Indiana General Assembly
General Assembly enters final weeks with full schedule
April 5, 2013
IL StaffIndiana’s biennial budget is eligible to receive a second reading in the Senate Monday as the Indiana General Assembly
enters the final weeks of its regular session.
MoreBill adding magistrates, judges in 3 counties moves to governor
April 3, 2013
IL StaffLegislation that will add more judicial officers in Hamilton, Hendricks and Owen counties passed unanimously out of the House
of Representatives Tuesday.
MoreContentious Senate panel advances voucher expansion
April 2, 2013
Dave StaffordA proposal to expand Indiana’s school voucher program moved to the full Senate on Tuesday, but not before opponents
said the unknown costs and impact of the bill amounted to a fiscal cliff for the state and a bailout of private religious
schools.
MoreKenley appears warm to boost in Odyssey funding
March 29, 2013
Dave StaffordSenate Appropriations Chairman Luke Kenley, R-Noblesville, on Thursday signaled he supported a boost in funding for the Odyssey
case management system and other court technology functions, after proposed funding was reduced in the House budget plan.
MoreBill reforming criminal code passes Senate committee
March 29, 2013
IL StaffThe first comprehensive overhaul of Indiana’s felony statutes in more than 35 years passed the Senate Committee on Corrections
and Criminal Law Thursday by a vote of 8-1.
MoreConcerns about CHINS petitions raised during budget hearings
March 28, 2013
Marilyn OdendahlAfter the Indiana Department of Child Services made its presentation to the Senate Appropriations Committee Thursday, the
discussion quickly turned to Child in Need of Services petitions.
MoreSenate passes civil immunity, sentencing alternatives for young offenders bills
March 27, 2013
IL StaffThe Indiana Senate approved several pieces of legislation from the House this week, including a bill that would establish
sentencing alternatives for certain offenders under the age of 18.
MoreLawmakers advance bill to aid courthouse restoration, but money is missing
March 27, 2013
Dave StaffordNearly every county seat in Indiana could benefit from a bill promoting historic courthouse renovation and maintenance projects.
Only problem is, when lawmakers passed the legislation through the Senate they stripped out the money for it.
MoreMany efforts arise to address abandoned property, few go forward
March 27, 2013
Dave StaffordState Sen. Jim Merritt wanted to help an eastside Indianapolis church gain possession of some long-abandoned, derelict houses,
tear them down and establish a neighborhood park. But it turned out there wasn’t much the law allowed the church to
do.
MoreCriminal Code bill gets Senate hearing
March 26, 2013
Marilyn OdendahlConcerns over sentencing provisions and pleas for adequate funding dominated the Senate hearing on legislation overhauling
the state’s criminal code.
MoreIndiana solicitor general: ‘Good day’ for traditional marriage at SCOTUS
March 26, 2013
Dave StaffordIndiana and other states against same-sex marriage appeared to make a strong impression on the U.S. Supreme Court justices
Tuesday, Indiana Solicitor General Thomas Fisher said after watching arguments in Washington.
MoreTax cut dispute overshadowing Legislature’s work to lower state’s unemployment, Bosma tells lawyers
March 26, 2013
Marilyn OdendahlA public spat between the Legislature and governor’s office over tax cuts has become an overarching issue, but Indiana
Speaker of the House Brian Bosma said the state should be focusing on job creation.
MoreIndiana Senate to hold hearings on crime bills
March 22, 2013
Marilyn OdendahlTwo crime bills moving through the Indiana General Assembly are on the agenda for Senate hearings next week.
MoreProblem-solving courts, CHINS legislation return to house of origin
March 20, 2013
IL StaffThe Indiana Senate passed several House bills Tuesday, including legislation expanding when a person can participate in a
problem-solving court program. The House of Representatives returned bills on children in need of services petitions and prosecutor
pensions back to the Senate.
MoreDespite constitutional concerns, judicial nomination bill advances
March 18, 2013
Dave StaffordProposed changes to the panel that recommends judges for the Indiana Supreme Court and Court of Appeals advanced to the House
floor Monday, but not before some lawmakers said they reserved judgment on whether the measure was constitutional.
MoreDCS centralized hotline undergoes changes in advance of legislation
March 14, 2013
Marilyn OdendahlPrior to the Indiana General Assembly implementing recommendations from an interim study committee, the Indiana Department
of Child Services is making changes.
MoreSynthetic drug ban, human trafficking bills move out of committee
March 14, 2013
IL StaffSenate bills stiffening the state’s synthetic drug ban and strengthening Indiana’s human trafficking laws were
approved unanimously by the House of Representatives Committee on Courts and Criminal Code Wednesday.
MoreHouse Committee approves CHINS bill returning power to prosecuting attorneys
March 13, 2013
Marilyn OdendahlA bill giving prosecuting attorneys the ability to file a Child in Need of Services petition continues to garner strong support
in the Indiana General Assembly.
MoreIndiana Senate president pro tem pushes for Constitutional Convention
March 13, 2013
Marilyn OdendahlIndiana Senate President Pro Tem David Long admits his effort to convene a state-driven Constitutional Convention will be
a struggle.
MoreRefiguring workers' comp in Indiana
March 13, 2013
Dave StaffordA House bill looks to raise worker benefits, causing a tug-of-war over hospital reimbursement.
MoreHumane Society, ASPCA target confined-hunting bill
March 11, 2013
Dave StaffordTwo-legged and four-legged lobbyists will head to the Indiana Statehouse on Tuesday to oppose a bill that would lift a ban
on hunting animals in fenced areas.
MoreSenate panel to hear problem-solving courts, ‘sovereign citizen’ bills
March 5, 2013
IL StaffProposals to expand services offered by problem-solving courts and to attempt to curtail fraudulent liens and other tactics
of so-called sovereign citizens will be heard Wednesday by the Senate Judiciary Committee.
MoreHouse committee to hear sex offender, immediate detention bills
March 4, 2013
IL StaffThe Senate Corrections & Criminal Law Committee meets Tuesday morning to hear four bills, including a bill altering registry
requirements and procedures for sex offenses and sex offenders.
MoreMedicaid expansion not dead but Legislature still divided
February 28, 2013
Marilyn OdendahlWhen talking about expanding Medicaid under the provisions of the Affordable Care Act, both sides of the aisle in the Statehouse
focus on the same point – costs.
MoreBill creating study of judicial retirement benefits moves to House
February 27, 2013
IL StaffA Senate bill asking the Legislative Council to have the Pension Management Oversight Commission look at the retirement, disability
and death benefits provided to judges and full-time magistrates passed out of the Senate Tuesday by a vote of 50-0.
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Indianapolis law firm Stewart & Irwin closing
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Criminal code and expungement bills signed by governor
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Indianapolis law firm Stewart & Irwin closing
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More than half of Conour’s inventoried assets gone, feds say
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SCOTUS rules against Indiana farmer in seed patent case
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Court Calendar
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May 24, 2013 Indiana Patient's Compensation Fund v. Judy Holcomb, Personal Representative of the Estate of Mable Louise Cochran, deceased - 5/24/13
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May 28, 2013 The Estate of Richard A. Mayer and Spangler, Jennings & Dougherty, P.C., v. Lax, Inc., and David Lasco - 5/28/13
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June 12, 2013 Northern Assurance Company of America v. Thomson, Inc., et al. - 6/12/13
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June 18, 2013 State of Indiana v. Robert Owens - 6/18/13
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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.
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.