Supreme Court of the United States
SCOTUS rules on Indiana 'crime of violence' case
June 9, 2011
Michael HoskinsThe nation’s highest court has upheld an Indianapolis federal judge’s ruling, finding that someone who flees from
police in a vehicle is committing a “crime of violence” that justifies a longer sentence.
MoreViews shift on use of executions
May 25, 2011
Michael HoskinsWhat if 1976 hadn’t played out the way it did, and some of the jurists on the U.S. Supreme Court had held the view of
capital punishment at that juncture that they did at the end of their judicial careers? The death penalty may never have been
reinstated.
MoreTax Court warns against arguing wages aren't taxable
May 16, 2011
Jennifer NelsonIn rejecting a man’s argument that his employment wages shouldn’t be subject to Indiana’s adjusted gross
income tax, the Indiana Tax Court warned that those who present a similar argument in the future may be subject to paying
the attorney fees of the other party.
More7th Circuit addresses sex offender registration law
May 3, 2011
Michael HoskinsThe 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has joined a majority of other circuits nationwide in finding that the federal sex offender
registration law is not a retroactive punishment on those who were convicted prior to 2006 and traveled after the law was
enacted.
MoreSCOTUS denies cert, upholding Indiana's judicial canons
May 2, 2011
Michael HoskinsIt’s official: Indiana’s judicial canons are constitutional and the rules don’t infringe upon a judge or
candidate’s free speech rights.
MoreSCOTUS denies Indiana judicial canons case
May 2, 2011
Michael HoskinsThe Supreme Court of the United States has refused to take a case asking whether Indiana’s judicial canons constitutionally
infringe on the free speech rights of those on or vying for seats on the bench.
MoreSCOTUS denies case between Indiana agencies on 11th Amendment
April 25, 2011
Michael HoskinsThe Supreme Court of the United States won’t take an Indiana case which delved into whether the 11th Amendment prohibits
an independent state agency from suing a traditional state agency in federal court.
MoreFederalist Society to host national ethics expert for lecture
April 5, 2011
IL StaffEdward Whelan, president of the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington, D.C., will lecture about “Lessons of
the Sotomayor and Kagan Confirmation Processes: The Political Triumph of Judicial Conservatism,” from noon to 2 p.m.
April 14. The lecture, hosted by the Indianapolis chapter of The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies, will
be at the Conrad hotel, 50 W. Washington St., Indianapolis.
MoreSCOTUS asked to take Indiana stun belt case
March 30, 2011
Michael HoskinsThe Supreme Court of the United States is being asked to consider an Indiana case about a convicted murderer’s claim
that he was improperly restrained with a stun belt during his trial and that led to a wrongful conviction.
MoreSCOTUS denies one Indiana case, sidesteps others for now
February 22, 2011
Michael HoskinsThe Supreme Court of the United States denied one prisoner lawsuit from Indiana today, while not saying whether it will address
another case from this state on judicial speech. No decision was made on a third Hoosier case it heard arguments on more than
a month ago addressing vehicular flight.
MoreBook focuses on state's justices
February 18, 2011
IL StaffIndiana Supreme Court history buffs have a new book to read. The Indiana Historical Society Press has published “Justices
of the Indiana Supreme Court,” which explores the lives of the state’s 106 justices.
MoreWill SCOTUS weigh in on canons?
February 2, 2011
Michael HoskinsThe Supreme Court of the United States could soon decide if it will take on cases that question Indiana’s judicial canons
and whether those types of rules infringe on the free speech rights of seated jurists or those vying for the bench.
MoreJustices uphold Baer's death penalty
January 26, 2011
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Supreme Court has unanimously affirmed the denial of a murderer’s petition for post-conviction relief, leaving
his death sentence in place.
MoreSCOTUS history on display
January 19, 2011
Rebecca BerfangerAttorneys and history buffs alike may want to consider a detour to the law library at Indiana University Maurer School of
Law next time they are in or near Bloomington.
