March 24, 2011
Jenny MontgomeryThe Indiana Court of Appeals has affirmed a trial court’s decision that a man arrested for drunken driving was not entitled
to counsel or a Miranda warning when police asked for his consent to a blood draw because he was not being interrogated
at the time.
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March 24, 2011
IL StaffThe Indiana Court of Appeals travels to Valparaiso University Monday to hear oral arguments in a criminal case.
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March 24, 2011
Jenny MontgomeryJeff Lorick, executive director of the Terre Haute Human Relations Commission, often receives complaints about unfair housing
practices. But until recently, Lorick has had little power to make local landlords comply with fair housing laws.
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March 23, 2011
Michael HoskinsA Marion Superior judge has ordered Indiana state officials to turn over thousands of documents relating to the state’s
cancellation of a welfare system modernization, ruling on an issue of first impression about whether a “deliberative
processes” executive privilege exists in Indiana.
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March 23, 2011
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Court of Appeals has held – with a few exceptions – that a trial court may revoke probation for not
satisfying a financial obligation only if the state proves by a preponderance of the evidence there is less than full payment
and the probationer submitted that smaller payment recklessly, knowingly, or intentionally.
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March 23, 2011
Jenny MontgomeryUnexpected audits, bankruptcy complications, and misunderstandings about tax law are what bring many low-income clients to
the Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic’s Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic. The LITC staff – one tax attorney, one paralegal,
and one outreach coordinator fluent in English and Spanish – helps clients understand how to handle complicated tax
issues.
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March 22, 2011
Jenny MontgomeryThe Indiana Court of Appeals has denied an appeal from a man who was convicted of planning to kill his ex-wife, her attorney,
and a judge, ruling that amended charges did not negatively impact his rights and sufficient evidence existed to uphold the
conviction.
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March 22, 2011
IL StaffThe Southern District of Indiana has rescheduled a Black History Month event that had been postponed because of inclement
weather in February.
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March 22, 2011
Michael HoskinsThe 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has found nothing wrong with the convictions or sentence of two former Indianapolis narcotics
detectives brought down by their involvement in an illegal drug scheme to supplement their income as police officers.
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March 21, 2011
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Court of Appeals reversed the dismissal of a workers’ compensation claim, finding the worker’s deposition
testimony didn’t support the Indiana Worker’s Compensation Board’s finding that he admitted his condition
stemmed from a single incident.
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March 21, 2011
IL StaffThe Indiana Court of Appeals travels to LaPorte High School Tuesday to hear arguments in an insurance case.
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March 21, 2011
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Supreme Court will decide whether a man convicted of murder and rape was denied effective assistance of appellate
counsel.
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March 18, 2011
Michael HoskinsIn tackling a child support case involving a teenager’s emancipation, Indiana Court of Appeals judges disagree on what
state statute defines as “enrolled” in college. One judge believes the majority wrongly reweighed evidence in
this case to come to its decision.
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March 18, 2011
Michael HoskinsThe Indiana Supreme Court decided a case seven years ago but left for another day the answer to a question about governmental
attorney fees, and now that specific issue has found its way to an appeal before the state’s second-highest appellate
court.
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March 18, 2011
IL StaffA National Jurist article listing “23 law profs to take before you die” included a professor at the Indiana
University Maurer School of Law.
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March 18, 2011
IL StaffThe Indiana Court of Appeals of Indiana will hear oral arguments on an appeal regarding a defendant’s conviction of
Class D felony sexual battery March 24 at 11 a.m. at Indiana State University’s Hulman Memorial Student Union.
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March 17, 2011
Michael HoskinsEmployees who accept early retirement even in the worst economic times aren’t entitled to continued unemployment assistance,
the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled today.
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March 17, 2011
Michael HoskinsThe Indiana Supreme Court is reviewing the rules on how out-of-state attorneys receive temporary admission to practice law
before state administrative executive agencies.
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March 17, 2011
IL StaffThe Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence will host a training for volunteers for its Protective Order Pro
Bono Project April 15 at its offices at 1915 W. 18th St., Indianapolis.
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March 16, 2011
Rebecca BerfangerIf you watch the NFL Network, you may have recognized a familiar name among the commentators. Indiana University School of
Law – Indianapolis Dean Gary R. Roberts has been serving as an on-air legal analyst for the network discussing the current
labor dispute between NFL owners and players.
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March 16, 2011
Jennifer NelsonAlthough sympathetic to a couple whose child was temporarily removed from the family’s home on child abuse concerns
– a removal that was subsequently found not to be supported by probable cause – the 7th Circuit Court of
Appeals affirmed summary judgment for Department of Child Services employees on qualified immunity grounds.
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March 16, 2011
Jennifer NelsonJoseph H. Hogsett, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Indiana, has announced replacements for the two members of the
office’s management team who are retiring next month.
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March 16, 2011
Michael HoskinsBefore taking on a livestock bankruptcy case stretching into multiple states and encompassing millions of dollars, Indianapolis
attorney James Knauer hadn’t had much exposure to the cattle industry.
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March 16, 2011
Michael HoskinsWhen a former town council member in northern Indiana was sentenced to county jail for two months on a misdemeanor battery
conviction, he didn’t realize that experience would take away his right to vote.
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March 16, 2011
Rebecca BerfangerMinority bar associations continue to benefit the Indiana legal community by offering diverse perspectives. Members benefit
from networking opportunities, and the bars help to maintain a positive professional presence in the communities they serve.
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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.