
February 22, 2011
Comments(0)The senator who proposed the controversial immigration bill in the Indiana General Assembly may miss voting on it because
he’ll be sitting for the bar exam.
MoreJury issues in northern Indiana
February 21, 2011
Comments(4)One northern Indiana judge is upset at the amount of people ignoring jury questionnaires. Another judge is embarrassed his
court had to cut a lunch stipend for jurors.
MoreWhat was he thinking?
February 17, 2011
Comment(1)An Illinois attorney is indicted for trying to sneak drugs into an Indiana prison.
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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.