Indiana Supreme Court
Justices take FSSA reimbursement case
October 11, 2011
IL StaffThe Indiana Supreme Court has granted transfer to a case in which the Indiana Court of Appeals ordered a state agency to pay
a long-term care facility after the agency terminated its contract with the facility.
MoreSCOTUS won't take Indiana bar exam case
October 11, 2011
Michael HoskinsThe Supreme Court of the United States has declined to take several Indiana cases, including a federal suit against the state’s
Board of Law Examiners filed by a man who wants to take the bar exam without going to law school.
More'Best Practices' will not advance to rulemaking stage
October 7, 2011
IL StaffIndiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard signed an order Oct. 7 stating that rather than advance the Mortgage
Foreclosure Best Practices to the rulemaking stage, the court will oversee the guidelines, updating them as needed.
MoreCOA: Remonstrators didn't request timely stay of annexation
October 6, 2011
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of remonstrators’ challenge to annexation of land by the city of Evansville,
finding the issue to be moot because the annexation has already been completed.
MoreDeputy owed no duty to warn of icy road
October 6, 2011
Jennifer NelsonA county sheriff’s department that doesn’t own, maintain or control a county road does not owe a common law duty
to warn the public of known hazardous conditions upon the roadway, the Indiana Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
MoreNew fee allows for online payment of traffic tickets
October 6, 2011
IL StaffThe Indiana Supreme Court Division of State Court Administration has created an electronic system fee to allow people the
ability to pay online for a traffic ticket in courts that use Odyssey.
MoreSupreme Court appoints new CLE commission member
October 5, 2011
IL StaffThe Indiana Supreme Court has appointed Steven M. Badger of Indianapolis to the Indiana Commission for Continuing Legal Education,
effective Jan. 1, 2012.
MoreJustices take certified questions
October 5, 2011
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Supreme Court has accepted three certified questions stemming from a case in the Southern District of Indiana.
MoreCommission urges discipline for former Marion County prosecutor
September 30, 2011
Michael HoskinsThe Indiana Supreme Court’s Disciplinary Commission wants the state's highest court to find former Marion County Prosecutor
Carl Brizzi committed misconduct when he made statements about two high-profile cases he handled as prosecutor.
MoreJustices agree subsidiaries are not new employers
September 30, 2011
Jennifer NelsonEmphasizing its ruling only deals with determining the proper merit rate for unemployment fund contributions, the Indiana
Supreme Court ruled a manufacturer did not create employers through its new subsidiaries, so it wasn’t entitled to a
lower rate.
MoreCircuit Court rules in favor of utility
September 29, 2011
Jennifer NelsonThe 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed summary judgment in favor of a Louisville utility in a dispute as to whether
landowners could eject the utility from their property after violating portions of the lease. The appellate judges also declined
to certify a question to the Indiana Supreme Court.
MoreJustices suspend attorney for collecting 'exploitive fee'
September 29, 2011
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Supreme Court has suspended an Indianapolis attorney after finding he engaged in attorney misconduct by collecting
a “clearly unreasonable and exploitive fee” from a vulnerable client.
MoreJustices uphold murderer's convictions
September 28, 2011
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Supreme Court has affirmed that a man will serve life in prison without parole for his role in the murders of
seven people in Indianapolis in 2006.
MoreJustices clarify police resistance ruling
September 28, 2011
Michael HoskinsEmphasizing that it’s not trampling on the Fourth Amendment and allowing police to illegally enter one’s home,
the Indiana Supreme Court has revisited a case it decided four months ago and reinforced its ruling that residents don’t
have a common law right to resist police entering one’s home.
MoreCourt OKs access to Odyssey data
September 28, 2011
Michael HoskinsIn an order released Sept. 14, the Indiana Supreme Court detailed the process for obtaining bulk distribution of and remote
access to the records of Indiana courts using the Odyssey case management system, which is gradually connecting all of Indiana’s
trial courts.
MoreIndex shows poor voter engagement
September 28, 2011
Jenny MontgomeryOn Sept. 14, results of the inaugural Civic Health Index were released to the public. The data shows that while Indiana is
on-par with national standards in volunteerism, the state’s voter turnout and registration are among the lowest in the
country.
MoreBLE will strike broad question, revise other
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.
MoreJustices to hear 5 cases in next 2 days
September 27, 2011
IL StaffThe Indiana Supreme Court hears five arguments in the next two days. Two are scheduled for Wednesday, and three will be heard
on Thursday.
MoreJustices take attorney fees case
September 26, 2011
IL StaffThe Indiana Supreme Court has granted transfer to a case involving the award of attorney fees to an Indiana town.
MoreSupreme Court amends state rules for courts, attorneys
September 23, 2011
Michael HoskinsMultiple new rule changes will begin next year for the state’s court system, which were announced in a slew of Indiana
Supreme Court orders released earlier in the week.
More2012 jury pool master list approved
September 22, 2011
IL StaffThe Indiana Supreme Court has approved the 2012 master list for jury pool assembly, ordering courts to use that list instead
of directly contacting the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles for data.
MoreSupreme Court upholds Barnes ruling
September 20, 2011
Michael HoskinsEmphasizing that it’s not trampling on the Fourth Amendment, the Indiana Supreme Court has revisited a ruling it made
four months ago and upheld its holding that residents don’t have a common law right to resist police entering a person’s
home.
MoreJustices stand firm on Barnes decision
September 20, 2011
Michael HoskinsThe Indiana Supreme Court has revisited a ruling it made four months ago in Richard Barnes v. State, affirming its
initial holding that residents do not have a common law right to resist police in any situation.
MoreSupreme Court accepts 2 cases
September 20, 2011
IL StaffThe justices of the Indiana Supreme Court have granted transfer to a case involving a Batson challenge and another
involving early retirement benefits.
MoreComments wanted on proposed changes to senior judge rules
September 16, 2011
Michael HoskinsThe Indiana Supreme Court wants to hear from the public and legal community about revising the state’s senior judge
program, allowing certified former judges to serve in any court rather than specific jurisdictions.
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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.
In regards to bill's comment about trusting the cover meant. We can trust them about as much as we can trust attorneys'.
This is disturbing to learn...
Yikes!