MoreSCOTUS hears Indiana case
January 19, 2011
Michael HoskinsIndiana Federal Community Defender Bill Marsh made his debut appearance before the nation’s highest court on Jan. 12,
arguing an Indiana case that questions whether vehicular flight from police is considered “violent” and warrants
a higher sentence under the Armed Career Criminal Act.
MoreSCOTUS refuses to accept two Indiana cases
January 18, 2011
Michael HoskinsThe nation’s highest court has refused to take two Indiana cases, including the high-profile abuse and neglect case
of 3-year-old TaJanay Bailey that revealed fatal flaws in the state’s child welfare system.
MoreState urges SCOTUS to deny judicial canons case
January 17, 2011
Michael HoskinsThe Indiana Attorney General’s Office has filed a brief with the nation’s highest court, urging the justices to
not hear a case about whether Indiana’s judicial canons constitutionally infringe on the free speech rights of those
on or vying for seats on the bench.
MoreSCOTUS declines to consider Indiana case
January 10, 2011
Michael HoskinsThe nation’s highest court has refused to consider an Indiana case involving whether a defendant’s no contest
plea to an out-of-state murder can be used to qualify him as a serious violent felon on a conviction here.
MoreJudge donates SCOTUS items to law school
December 20, 2010
IL StaffAn Indiana Court of Appeals judge has found a new home for his extensive collection of United States Supreme Court memorabilia:
Indiana University Maurer School of Law.
MoreSCOTUS takes case on whether vehicular flight from police is a 'violent felony'
December 8, 2010
Michael HoskinsNo one disputes fleeing in a vehicle from police is a crime. But whether that crime is considered a “violent”
one worthy of an enhanced sentence under a long-standing federal career criminal statute is a legal nuance now an issue before
the nation’s highest court, and Indiana is playing a key role.
MoreSCOTUS mulling the future of class-action suits
November 9, 2010
Michael HoskinsDefense and plaintiffs attorneys alike have their eyes on the Supreme Court of the United States, which has before it a case
that some say could spell the end to class-action lawsuits in the name of contractual arbitration.
MoreSCOTUS reverses 7th Circuit a second time on capital case
November 8, 2010
Michael HoskinsAn Indiana case has prompted the nation’s highest court to reiterate that federal courts can’t issue any writ
of habeas corpus to state prisoners whose confinements do not violate U.S. law.
MoreSCOTUS declines Indiana death penalty case
October 18, 2010
Michael HoskinsThe nation’s highest court won’t re-consider a ruling by the Indiana Supreme Court late last year that upheld
a man’s death sentence and revised its stance on what it means when a jury fails to recommend a unanimous sentence.
MoreSCOTUS won't take Indiana UPL case
October 13, 2010
Michael HoskinsThe Supreme Court of the United States won’t reconsider a significant unauthorized practice of law case ruled on by
the Indiana Supreme Court earlier this year.
MoreSCOTUS rejects two Indiana cases
October 12, 2010
Michael HoskinsThe Supreme Court of the United States has declined to get involved in two appeals out of Indiana, upholding federal or state
rulings on both cases.
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The court of appeals not only tries to rewrite or interpret the law to suit their fancy, now they choose play stupid as well. Every consideration must be given to pro se litigants, who are not held to the same standards as attorneys, as stated by,SCOTUS. I assume they didn't have a lawyer, since one wasn't mentioned and I strongly suggest thatb the rest of the, origional petitioners get back in there and fight for their rights.
the irony of situations like this is that the clients whom conour cheated are the ones who should be pulling hardest for him to remain free and keep his law license, so they have some hopes of him paying back. really bury the guy deep and then there will be little hope of restitution
Qualified immunity, means that if you wear a badge, you are exempt from law and free to do anything you please! The courts will back badge toting individuals, because they think they are above the law as well. They think, they have judicial immunity, they do not.
Deeply, deeply concerned? I'll bet if it was the judge's money that had been swindled we'd see deep concern with actual consequences. First a Ponzi scheme, then a shell game with the assets…c'mon, hasn't Conour abused the judicial system and his clients long enough? I say enough already.
Wow, just wow.