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ID needed to register to vote ... sometimes
June 30, 2010
Comments(0)Make sure you have a photo ID if you want to register to vote online.
MoreUpdate on Evansville legal community
June 25, 2010
Comments(0)The Evansville Bar Association had a number of updates to report to a visiting IL reporter earlier this week.
Being a good citizen
June 22, 2010
Comments(0)The civics education team of the Indiana Bar Foundation kicked off the weeklong “Project Citizen: Equal Justice Institute” Monday afternoon at Indiana University’s education building in Bloomington.
Civil rights attorney featured in documentary
June 21, 2010
Comment(1)Worthwhile documentary about infamous civil rights lawyer will air on PBS starting Tuesday, and will be available online until September.
Digital footprints in the Internet sand
June 18, 2010
Comments(0)A new service will show you your digital footprint.
MoreHistoric passing
June 15, 2010
Comments(2)Former prosecutor Michael Cosentino and the Ford Pinto trial impacted many people, including one IL reporter. Mr. Cosentino died Monday.
Protect your data
June 10, 2010
Comment(1)Protecting your data may be more difficult than you think.
MoreConference caters to solos, small firm lawyers
June 9, 2010
Comments(0)The Indiana State Bar Association's Solo and Small Firm Conference gave one reporter many story ideas.
MoreProgram addresses media access
June 3, 2010
Comments(0)Indiana University Maurer School of Law- Bloomington, with support from the I.U. School of Journalism, WTIU and Elon University
has put together a new DVD: "Access Denied: Navigating the Legal Challenges to Newsgathering."
MoreHappy anniversary First Impressions
June 2, 2010
Comment(1)Today is the second anniversary of First Impressions. What do you want the blog to discuss?
MoreCivics, civility lessons needed
June 1, 2010
Comments(0)Many people need a refresher civics course and a reminder about civility.
MoreReaching a milestone
May 24, 2010
Comments(0)Congratulations class of 2010. Let's hope there are enough jobs for all of you.
MoreHow hard is it to do CLE?
May 18, 2010
Comments(0)Yet again, many Hoosier attorneys have been suspended for not following the rules.
MoreDreaming of home ownership
April 21, 2010
Comment(1)This post was written by IL reporter Rebecca Berfanger Minutes after I turned in Tuesday's IL Daily story about a new
initiative
by the Indiana Supreme Court and the Indiana Foreclosure Prevention Network, I got an e-mail from the Indianapolis Neighborhood...
MoreLawyer spam
April 19, 2010
Comment(1)I recently experienced a first when it comes to my personal e-mail account: I received spam e-mail from an attorney. An e-mail
from California attorney Roni Deutch, whose name I recognize from TV commercials, made it into my junk e-mail box...
MoreWould you still become a lawyer?
April 13, 2010
Comment(1)Reporter Michael W. Hoskins wrote this post. Some within the Indiana legal community say they wouldn’t become an attorney
if they could go back in time to change that decision. An Indiana Lawyer survey shows that more people offered a NO...
MoreJohnsen ‘watch’ is over
April 12, 2010
Comment(1)Dawn Johnsen watch at Indiana Lawyer is over. Since her nomination to lead the Office of Legal Counsel, we waited for months
and months (and months) for her nomination to be voted on … for her to be approved or rejected...
MoreSCOTUS visits fascinating
April 8, 2010
Comments(0)Reporter Michael W. Hoskins wrote this post. You can always expect a legal community showing when one of the nation’s top
jurists visits. That was the case Wednesday when Chief Justice John Roberts made his way to the Indiana University...
MoreTaking time for civics
April 7, 2010
Comment(1)IL reporter Rebecca Berfanger wrote this post . A group of about 30 Munster High School students enjoyed their time with We
the People program coordinators from the Indiana Bar Foundation, attorneys, and others who helped judge their presentations
on Tuesday...
MoreSex-offender magazine at gas station
April 2, 2010
Comments(0)The next time you go into a Speedway gas station, you can pick up a candy bar, giant fountain drink, and possibly a sex-offender
registry magazine.An Indiana man who was abused wants convicted sex-offenders names and pictures to be more accessible...
MoreIndiana dollars to fight reform
April 1, 2010
Comments(0)Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller has joined several other states to legally challenge the recently passed federal health-care
legislation. This means Indiana tax dollars will be spent challenging the bill. He says by joining the already filed suit,
we’ll save money....
MoreClass considers profession
March 29, 2010
Comments(0)IL reporter Rebecca Berfanger wrote this post . Last week, I was invited to sit in on a class for an article I’m working on
about the legal professions class at Indiana University Maurer School of Law – Bloomington. As part...
MoreSurvey predicts legal hiring
March 26, 2010
Comments(0)The good news for unemployed attorneys and legal staff looking for work – nearly 25 percent of law firms or companies surveyed
plan on increasing staff levels in the second quarter of this year. And none reported plans to decrease staff....
MoreIndiana’s (legally) good for business
March 23, 2010
Comments(0)Here’s a way to lure businesses to our state: We’ve got one of the best legal climates in the country! A survey released this
week by the U.S. Chamber’s Institute for Legal Reform ranks Indiana fourth in the nation for...
MorePublic funds for judicial campaigns
March 22, 2010
Comments(0)Judicial elections and merit selection of judges is a hot topic in Indiana. Just take a look at bills or resolutions introduced
in the General Assembly recently. You’ll see attempts to forego merit selection in favor of elections: 2009’s HEA 1491,...
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Court Calendar
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May 28, 2013 The Estate of Richard A. Mayer and Spangler, Jennings & Dougherty, P.C., v. Lax, Inc., and David Lasco - 5/28/13
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June 12, 2013 Northern Assurance Company of America v. Thomson, Inc., et al. - 6/12/13
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June 18, 2013 State of Indiana v. Robert Owens - 6/18/13
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June 18, 2013 Winston K. Wood v. State of Indiana - 6/18/13
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Never heard of remand to another state. How often does that happen?
I highly recommend Deanna and her team of professionals that serve the legal community. Great information and many thanks for sharing.
they are pushing these cases against lawyers too far. thought-crime.
vagueness cannot challenged, so let's write all laws vaguely and throw the constitution out the window.Even if the court is operating under a particular law, if they don't it they will change it to their liking. What a joke!!!
Two convictions becomes one conviction with exactly the same sentence, only it is not clear wheter or not that sentence will be 18 months, 120 months or 138 months. Actually if the guns were in a home, whether or not they were his, he is protected under the 2nd amendment. Jurors need to learn the law and the constitution before judging others. The cour5ts need to do this as well.