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Former justice discusses merit selection
April 22, 2009
Michael HoskinsDuring a visit to South Bend today, former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor pushed a message that merit
selection is the best way to ensure an independent judiciary, though her words come at a time when state lawmakers are close
to scrapping that very system in the county she visited.
MoreRare second hearing set for judge's nomination
April 22, 2009
Michael HoskinsIn an unusual move, the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a second judicial nomination hearing next week for U.S. District
Judge David F. Hamilton, who's being considered for a seat on the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals.
MoreJudges uphold mail fraud conviction
April 20, 2009
Jennifer NelsonAlthough it noted the question was a "close one," the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals determined there was sufficient
evidence to support a man's conviction of mail fraud in his scheme to defraud the government out of money for work he
didn't complete.
MoreHigh court hears first 'rocket docket' appeal
April 17, 2009
Jennifer NelsonIn the first appeal of a juvenile case under Indiana Appellate Rule 14.1, the "rocket docket," the Indiana Supreme
Court ruled the juvenile court's determination that a child shouldn't be immediately reunited with his mother until
after the school year concluded - contrary to what the Department of Child Services recommended - wasn't clearly erroneous.
MoreJudge: Courts failing on mental illness
April 17, 2009
Michael HoskinsAn Indiana Court of Appeals judge today lambastes the criminal justice system's efforts in dealing with defendants who
may never be competent to stand trial, inviting more to be done by either the state's lawmakers or highest court.
MoreCoverage for unborn children up in air
April 16, 2009
Michael HoskinsLawmakers failed to act on a bill that would have amended Indiana's child wrongful death statute to cover unborn children,
thus defeating it for this legislative session in its current form.
MoreIndiana delegation attending ABA summit
April 15, 2009
IL StaffIndiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard is heading an Indiana delegation that will attend the American Bar
Association's national summit to foster cooperation and communication among the three branches of state government.
MoreSenate OKs COA panel, St. Joe judge elections
April 15, 2009
Michael HoskinsThe full Senate voted today in support of legislation scrapping the St. Joseph Superior judge merit-selection system for judicial
elections, and also creating a new panel for the Indiana Court of Appeals.
MoreHigh court rules in favor of AG in casino case
April 14, 2009
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the state's attorney general in a suit for constructive trust and unjust
enrichment against a for-profit corporation receiving contributions from a casino, finding the trial court erred in dismissing
the claims.
MoreCOA at Purdue University for election case
April 13, 2009
IL StaffA panel of Indiana Court of Appeals judges visits Purdue University Tuesday for arguments in an election dispute out of Delaware
County.
MoreAG files suit against foreclosure consultants
April 9, 2009
IL StaffIndiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller filed lawsuits today against five foreclosure consulting companies accused of violating
state laws.
MoreSenate gets St. Joe judges bill, with twist
April 8, 2009
Michael HoskinsThe full Indiana Senate will consider in the next week whether St. Joseph Superior judges should be elected or merit-selected
and retained by voters. A Senate committee wants the full legislative body to consider that issue, but with a twist: An amendment
has been attached to the controversial House Bill 1491.
MoreUse of bench warrants still not certain
April 7, 2009
Michael HoskinsAttorneys have settled a federal case that led to the Marion Superior Court scrapping its practice of issuing bench warrants
for the arrest of people who'd failed to appear in civil cases, but a statewide investigation of whether state law allows
judges to issue these warrants remains ongoing.
MoreHouse OKs feticide bill, sends back to Senate
April 7, 2009
Michael HoskinsLegislation that would increase the penalty for fetal homicide has made it through the Indiana House of Representatives, and
now must go back for approval in the Senate where it originated since some changes were made.
MoreFederal judicial nomination hearing draws crowd
April 2, 2009
Michael HoskinsThe Senate Judiciary Committee considered U.S. District Judge David F. Hamilton's nomination for the 7th Circuit Court
of Appeals at a Wednesday afternoon hearing.
MoreSeminar, CLE on Criminal Justice Act
April 2, 2009
IL StaffThe Indiana Federal Community Defenders will host a seminar for attorneys interested in joining the Criminal Justice Act panel
of attorneys to represent indigent clients accused of crimes against the United States.
MoreNo vote yet on St. Joe judges bill
April 1, 2009
Michael HoskinsAn Indiana Senate committee debated this morning a bill that would make it so St. Joseph Superior judges are elected rather
than chosen by merit selection and later retained by voters.
MoreSenate Judiciary holds nomination hearing
April 1, 2009
Michael HoskinsA busy Congressional calendar has caused the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee to move its nomination hearing to a room without
cameras, which leaves Indiana's legal community in the dark about an Indianapolis-based federal judge's nomination
for the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals.
MoreSt. Joe judges election bill hearing Wednesday
March 31, 2009
IL StaffThe Indiana Senate Judiciary Committee will meet at 9 a.m. Wednesday in Room 130 at the Statehouse to discuss several
bills on first reading, including House Bill 1491, which would require nonpartisan elections of St. Joseph Superior judges.
MoreForum to focus on energy policy and progress
March 31, 2009
IL StaffThe 2009 Environmental Policy Forum Spring Symposium at Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis will feature professors,
members of the Indiana General Assembly and various environmental and energy organizations who will examine Indiana's
energy policy and the progress and prospects for legislation.
MoreClinic director moves to AG's office
March 26, 2009
Rebecca BerfangerAfter founding Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic and serving as its executive director since January 1994, Abigail Kuzma
is leaving the organization to work in the Consumer Protection Division of the Indiana Attorney General's Office.
MoreJudge Hamilton nominated for 7th Circuit
March 17, 2009
Michael HoskinsAn Indianapolis federal judge could be the next to take a spot on the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals.
MoreHigh court rules on issue preclusion in tax case
March 16, 2009
Jennifer NelsonIn an opinion handed down March 6, the Indiana Supreme Court had to decide whether a previous ruling barred the Indiana Department
of Revenue from raising new contentions in support of a different method of allocation of income to the state.
MoreSingle order can have more than 1 disposition
March 10, 2009
Michael HoskinsThe Indiana Supreme Court has clarified juvenile caselaw, telling trial courts they can order a juvenile be committed to the
Department of Correction and in the same order also require probation after release.
More2 new members of Public Defender Commission
March 9, 2009
IL StaffIndiana Speaker of the House Patrick Bauer, D-South Bend, has appointed two new members to the Public Defender Commission,
the Indiana Supreme Court announced today. Representatives Vernon G. Smith, D-Gary, and Greg Steuerwald, R-Avon, join the
11-member commission.
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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.