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Legislative panel to consider administrative law reforms
Lawyers who practice before administrative law judges will be among those who testify this week before a General Assembly study committee that will consider reforms that could include establishment of administrative law panels.
Morgan County adopts e-filing
Electronic filing is available starting Monday for most civil and criminal cases in Morgan County, the 16th in the state to enable the technology, the Indiana Supreme Court announced. E-filing for cases at the Martinsville courthouse will become mandatory on Nov. 18.
IUPUI offers dual-degree program to earn a bachelor’s, JD in 6 years
Students interested in studying law in Indiana now have the option of earning their bachelor’s and law degrees sooner through a new program being offered at Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis.
Bench and bar prepare for ‘Day of Service’
Attorneys and judges across the state will be volunteering in their local communities Saturday as part of the Indiana State Bar Association’s Annual Day of Service.
Evansville Bar hosts inaugural lecture series
The Evansville Bar Association is hosting a discussion about access to justice and pro bono practice rules at its first Randall T. Shepard Lecture Series Tuesday evening.
ESPN to argue for Notre Dame records at Supreme Court
ESPN will continue its efforts Tuesday to obtain records regarding incidents involving student athletes from the University of Notre Dame Police Department. The Indiana Supreme Court will hold oral arguments Tuesday morning.
Indiana Bar Exam passage rates continue decline
The Indiana Bar Exam saw another drop in overall passage rate of its test takers as results of the July 2016 bar exam were released Monday.
ACLU of Indiana to pass out pocket US Constitutions
The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana plans to distribute 1,000 free pocket-sized U.S. Constitutions and hold a voter registration drive on Constitution Day Friday on Monument Circle in Indianapolis.
Committee to weigh new courts, changes for existing courts
The next meeting of the General Assembly’s Interim Study Committee on Courts and the Judiciary will consider requests for new courts and changes to existing courts when it meets Sept. 22.
Bail reforms encourage risk assessments in pretrial release decisions
As part of an effort to reform the state’s bail system and reduce recidivism rates, the Indiana Supreme Court has adopted a new criminal rule to encourage the prompt release of arrestees who do not pose a significant threat to public safety.
Symposium to look at commercial courts and e-filing
A symposium later this month highlighting the Indiana Supreme Court’s work to modernize the judicial branch will provide information about the state’s new commercial courts and e-filing project.
Indiana sees Syrian refugee stream since Pence order blocked
About 150 Syrian refugees have arrived in Indiana in the months since a federal judge scuttled Republican Gov. Mike Pence's order blocking state agencies from helping their resettlement. Refugee assistance groups expect more this year, even as lawyers for the state go before the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago on Sept. 14 to try to have the judge's decision overturned.
Indianapolis couple convicted in toddler’s death
A Marion County jury convicted a mother and her boyfriend in the death of the mother’s 1-year-old son.
7 counties now require e-filing
E-filing is now mandatory in seven Indiana counties that introduced the practice in their courts earlier this year. Courts in Clark, Floyd, Harrison, Hendricks, Henry, Madison and Shelby counties now require attorneys file electronically.
Patel to be released from prison after resentencing on lesser charge
The Granger woman whose feticide conviction was overturned by the Indiana Court of Appeals last month is now a free woman.
Justice Ginsburg to visit Notre Dame next month
United States Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is coming to the Notre Dame Law School next month, where she will talk with law students and speak at a public event.
Amended Indiana Trial Rule 77 starts Thursday
Indiana Rules of Trial Procedure Rule 77 on court records has been amended to reflect updates in technology at the courts.