DEC. 17 – DEC. 30, 2025
Fort Wayne is the latest target of Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita's expanding inquiry into the potential labor trafficking of undocumented immigrants. Managing Editor Daniel Carson explores why Rokita is continuing to use civil investigative demands, a sort of civil subpoena, to seek information in the immigration-related probe despite the approach being successfully challenged in court in Evansville. Reporter Maura Johnson takes a look at the quickly rising number of problem-solving courts across Indiana and how their efforts to help substance abusers and others is requiring a search for alternative funding sources. In Focus, reporter Cameron Shaw examines how the Legislature's efforts to reallocate judges to fast-growing counties is impacting rural communities.
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Fort Wayne becomes latest target of Rokita’s expanding immigration-related inquiry
The move into Fort Wayne comes even as the attorney general’s unconventional approach to the immigration probe has been successfully challenged in Evansville.
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Indiana’s problem-solving courts look for alternative ways to fund efforts
Courts are getting creative, seeking the help of nonprofits and other non-governmental funding to help provide services to offenders.
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At 80, Martinsville attorney keeps up law practice, blues band
The Indiana Lawyer wrote a feature story in 1994 with the headline “Roger Coffin: lawyer by day, blues band leader by night.” Thirty-one years later, that headline remains more or less accurate.
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New chapter of American Constitution Society opens in Indianapolis
Organizers say the move reflects renewed interest in building a statewide community for lawyers with progressive legal views.
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How the Legislature’s redistribution of judges is affecting rural counties
As 2026 inches closer, some judicial officers in the affected counties are expressing concern about the changes, fearing rural Indiana could continue to be a legislative target in the years to come.
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Roy Graham: Sun Tzu and Bruce Lee: Lessons beyond the law
What can we, as lawyers, learn from these two masters? Simple: practiced mastery.
Read MoreDeanna Marquez: Getting to the bottom of the metadata mayhem
Sometimes metadata is intentionally removed to protect exposure of sensitive details including names, comments, and revision history.
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Brooke Burtnett and Kate Collins: Hoosier business owners need advocates who keep up
The ability to see around the corner, before legislation is filed and regulations finalized, has become a powerful competitive advantage.
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IndyBar: President’s Update
Thanks go to the IndyBar members that assisted the legislature with legal analysis during the recent special session.
Read MoreIndyBar: Congratulations to these IndyBar Members for achieving 50 years of practice!
See who has reached this lawyerly milestone.
Read MoreIndyBar: A Collaborative Column: Has Practicing Law Really Changed?
As we turn the page to a new year, it’s the perfect moment to reassess how you work, what you want to achieve, and how your practice can evolve.
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