Indiana Lawyer

At least six Indiana colleges and universities are facing lawsuits from students who were accused of sexual misconduct. The suits claim the schools' processes were unfair or biased against the accused. Lawyers might soon be required to take continuing legal education courses on diversity and inclusion and mental health and substance abuse — recommendations approved by the Indiana State Bar Association House of Delegates after spirited debate. Judges and lawyers say the political nature of the hearings confirming Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court of the United States were not what the Framers intended.