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Man may not have drug sentence reduced after pleading guilty
March 29, 2013
Jennifer NelsonThe 7th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the denial of a defendant’s request to reduce his sentence after he pleaded
guilty to distributing crack cocaine. The judges also pointed out concerns with the use of a form order in his case.
MoreFederal judge dismisses whistleblower suit against Rolls-Royce
September 27, 2012
Scott OlsonA federal judge in Indianapolis has dismissed a whistleblower lawsuit filed by a former Rolls-Royce Corp. engineer who accused
the company of selling faulty aircraft engine parts to the government.
More7th Circuit judge grants prisoner’s request for certificate of appealability
August 1, 2011
Jennifer NelsonAn Indiana prisoner’s request for a certificate of appealability has been granted by a 7th Circuit judge who found the
man’s application set forth a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right.
MoreJudges halt enforcement of challenged laws
June 27, 2011
Jennifer NelsonTwo federal judges issued preliminary injunctions June 24 preventing parts of two new controversial laws regarding immigration
and funding of Planned Parenthood of Indiana from being enforced.
More7th Circuit denies petition to remove judge
March 4, 2011
Jennifer NelsonThe 7th Circuit Court of Appeals denied a man’s petition for writ of mandamus to remove a federal judge from a case
he is involved with that’s still pending in District Court. The man failed to intervene in the case and his interest
in the case is too uncertain to give him the rights of a party automatically, the judges ruled Friday.
MoreIndiana has received 14 multidistrict litigation actions over four decades
February 2, 2011
Michael HoskinsIt began with a mid-air plane collision over Shelby County in 1969. That deadly aviation action symbolized Indiana’s
introduction to multidistrict litigation.
MoreIndiana courts to host judicial independence panel discussion
February 1, 2011
Michael HoskinsThe Indiana Supreme Court is hosting a panel discussion in mid-February to discuss the broad topic of judicial independence
and how courts operate in our democracy, and it’s turning to the online and social media world to help shape how the
event unfolds.
MoreSettlement reached on foster care rates
December 8, 2010
Michael HoskinsThe Indiana Department of Child Services has agreed not to cut subsidies for foster and adoptive parents and other caregivers
as part of a class-action settlement in federal court.
MoreCourt History Symposium set for Nov. 18
November 2, 2010
IL StaffThe third annual “Court History Symposium: Court History and History in the Making” CLE will feature remarks from
Southern District judges as the court enters a new era.
More7th Circuit upholds injunction in adult-business ordinance case
October 1, 2010
Jennifer NelsonThe 7th Circuit Court of Appeals agreed with a Southern District of Indiana judge who granted a preliminary injunction preventing
Indianapolis from enforcing the 2002 ordinance that regulates adult-bookstore business hours.
MoreJudge nixes non-attorney’s attempt to join class action
September 7, 2010
Michael HoskinsA federal judge says that a non-attorney who wants to work for the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana or as a local
public defender can’t join an already-pending class-action lawsuit that challenges the state’s Board of Law Examiners
and its questions about applicants’ mental health history.
More7th Circuit rules on attorney fee issues in brownfield case
August 31, 2010
Michael HoskinsThe 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has mostly upheld an Indiana federal judge who’d ruled on the litigation costs and
attorney fees involved in a Shell gas station brownfield case.
MoreA chargeback isn't a sale of insurance
August 9, 2010
Jennifer NelsonThe 7th Circuit Court of Appeals held today that a chargeback for the cost of insurance is not a sale of insurance, as some
owner-operators of leased trucks argued. The Circuit Court also took issue with the District judge’s decision on which
statute of limitations applied to the parts of the suit.
MoreSCOTUS declines New Albany ordinance case
June 14, 2010
Michael HoskinsThe Supreme Court of the United States won’t take a case from New Albany about the city’s battle to close an adult
book and movie store.
MoreJudicial nominees on the road to confirmation
April 28, 2010
Michael HoskinsWhen he was being considered for a seat on the federal appellate bench, Judge John D. Tinder recalled getting a phone call
about an ongoing case just before he was set to appear before senators in Washington, D.C.
MoreDCS to appeal injunction on rate cuts
February 19, 2010
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Department of Child Services wants the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals to review a judge's decision to temporarily
stop DCS rate cuts.
More'Quality of care' at stake in DCS rate-cut case
January 27, 2010
Jennifer NelsonThe federal judge who granted a preliminary injunction in the combined suits against the Department of Child Services for
cutting reimbursement rates for adoptive and foster parents and child care agencies found the quality of care for children
would suffer if the rate cuts stood.
MoreJudge blocks DCS rate changes for now
January 21, 2010
Michael HoskinsA federal judge in Indianapolis has temporarily blocked the Indiana Department of Child Services from reducing the amounts
it pays to foster and adoptive parents and juvenile-service providers.
MoreFormer attorney gets probation in fraud case
January 20, 2010
Jennifer NelsonA former attorney who pleaded guilty to mail fraud last year was sentenced to 3 years probation Tuesday by a federal
judge.
MoreJudge criticizes counsel seeking class status
June 26, 2009
Michael HoskinsDon't expect one federal judge to re-examine a ruling by another jurist on the same court if you don't present any
new facts or arguments on a similar case and issue.
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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.