May 22, 2013
Anthony SchoettleThe NCAA is facing a potential game-changing legal battle that has some colleges worrying their athletic budgets could be
halved.
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May 22, 2013
Dave StaffordJudge James Carr, right, takes the oath May 14 as the newest member of the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Indiana.
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May 21, 2013
Cory SchoutenFederal prosecutors have charged two Indianapolis city employees in the Department of Metropolitan Development and three others
in a scheme involving cash kickbacks on the sale of properties in the Indy Land Bank.
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May 21, 2013
Dave StaffordFormer personal injury attorney William Conour on Monday was granted a few more days to comply with a court order to reacquire
assets he dissipated in violation of bond conditions pending his federal wire fraud trial.
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May 14, 2013
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Petroleum Marketers and Convenience Store Association has filed a complaint in federal court challenging the law
governing the sale of cold beer. Convenience stores, pharmacies and groceries are unable to sell cold beer under current law.
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May 14, 2013
IL StaffThe United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana will hold the investiture ceremony for U.S. Bankruptcy
Judge James M. Carr Tuesday at the Birch Bayh Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in Indianapolis.
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May 13, 2013
Cory SchoutenThe top deputy under former Marion County Prosecutor Carl Brizzi has agreed to plead guilty to a federal charge for his role
in the early release of a woman convicted in a murder-for-hire scheme.
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May 2, 2013
IL StaffThe U.S. District Court in the Northern District of Indiana is now accepting comment on whether Magistrate Judge Roger Cosbey
should be reappointed when his term expires Jan 2, 2014.
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May 1, 2013
Scott OlsonMore Steak n Shake franchisees are revolting over the company’s policy that prohibits restaurants in the chain from
setting their own menu prices.
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April 29, 2013
IL StaffBankruptcy filings are down 14.4 percent for the 12-month period ending March 31 as compared to the same 12-month period ending
March 31, 2012, according to statistics from the Administrative Office of the United States Courts.
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April 26, 2013
IL StaffThe fee for filing a civil case in federal court will increase from $350 to $400 May 1. The new $50 general administrative
fee for filing a civil action, lawsuit or proceeding in a District Court was approved by the Judicial Conference of the United
States in September 2012.
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April 18, 2013
Dave StaffordFormer attorney William Conour stayed out of custody in his federal wire fraud case Thursday, but the judge withheld a ruling
on a government bid to revoke bond until investigators can take a fresh look at Conour’s assets the FBI inventoried
last year.
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April 12, 2013
IL StaffSouthern District Bankruptcy Chief Judge James K. Coachys has signed an order that terminates a previous order requiring alternative
dispute resolution related to Chapter 13 trustee motions to dismiss in the Indianapolis Division.
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April 1, 2013
Jennifer NelsonJoseph Corcoran, who has been sentenced to death for killing four men in 1997, will be allowed to appeal the denial of his
petition for habeas corpus to the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals.
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March 29, 2013
Jennifer NelsonU.S. Judge Sarah Evans Barker has ruled that the state can’t enforce two sections of the Indiana law dealing with immigration:
one dealing with arrests and one dealing with the use of consular identification cards for identification.
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March 22, 2013
Dave StaffordA federal judge has ruled that Marion County collections cases need not be filed in the township where a defendant lives or
a contract was signed, a key ruling regarding a practice criticized as “forum shopping.”
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March 21, 2013
Dave StaffordA federal prosecutor says resigned personal injury attorney William Conour should not receive $10,000 from a court fund for
living expenses. A court filing objecting to Conour’s request raises concern that he might try to liquidate assets the
FBI inventoried.
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March 18, 2013
Scott OlsonThe Peoples State Bank of Ellettsville can move forward with its lawsuit against broker Stifel Nicolaus & Co., which the
bank claims duped it into investing $13 million in auction-rate securities just before those markets froze up.
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March 14, 2013
Jennifer NelsonThe ACLU of Indiana announced Thursday it has filed lawsuits against the town of Yorktown and the city of Jeffersonville because
their ordinances regulating the activities of door-to-door canvassers violate the right to free expression under the U.S.
Constitution.
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March 12, 2013
Dave StaffordA former teacher who claims her contract at St. Vincent de Paul School in Fort Wayne was not renewed because she underwent
in vitro fertilization treatments may proceed with a suit against the Catholic diocese.
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March 11, 2013
Dave StaffordAn insurance company won’t have to pay the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis’ legal fees and costs associated
with defending claims of sexual abuse.
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March 7, 2013
United States Bankruptcy Judge Robyn L. Moberly will be formally sworn-in at a ceremony Friday at the Birch Bayh Federal Building
and U.S. Courthouse in Indianapolis.
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March 7, 2013
IBJ StaffA federal judge has denied a challenge to a smoking ordinance passed last year by the Indianapolis-Marion County City-County
Council.
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March 4, 2013
Dave StaffordA federal judge on Friday dismissed several former college athletes’ attempt to bring a class-action lawsuit against
Indianapolis-based NCAA, writing in a 25-page order that the complaint “reads more like a press release than a legal
filing.” The judge left open the possibility that an antitrust claim may survive.
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March 1, 2013
Jennifer NelsonA panel of distinguished judges, including one from the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, will be on hand Friday evening to hear
final arguments in a case involving judicial recusal and eminent domain as part of the Indiana University Maurer School of
Law Sherman Minton Moot Court Competition.
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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.
With all due respect, Rick, I think you probably would be making a mistake by going to law school. The job market for attorneys is so saturated, you may well find yourself unemployed and with a lot of debt. You mention law would be a good supplement to your skills. True. But employers unfortunately don't value that. You will find that a law degree may well pigeonhole you into an attorney slot and limit career options. If you have a good job now I would hold onto that. As an attorney, you may well end up making less with the aforementioned debt.
Jack, I was only responding to bill's comment of tying everybody in government together. I agree with you though, it takes one bad apple to ruin the bunch.. As in any profession. What's truly unfair is when somebody violates someone's trust and takes complete advantage of someone
John’s comment is unfair. The majority of attorneys can be trusted. Unfortunately, all it takes is one greedy, unscrupulous, immoral attorney to jade the public.