December 1, 2011
IL StaffThe U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana, is seeking comment on proposed amendments to dozens of its local rules.
If adopted, the amendments will become effective Jan. 1, 2012.
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November 30, 2011
IL StaffSeveral changes are coming to the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Indiana and the U.S. District
Court in the Northern District of Indiana Thursday.
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November 30, 2011
IL StaffThe United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana is accepting applications from attorneys interested
in serving on the court’s Criminal Justice Act panel for the Indianapolis and Terre Haute divisions.
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November 28, 2011
Michael HoskinsWhile she said she doubts the plaintiffs can win their case, U.S. Judge Sarah Evans Barker is allowing limited class certification
in a lawsuit challenging the state’s $5 million damage liability cap. Plaintiffs incurred injuries in the Indiana State
Fair stage collapse Aug. 13.
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November 8, 2011
Michael HoskinsIndiana saw fewer bankruptcies for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2011, than it did the year before, with the state improving
its national ranking based on case filings.
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November 8, 2011
IL StaffCivil rights in the Southern District will be the topic of the fourth annual Court History Symposium presented by the Historical
Society for the Southern District of Indiana Nov. 18.
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November 2, 2011
IL StaffThe United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Indiana has adopted revisions to Local Rule B-1009-1. The
United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Indiana has
amended its Local Rule B-3007-1.
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October 28, 2011
Michael HoskinsTwo former college athletes who lost their scholarships because of injuries are now arguing to the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals
that they would have received multi-year athletic scholarships covering the costs of their bachelor’s degrees if it
wasn’t for the “anti-competitive” National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I bylaws.
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October 26, 2011
Michael HoskinsWorkplace Internet policies go up against free speech concerns.
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October 18, 2011
IL StaffA Chinese national and former employee of Dow AgroSciences LLC pleaded guilty Tuesday to economic espionage and theft of trade
secrets in federal court. Kexue Huang’s case is the first prosecution in Indiana for foreign economic espionage.
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October 5, 2011
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Supreme Court has accepted three certified questions stemming from a case in the Southern District of Indiana.
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September 28, 2011
Michael HoskinsThe state is not able to prevent out-of-state entities from placing political calls to residents within Indiana because of
an existing federal law, according to a federal judge’s ruling on Indiana’s auto-dialer statute.
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September 28, 2011
Michael HoskinsRuling strikes down one Indiana bar exam application question.
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September 27, 2011
Michael HoskinsThe Indiana Supreme Court’s Board of Law Examiners is cutting one controversial question from its annual bar exam application
and will revise another in order to comply with a federal judge’s recent ruling.
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September 21, 2011
Michael HoskinsA federal judge has found that one of the Indiana bar exam application questions violates the Americans with Disabilities
Act because it infringes on potential lawyers’ privacy rights.
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September 15, 2011
Michael HoskinsAn Indianapolis federal judge has reversed the temporary restraining order she issued two months ago that stopped the state
from cutting fees it pays to pharmacists for dispensing Medicaid prescriptions.
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September 14, 2011
U.S. Magistrate Denise K. LaRue was sworn in Sept. 8 as the Southern District of Indiana's newest magistrate.
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September 7, 2011
Jennifer NelsonTwo former NCAA athletes whose scholarships were revoked following injuries have lost their suit that argued without certain
NCAA Division I bylaws, they would have received multi-year athletic scholarships that would have covered the cost of their
bachelor’s degrees.
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September 7, 2011
IL StaffThe formal swearing-in ceremony for Magistrate Judge Denise K. LaRue of the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana,
is at 2 p.m. Sept. 8 in Courtroom 202 of the Birch Bayh Federal Building and United States Courthouse in Indianapolis. The
event is open to the public.
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September 6, 2011
IL StaffA Marion County attorney who later served as judge of the Circuit Court and as a United States Magistrate Judge died Sept.
1.
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August 31, 2011
Michael HoskinsIndianapolis attorney Gabe Hawkins has already attended the funerals of three former clients, and he hopes that he won’t
have to see a fourth before finally being able to say that the courtroom battle they’ve been waging for years has paid
off.
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August 26, 2011
Michael HoskinsA federal judge in Indianapolis on Thursday approved a settlement in a class action lawsuit brought against Indiana relating
to state offices not adequately providing public assistance for voter registration.
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August 25, 2011
Michael HoskinsHow far the Indiana Board of Law Examiners can go in asking potential lawyers about their mental-health history was the subject
of a federal court hearing Wednesday, where attorneys explored the scope of the Americans with Disabilities Act and what might
be reasonable in determining someone’s potential fitness to practice law.
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August 16, 2011
Michael HoskinsWriting for a unanimous 7th Circuit Court of Appeals panel, U.S. Judge David Hamilton authored an opinion Tuesday full of
what he calls “telephonese.” The opinion delves into a small business’s disputed phone bill charges and
how those matters are governed by state and common law.
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August 15, 2011
Michael HoskinsThe 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has sent a case back to an Indianapolis judge, saying she didn’t properly weigh whether
the case should be prolonged on remand to Hamilton Superior Court instead of her deciding on the issues that have already
been fleshed out in federal court during the past year and a half.
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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.