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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August 31, 2012
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Court of Appeals determined that the Jeffersonville director of planning and zoning and the city building commissioner
are public officers under Indiana Code 34-11-2-6. The judges discovered there is no state law defining public officer under
this statute.
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August 29, 2012
Marilyn OdendahlThe General Assembly and physician groups are considering ways to stop over-prescribing of pain medications.
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July 27, 2012
Dave StaffordA man convicted of multiple felony drug charges and sentenced to 50 years in prison with 15 years suspended was not deprived
his Fourth Amendment rights, the Court of Appeals ruled Friday.
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January 19, 2011
Rebecca BerfangerAt the 2010 Indiana State Bar Association Solo and Small Firm Conference in June, then-ISBA president Roderick Morgan welcomed
those in attendance, particularly those who found themselves to be “suddenly solo.” While he may not be the first
to use the phrase, a number of attorneys have found themselves either making that decision or having it made for them in the
last couple years.
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December 22, 2010
Rebecca BerfangerWhen pro se litigants find themselves in a courthouse for the first time, there’s a good chance they aren’t quite
sure what to do. In the Clark County courthouse in Jeffersonville, just across the river from Louisville, a self-help center
for pro se litigants in civil cases has been operational since late May.
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September 18, 2009
Jennifer NelsonFaced with hefty fines of more than $27,000 a day for violating the federal Clean Water Act, the city of Jeffersonville has
reached a settlement with the federal and Indiana governments, the Department of Justice, and the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency.
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June 9, 2009
Jennifer NelsonRelying heavily on a recent Indiana Supreme Court decision regarding sex offenders and ex post facto laws, the Indiana Court
of Appeals split in finding a city ordinance banning a convicted sex offender who no longer has to register with the state
was punitive and unconstitutional as applied to him.
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May 4, 2009
IL StaffThe Indiana Court of Appeals will hear arguments Tuesday in a sex-offender park ban case out of southern Indiana.
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September 17, 2008
Jennifer NelsonIn a ruling that will affect property owners across the state, the Indiana Supreme Court today held property owners are ultimately
responsible for the delinquent sewer bills of their tenants.
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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.
In regards to bill's comment about trusting the cover meant. We can trust them about as much as we can trust attorneys'.
This is disturbing to learn...
Yikes!