APRIL 3-9, 2026
As Indianapolis welcomes the men’s college basketball championship tourney this weekend, another springtime ritual associated with the NCAA has been playing out largely behind the scenes. Greg Weaver writes about how the Indianapolis-based nonprofit has been taking several aggressive steps in the tournament’s host city and across the nation to protect its branding and stop the unauthorized commercial use of its familiar trademarked phrases such as “Final Four” and “March Madness.” Plus, reporter Maura Johnson takes a look at secondary trauma, a problem that has been quietly impacting attorneys’ well-being for several decades, marking the legal profession with anxieties and physical symptoms much like those in the medical profession.
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NCAA uses full-court press to protect branded phrases like ‘March Madness’
“Clean zones” have been created around tournament venues, where police are prepared to toss out vendors without a permit and others selling unlicensed gear bearing NCAA branding.
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Conversations signal rising awareness of secondary trauma in legal profession
Secondary trauma is the act of experiencing physical, mental and emotional trauma as a result of a professionals’ proximity to traumatic events experienced by the clients they serve.
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Former Jefferson County doctor, Norton Health facing medical negligence suit
An Indianapolis law firm has filed a civil suit against the health system and physician, the latest in an investigation into the recently suspended doctor’s alleged sexual misconduct.
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Lilly asks U.S. Supreme Court to rule part of False Claims Act unconstitutional
The Indianapolis-based drugmaker is challenging a $183.7 million judgment in a case brought by a pharmacist who alleged Lilly made false claims about rebates to the federal Medicaid program.
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Indiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Rush named influential woman by Visit Indiana
Rush was named this month along with 29 other women who have made their mark on the state for their work in philanthropy, activism, politics, the arts and, of course, the legal profession.
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Indiana AG leads national effort to prevent prisoner sex-change operations
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita emphasized that the Eighth Amendment stops cruel and unusual punishment, but it does not give prisoners the right to demand sex-change surgeries.
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John Floreancig and Jonathan Stewart: Rural communities need more than web access to legal help
It reminded us, Indianapolis Legal Aid Society, that the oath does not stop at the borders of Marion County.
Read MorePatrick S. McCarney: A taco is a sandwich: The legal meaning of food matters
At first glance, the holding sounds absurd.
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