June 9, 2010
Michael HoskinsAfter more than a decade on the Indiana Supreme Court, Justice Theodore Boehm is ready to enter the next stage of his life
and career.
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June 9, 2010
Michael HoskinsA July 2009 law put more strength behind local prosecutors and state regulators who can now more diligently pursue
illegal animal activity of puppy mills who don't pay taxes.
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June 9, 2010
Rebecca BerfangerThere’s an old joke in the legal profession that attorneys never retire.So the Indiana State Bar Association and Indiana
Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program have partnered to present three conferences
in late August about retirement preparation.
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June 9, 2010
Michael HoskinsAnyone who wants to be the next Indiana Supreme Court justice has until the end of June to apply for upcoming vacancy on the
state’s highest court.
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June 9, 2010
Rebecca BerfangerAn attorney who works for a telecommunications cooperative in Hancock County has seen many changes since he was admitted to
the Indiana Bar in June 1988.
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June 9, 2010
Michael HoskinsA Dearborn County commissioner alleges the county’s former attorney has wrongly accused two officials of violating federal
law and has asked the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission to launch an investigation of its soon-to-be leader who
starts in that office June 21.
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June 9, 2010
Michael HoskinsThe Indiana Supreme Court has set the stage for a judicial disciplinary action against a Marion County Traffic Court judge
for his courtroom conduct on a speeding and suspended license case last year.
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June 8, 2010
Michael HoskinsWithin a week, the state's third federal female judge could be ready to handle her constitutionally created duties in
the Southern District of Indiana.
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June 8, 2010
Jennifer NelsonThe 7th Circuit Court of Appeals sidestepped ruling directly on the exhaustion requirement of a federal law dealing with an
alien’s challenge to the validity of a deportation order. The appellate court could affirm the denial of the man’s
motion to dismiss because he failed to meet any of the law’s exhaustion requirements.
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June 8, 2010
IL StaffThe Indiana Pro Bono Commission is seeking nominees for the Excellence in Pro Bono Publico Randall T. Shepard Award.
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June 3, 2010
The Indiana Court Improvement Program has announced it will be giving away up to $290,000 in grants to programs that help
families and children involved in cases of neglect or abuse.
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June 2, 2010
Rebecca BerfangerFor doing pro bono work and for promoting pro bono work among others in the legal community, an Indianapolis attorney has
learned she will receive a national award at the ABA Annual Meeting in San Francisco in August.
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June 1, 2010
Rebecca BerfangerThe Indiana Supreme Court considered 13 appeals during the past week, denying them all and rejecting a case that it had previously
agreed to hear.
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June 1, 2010
Michael HoskinsThe U.S. Senate plans to vote Monday on an Indianapolis federal magistrate’s nomination for a constitutionally created
judgeship in the Southern District of Indiana.
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June 1, 2010
Michael HoskinsThe nation’s highest court reversed the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals today on an Indiana case, holding that that a federal
sex offender registry law does not apply to those convicts whose interstate travel happened before the 2006 statute took effect.
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May 28, 2010
Michael HoskinsThe 7th Circuit Court of Appeals won’t stay its ruling that allows an independent state agency access to records about
mentally ill inmates’ treatment, even though the Indiana government agency being sued is appealing to the Supreme Court
of the United States.
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May 28, 2010
Elizabeth BrockettAn Indiana Court of Appeals ruling today sets requirements for drug court terminations after a man’s participation was
terminated without minimum due process.
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May 28, 2010
Rebecca BerfangerFor the first time since the Supreme Court of the United States’ 2009 ruling that found a defendant had a Sixth Amendment
right to confront the analysts who prepared lab certificates certifying the defendant had cocaine, the Indiana Court of Appeals
ruled that a trial court did not violate the defendant’s right to confrontation by allowing the inspection certificate
for a breathalyzer into evidence, even though the certifier of the equipment did not testify at trial.
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May 27, 2010
Michael HoskinsThe Indiana Supreme Court has decided to not consider a case that justices had granted transfer on late last year, reinstating
a lower appellate court’s ruling that a trial judge had abused her discretion in admitting a blood test in a drunken
driving case.
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May 27, 2010
Michael HoskinsA Dearborn County commissioner is accusing the county attorney of wrongly accusing two officials of violating federal law
and wants the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission to launch an investigation of its soon-to-be leader who starts
in that office in mid-June.
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May 27, 2010
Michael HoskinsUpholding a trial court ruling in a case stemming from a construction site accident, the Indiana Supreme Court has offered
guidance for future trials about how juries should calculate a plaintiff’s already-paid compensation benefits when determining
punitive damage awards.
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May 26, 2010
Michael HoskinsTwo former Marion County deputy prosecutors have received public reprimands from the state’s highest court for drunken
driving incidents.
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May 26, 2010
Michael HoskinsThe Indiana Supreme Court has accepted the resignation of an Anderson attorney who faces federal criminal charges for possession
and distribution of child pornography.
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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.
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.