Aug. 26-Sept. 8, 2015
James Dimos' new leadership gig with the American Bar Association eventually will take him away from his adopted Indianapolis home of more than 30 years, but in a way, he'll be returning home. A legislative interim study committee is considering a proposal that would allow DNA to be collected from those arrested, but not yet convicted, of a felony, but concerns about constitutionality exist. Indiana lawyers and state and federal court judges will soon mark eight centuries since Britain's King John placed his seal on the Magna Carta, which guarentees, among other things, right to a trial by jury.
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Dimos takes key ABA post, vows to stay connected locally
James Dimos’ new leadership gig with the American Bar Association eventually will take him away from his adopted Indianapolis home of more than 30 years but, in a way, he’ll be returning home.
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DNA proposal highlights worries over privacy
Indiana Sen. Tim Lanane and his colleagues in the Indiana Statehouse are once again wrestling with when to collect genetic material from individuals in the criminal justice system.
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Americans with Disabilities Act turns 25
Also known as the largest civil rights act in the U.S., the ADA has resulted in gains for those with disabilities. However, there is still more work to be done.
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Judicial luminaries to mark Magna Carta’s 800th year
A who’s who of Indiana lawyers and state and federal court judges will soon mark eight centuries since Britain’s King John relented in the face of a baron rebellion and placed his seal on the document that guaranteed, among other things, right to a trial by jury.
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Consumers don’t have to wait for fraudulent charges
A recent ruling from the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals – the first to find that consumers do suffer harm when their credit card information is stolen – may be headed back to appellate court after the defendant retailer accused the judges of “loose thinking.”
Read MoreTV’s ‘Shift’ suspect got shaft, but rights weren’t violated
A man who was wrongly arrested and charged with murder by Indianapolis police, whose investigation was being documented for the reality TV series “The Shift,” lost his appeal in a civil rights lawsuit against police.
Read MoreABA report reflects current law school innovations
Weeks after the American Bar Association approved a set of recommendations to address law student debt and educational experience, legal educators in Indiana described the recommendations as thoughtful but not necessarily different from what they are doing.
Read MorePrisoner’s Zantac lawsuit gives federal judges heartburn
An Indiana inmate’s lawsuit claiming prison staff showed deliberate indifference in denying him Zantac to treat a known esophageal reflux condition erupted in a war of words between two 7th Circuit Court of Appeals judges.
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Bingham partner Solada key player in zoning disputes
Mary Solada has built a reputation as one of Indianapolis’ top real estate attorneys by representing large developers on important zoning matters.
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Law professor’s book spotlights service workers’ fight for unions
Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law professor Fran Quigley’s book, “If We Can Win Here: The New Front Lines of the Labor Movement,” examines how the push for higher wages and better working conditions is playing out in the very red Hoosier state.
Read MoreProposal would double salary threshold for exempt employees
Employment attorneys and their clients large and small are scrambling to find ways to deal with a likely change in federal regulation that could more than double the earnings threshold for workers classified as exempt from overtime.
Read MoreDoubt means don’t: Drafting an effective social media policy
Because social media is a relatively new phenomenon, employers have been wading into uncharted territories when creating and implementing social media policies.
Read MoreIndependent contractor or employee: DOL gives guidance
In mid-July, the administrator for the Department of Labor’s wage and hour division issued an interpretation to give guidance about whether a worker is an independent contractor or an employee.
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Hammerle On… ‘Straight Outta Compton’, ‘The Man from U.N.C.L.E.’
Bob Hammerle writes in regard to “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.”: “Be prepared to say, ‘I really enjoyed it, although I can’t say I liked it.'”
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Study: Child sexual assault ‘far too common’ in Indiana
A report by the Global Health Communication Center at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis states that adolescent sexual assault is “far too common” in the state.
Read MoreJustice Boehm gets nod for special redistricting commission
Former Indiana Supreme Court Justice Ted Boehm has been given a seat on the special committee set to examine gerrymandering, a common political manipulation that he once called toxic.
Read MoreIndiana to get $1.3M slice of Amgen settlement
Biotech drugmaker Amgen will pay $71 million to settle an investigation into illegal marketing of its drugs Aranesp and Enbrel, ending an investigation by 48 states and Washington, D.C.
Read MoreAG seeking restitution over alleged Warsaw schools kickbacks
Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller is seeking nearly $1 million in restitution from a former northern Indiana school district official and a business owner who were charged with an illegal kickback scheme.
Read MoreFormer Lake County judge eyeing AG nomination
A former Lake County judge has formed a campaign committee to seek the Democratic nomination for Indiana attorney general.
Read MoreSupreme Court Justice Sotomayor will appear at Notre Dame
Supreme Court of the United States Justice Sonia Sotomayor will take part in a moderated discussion at the University of Notre Dame in September.
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Indiana Court Decisions: Aug. 5 to 18, 2015
Read recent appellate decisions from Indiana courts.
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IndyBar: CLE Series to Tackle Legal Issues Surrounding Use of Force
Throughout the past months, the debate on police use of force has intensified. But how does this national issue relate to the practice of Indy lawyers?
Read MoreIndyBar: 2012 IBF Grantee Continues Good Work
Each year, Teen Court reaches out to more than 600 youth and their families through multiple intervention and diversion programs, including an in-school Teen Court model.
Read MoreWhen a Barking Dog is a Good Thing: Some Tips for Success for Young Lawyers
There is no shortage of sources for lawyers of all ages to receive tips on how to succeed. The tips that follow in this article are just a few that have been passed along to me by my mentors through the years.
Read MoreIndyBar: Scholarship Available to Health Law Conference
The Indianapolis Bar Association Health Care & Life Sciences Section is pleased to announce it is offering scholarships for the American Health Lawyers Association Fundamentals of Health Law Conference, November 15-17, 2015, in Chicago.
Read MoreIndyBar: Getting Along is Not Wrong
We set out to find examples of lawyers who model the way while providing excellent representation.
Read MoreIndyBar: Around the Bar
Members of the bar mingled with trial and appellate-level judges from local, state and federal courts at the Indy Attorneys Network section’s annual “At the Bar with the Bench” event on Thursday, August 20.
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