Indiana General Assembly
Eliminating judges’ mandatory retirement to get hearing
February 5, 2013
Dave StaffordA bill to eliminate mandatory retirement at age 75 for Indiana Supreme Court justices and Court of Appeals judges will be
heard in the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday.
MoreRight to hunt amendment hearing Monday
February 1, 2013
IL StaffThe Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee will hear Senate Joint Resolution 7 Monday, which looks to add to the
Indiana Constitution the right to hunt and fish.
MoreHouse Judiciary Committee to look at foreclosure fee, privacy issues
February 1, 2013
IL StaffAt Monday’s House Judiciary Committee, members will discuss three bills, including one that requires a court clerk to
collect a $50 mortgage foreclosure counseling and education fee in certain cases.
MoreSenate panel advances DCS oversight measure
January 30, 2013
Dave StaffordA proposed commission that grew from a study committee examining problems at the Department of Child Services cleared the
Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday.
MoreDickson's State of Judiciary highlights interplay of judiciary, Legislature
January 30, 2013
Dave StaffordIndiana Chief Justice Brent Dickson’s first State of the Judiciary address after 27 years on the bench produced a few
collegial chuckles as he offered examples of checks and balances and noted lawmakers had rewritten laws in response to at
least three Supreme Court opinions in the last year.
MoreDebate over health care expansion heating up
January 30, 2013
Marilyn OdendahlSince hospitals are seeing cuts in Medicare, they're asking the Indiana Legislature to enlarge the Medicaid program.
MoreLawmakers amend bill to restrict sex offenders’ access to social media
January 29, 2013
IL StaffIn response to a ruling by the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, two Indiana lawmakers have introduced a proposal restricting
sex offenders from using social media sites.
MoreLawmakers discuss same-sex marriage and criminal code revisions at IU McKinney Law School
January 23, 2013
Marilyn OdendahlTwo Republican lawmakers are backing off support for holding a second vote on the same-sex marriage amendment, advocating
the Legislature take a wait-and-see approach.
MoreSenate judiciary committee to look at abuse, DNA bills
January 22, 2013
IL StaffThe Senate Judiciary Committee meets at 9 a.m. Wednesday and has five bills on its agenda, including legislation that redefines
child fatality committees in each county.
MoreProbate, child seduction bills move out of committees
January 17, 2013
IL StaffSeveral bills moved out of legislative committee this week, including one that would expand the definition of child seduction
to include a mental health professional engaging in certain sexual behavior with a patient between 16 and 18 years old.
MoreSenator files bill restricting educational credit time for sex offenders
January 16, 2013
IL StaffSen. Jim Merritt, R-Indianapolis, announced Wednesday that he has introduced legislation to revise the state’s education
credit law for sex offenders. He said eight months ago that he would seek to change the law after a sex offender was released
early after earning this type of credit.
MoreIndiana Democrats trying to jumpstart conversation on health care
January 16, 2013
Marilyn OdendahlA coalition of Democratic senators and representatives gathered at the Indiana Statehouse Wednesday morning to “jumpstart
the conversation” on health care exchanges and Medicaid expansion.
MoreRound 2 for hunting and marriage amendments
January 16, 2013
Marilyn OdendahlAlthough changing the Indiana Constitution is not easy, attempts to amend are common and the 2013 session of the Indiana General
Assembly could see two proposed amendments come to the floor for a second vote. One amendment would protect Hoosiers’
right to hunt while the other would restrict their right to marry.
MoreProtecting students from the worst
January 16, 2013
Marilyn OdendahlAn increased focus on school safety is expected in Indiana Legislature this session.
MoreDemocrats' walkout leads to another 'fines' mess
January 16, 2013
Dave StaffordBefore the Indiana General Assembly convened Jan. 7, some unfinished business was debated in the Statehouse: whether Republican
House leaders went too far in seizing fines from Democrats who walked out of the Legislature in 2011 and 2012.
MoreZoeller appoints Washington-based deputy AG
January 14, 2013
IL StaffIndiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller has named a deputy who will monitor federal legislation and regulations in Washington
that could impact the state.
MoreHouse Judiciary, Senate Corrections committees to meet
January 14, 2013
IL StaffThe House Judiciary Committee this afternoon is conducting hearings on a pair of bills, and the Senate Corrections and Criminal
Law Committee will meet Tuesday.
MoreBill on habitual offender filing deadline moves out of committee
January 10, 2013
IL StaffThe Senate Committee on Corrections & Criminal Law voted this week to move legislation that will allow an indictment or
information to be amended to include a habitual offender charge at any time before trial, as long as the amendment doesn’t
prejudice the substantial rights of the defendant.
MoreIndiana authors SCOTUS brief on legislative prayer
January 9, 2013
IL StaffIndiana Solicitor General Thomas M. Fisher drafted an amicus brief filed in the Supreme Court of the United States Monday
in Town of Greece, N.Y. v. Galloway, 12-696. The brief, joined by 17 other states, asks the nation’s highest
court to grant cert petition and issue a ruling clarifying that prayer is permitted before legislative bodies without requiring
leaders to screen prayers for sectarian references.
MoreGeneral Assembly begins 2013 session
January 7, 2013
IL StaffThe Indiana General Assembly convenes for the 2013 legislative session today with a new governor, many first-time legislators
and a Republican supermajority in both the House of Representatives and the Senate.
MoreSchool safety bill introduced into General Assembly
January 4, 2013
Marilyn OdendahlCalling it a “good first step” for school safety, Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller outlined a proposed bill
that would create a uniform standard for the school resource officers.
MoreDickson encourages compromise on House Democrat fines suit
January 3, 2013
Dave StaffordIndiana Chief Justice Brent Dickson implored litigants to resolve a lawsuit over the collection of fines levied on House Democrats
who walked out of the Legislature in 2011 and 2012.
MoreNew group aims to prevent many from enetering juvenile justice system
January 2, 2013
Marilyn OdendahlA number of federal and state agencies along with nonprofit organizations are working to help regain the youths’ footing
after they stumble into trouble. Now, a new nonprofit has been formed with a focus on preventing children and teenagers from
entering the juvenile justice system.
MorePilot iPad program expanding in Indiana General Assembly
December 19, 2012
Marilyn OdendahlThe process of turning a bill into a law requires thousands of pages of paper. Even the bills that do not become laws consume
stacks and stacks – literally tons – of paper each year. But the tide may be turning. A pilot project in the Indiana
General Assembly is being expanded with the goal of eventually replacing all that paper with electronic copies.
MoreWoman who invited abusive spouse did not violate no-contact protective order
December 14, 2012
Marilyn OdendahlIn a case of first impression, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled the Indiana General Assembly was deliberate when it did
not criminalize the violation of a protective order by the protected person.
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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.