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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A Marion County jury convicted a mother and her boyfriend in the death of the mother’s 1-year-old son.
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.
The Granger woman whose feticide conviction was overturned by the Indiana Court of Appeals last month is now a free woman.
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.
Indiana Rules of Trial Procedure Rule 77 on court records has been amended to reflect updates in technology at the courts.
In what is believed to be the first partnership between the United States Army and a major law school, Indiana University Maurer School of Law announced Tuesday qualifying soldiers can receive a scholarship to attend the law school.
Sixty teachers from schools in 35 Indiana counties will take part next week in a court education and history program sponsored by the Indiana Supreme Court and the Indiana Historical Society. Judges and lawyers nominated the educators earlier this year.
Indiana Kids’ Election, which helps teachers by providing resources about the election process, is looking for attorney volunteers in schools around the state.