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Green construction poses legal risks
April 27, 2011
Jenny MontgomeryStandard contracts aren't adequate for this budding industry.
MoreIndiana court official visits Ukraine to discuss court access
April 27, 2011
Michael HoskinsThe trip was a part of an ongoing effort the United States is making to help Ukraine improve its judicial independence and
establish more of a democracy.
MoreBalancing philosophical with practical concerns regarding death penalty
April 27, 2011
Michael HoskinsIndiana Lawyer takes an in-depth look at the death penalty in the "Cost of Justice" series.
MoreProsecutors: money doesn't trump other factors when considering death penalty
April 27, 2011
Michael HoskinsAt a time when capital punishment requests are down and some state officials are questioning the cost and overall effectiveness
of seeking a death sentence, the issue of what it’s worth to go after this ultimate punishment is getting more scrutiny
in Indiana and nationwide. Read more in Indiana Lawyer's in-depth look at the death penalty and the cost of justice.
MoreEffort seeks to revive citizens' civic interest
April 27, 2011
Jenny MontgomeryThe message from lawyers, lawmakers, and educators is clear: Civic education is suffering, and along with it, our country.
But no one seems certain how to convince people to care about civics.
MoreLegally preserving history
April 27, 2011
Michael HoskinsReal estate, property negligence, and zoning laws are often utilized to preserve, restore, or protect sites having historic
significance.
MoreJudge: Governor doesn't have to testify in IBM case
April 26, 2011
Michael HoskinsMarion Superior Judge David Dreyer has ruled that Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels doesn’t have to testify about his involvement
in the cancelled multi-million dollar IBM contract to modernize the state’s welfare system.
MoreCOA affirms transfer penalty for nursing home resident
April 26, 2011
Jenny MontgomeryThe Indiana Court of Appeals has affirmed a finding by the Family and Social Services Administration that an elderly woman
was not entitled to Medicaid nursing home benefits in the eight months after she gave $35,500 to her nephew and his wife.
MoreCommittees propose new rules for parenting coordination
April 26, 2011
Jennifer NelsonThe Domestic Relations Committee and Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee of the Judicial Conference of Indiana have developed
proposed parenting coordination rules and commentary. Parenting coordinators are used to help resolve disputes between parents
regarding children. Currently, there are no existing Indiana Supreme Court rules covering the area.
MoreQuayles create scholarship for Indy law school
April 26, 2011
IL StaffFormer Vice President Dan Quayle and his wife, Marilyn, have created a scholarship for students at Indiana University School
of Law-Indianapolis through an endowed gift of $200,000. The Quayles both earned their law degrees from the school in 1974.
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.
MoreJudges address 'public utility' questions
April 25, 2011
Michael HoskinsIn a case of first impression in this state, the Indiana Court of Appeals has determined that BP Products North America Inc.'s
petroleum refinery plant in northern Indiana isn’t a public utility as defined by state statute when it acts as a sort
of conduit and provides natural gas and other services such as steam and wastewater to other private companies nearby.
MoreCOA rules botched burial does not entitle relatives to award
April 25, 2011
Jenny MontgomeryThe Indiana Court of Appeals has ruled that relatives of a woman whose burial went awry are not entitled to damages.
MoreJudges uphold identity thief's sentence
April 22, 2011
Jennifer NelsonIn a decision Friday, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals repeated its holding that a District judge can satisfy the review standards
under 18 U.S.C. Section 3553(a) without having to list every possible sentencing factor or detail of every argument raised
for the federal appellate court to find that the sentence was proper.
MoreInd. magistrate judge to chair Federal Judicial Center committee
April 22, 2011
IL StaffU.S. Magistrate Judge Tim A. Baker has been appointed by U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. to serve as
chair of the Federal Judicial Center’s U.S. Magistrate Judge Education Advisory Committee.
MoreLawsuit to take bar exam goes to 7th Circuit
April 22, 2011
Jennifer NelsonThe man who believes he should be able to sit for the bar exam even though he didn’t go to law school has asked the
7th Circuit Court of Appeals to reconsider the dismissal of his lawsuit.
MoreJustices put school board member back on Hammond mayoral ballot
April 22, 2011
Michael HoskinsThe Indiana Supreme Court late Thursday reversed a decision from a Lake Superior judge and put a nonpartisan school board
member back on the ballot for the Hammond mayoral run in the upcoming primary election.
MoreJustices find email is constitutionally protected speech
April 21, 2011
Jennifer NelsonA trial court erred in granting summary judgment to a fire chief and township in a firefighter’s suit following his
termination by the chief for sending a personal, political email that the chief believed contained false statements of fact.
The firefighter’s email was actually constitutionally protected speech, the Indiana Supreme Court held Thursday.
MoreSocial Security income shouldn't be considered in restitution orders
April 21, 2011
Jennifer NelsonDealing with an issue of first impression, the Indiana Court of Appeals has ruled that Social Security income must be excluded
when considering a defendant’s ability to pay restitution.
MoreNCAA championship ticket distribution not a lottery
April 21, 2011
Jennifer NelsonThe National Collegiate Athletic Association’s ticket-distribution plan for championship games doesn’t constitute
a “lottery” under Indiana law, the Indiana Supreme Court decided Thursday. The issue was before the justices as
certified questions from the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals.
MoreKissing a sleeping victim doesn't constitute sexual battery
April 20, 2011
Jennifer NelsonA victim being asleep isn’t equivalent to a mental disability or deficiency for purposes of the sexual battery statute,
the Indiana Court of Appeals held Wednesday.
MoreLegislation impacting judiciary awaiting final approval
April 20, 2011
Kelly LucasSeveral bills that may alter the look of the Indiana judiciary await final approval during the waning days of the 2011 legislative
session.
MoreJustices dismiss appeal
April 20, 2011
IL StaffThe Indiana Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal in an insurance case involving attorney-client privilege because the parties
have reached a mediated settlement.
MoreOpen house Thursday for court agency office
April 20, 2011
IL StaffThe Domestic Relations Counseling Bureau is holding an open house Thursday for its new offices in the City-County Building
in downtown Indianapolis. The 40-year-old court agency provides recommendations to the court for custody and visitation.
MoreUPDATE: Hamilton Superior judge surprised by case resolution
April 19, 2011
Michael HoskinsIn all his years on the bench, Hamilton Superior Judge William J. Hughes said he hasn’t experienced what he did this
week as a defendant in a North Carolina court.
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Judge Roger B. Cosbey is unethical and bias toward African American who seeks justice in Title VII claims. He disrespected and used his authority to attempt to intimidate me into taking an unfair settlement and when I refused he proceeded to get my case dismissed and to deny me my Constitutional and Civil Rights. He disobeying several rules of law; specifically, by ruling on summary judgment motions against the Fed. R. Civ. P., without authority of Judge William C. Lee, without consent of the attorneys, and with conspiracy to commit “fraud on the court,” as he conspired with my former attorney. He proved to me that he is bias, unethical, unfair and unfit to be reappointed. In my opinion, he should be disbarred in 2013, for committing fraud on the court, which would make him ineligible for reinstatement in 2014. See docket 3:07 cv 629 where he rules on dispositive motions, knowing magistrates are not vested with that power (especially without consent), grants the defendant an unconscionable number of extensions, accepts my former attorney request for extension for dispositive motion knowing he was working with the opposition, and unbelievably grants the defendant another extension after he requested an extension after he missed the deadline. I know another attorney filed charges against him for bias in race discrimination case(s). I know what he did in my case before he voluntarily recused himself, I just do not know how many other innocent people have been stripped of their rights because of him. I say shame on him and no more of the same.
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.