Sheriff’s lawyer tells jurors FBI invented bribery case
A lawyer for a northwestern Indiana sheriff on trial for federal bribery charges told jurors that the FBI tried to buy a crime where one didn’t exist.
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Legal sector loses 4,300 jobs in July, ends growth streak
The U.S. legal sector suffered a loss in the number of available jobs in July, bringing an end to a three-month streak of job growth.
Study committee to discuss civil forfeiture, indigent defense
Indiana lawmakers are preparing to return to the statehouse and consider legal issues such as civil forfeiture and indigent defense services when the Interim Study Committee on Courts and the Judiciary meets for the first time next week.
US Senate reschedules hearing for 7th Circuit nominee Barrett
Notre Dame School of Law professor Amy Coney Barrett will appear before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary Sept. 6 for the hearing on her nomination to the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals.
Supreme Court appoints judges pro tempore in Elkhart, Porter counties
Two Indiana senior judges will step into judge pro tempore positions this fall in the bench in Elkhart and Porter counties, the Indiana Supreme Court has announced.
Supreme Court amends appellate, administrative, Tax Court rules
Amendments handed down Thursday make a variety of changes to Indiana’s appellate, administrative and Tax Court rules, including amendments related to use of technology in the courts.
Magistrate Judge LaRue dies, leaves legacy of ‘compassionate insight’
Magistrate Judge Denise K. LaRue of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, described as being compassionate toward litigants in her court, died Wednesday.
Report: Despite fewer jobs filled, recent law school graduate employment up
The overall employment rate for recent law school graduates improved slightly in 2016 despite a drop in the number of jobs available and overall class size, according to a new report.
Amended rules address technological competence, judicial disqualification waiver
The Indiana Supreme Court has announced amendments to various court rules, including adding language about technological competence and new guidance on judge disqualification procedures.
Lake County courts increase probate availability
The judges of the circuit and superior courts in Lake County are seeking to improve the availability and efficiency of the county’s probate court services by offering increased availability of probate commissioners in one central location.
Bamberger, SKO merger complete
The merger between Evansville-based Bamberger Foreman Oswald & Hahn LLP and Kentucky-based Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC was completed Tuesday, one month ahead of the expected closure date.
Hearing for suspect in Indiana officer’s killing delayed
The initial court hearing for a man charged in the fatal shooting of a police officer in Indianapolis has been delayed because he remains hospitalized.
John Proffitt named IBF’s Legendary Lawyer
Carmel attorney John Proffitt has been named the 2017 recipient for the Indiana Bar Foundation’s Legendary Lawyer Award.
Senate subcommittee approves Legal Services Corp funding
As part of a $53.4 billion spending bill, the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies voted Tuesday to sustain funding for legal aid.
Report: Firms making only ‘incremental’ gender parity gains
Men continue to constitute nearly two-thirds of attorneys at law firms across the United States despite recent efforts toward increasing gender parity, a new study on the representation of women in the legal workplace says.
Federal inmates sentenced to mandatory minimums dips
The push beginning in 2010 by Congress and the U.S. Department of Justice to reform sentencing is being linked to a downturn in the number of federal inmates convicted of a crime that carries a mandatory minimum penalty.
Disciplinary Actions – 7/26/17
Read who’s been suspended and who has resigned from the bar.