Mentors working with students at Indiana Tech Law School in Fort Wayne bring the law to life through a unique program. Attorney Kevin Murray writes about his ancestor’s Civil War sacrifice and retraces the 35th Indiana Volunteer Infantry, also known as the 1st Irish Regiment, in his new book. A copyright infringement dispute between two out of state companies has spurred criminal charges in Warrick County, a place neither company has operations.
Judges of the U.S. District Court of the Southern District of Indiana are among the nation’s busiest. They have been for years, and that’s unlikely to change anytime soon. Planning ahead can help prevent potholes in the road to retirement. The Indiana Supreme Court has ruled that a local chapter of a fraternity at Wabash College may be able to be held liable for alleged hazing injuries.
In honor of Valentine's Day, we asked readers to tell us why they love the law. You can read their responses here. An Indianapolis criminal law attorney says the airport site for the proposed Marion County Criminal Justice Complex cannot work. An American Bar Association task force is asking for a review of law school costs.
A bill seeking to consolidate correctional services in Marion County is drawing concerns from officals around the state worried they may be forced to combine their county's services. The attorney who spent 11 years defending the Indiana State trooper twice convicted of murdering his family discusses David Camm's three trials.
Just a few days after the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals issued its opinion in his case, attorney Brian Paul searched for the website the court had cited and discovered not everything on the Internet is permanent. He had run into link rot.
The Marion County Criminal Justice Center initiative pitched by officials is rooted in need, but some attorneys who practice at the current City-County Building aren’t sold on the idea. The suspension of a Marion County judge awaiting final discipline from the Supreme Court may herald the end of her judicial career. Does Indiana's proposed constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage need amended?
Indiana's courthouses and their squares receive renewed attention ahead of the state bicentennial. Take a look back at what made headlines in 2013. Do-it-yourself divorce can lead to messes that the courts can't clean up.
Indiana University Maurer School of Law's next dean is an expert in global law. Many groups support treatment instead of incarceration. Lawyers' efforts around the state help to make the holiday season bright for those in need.
The alteration the Indianapolis Legal Aid Society made this season to its letters soliciting donations reflects a strategic decision by the nonprofit to go after higher contributions and underscores the need for service organizations of any kind to be aggressive. Midwest firms are forgoing headquarters in favor of autonomy among offices. Food fight! Kraft wins IP lawsuit involving Cracker Barrel Old Country Stores' sales of products in grocery stores.
A Madison family business is at the forefront of a legal challenge the Supreme Court of the United States will conference over Nov. 26 – whether the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ‘contraception mandate’ violates the religious liberties of company owners whose faith proscribes birth control. Marion Superior Judge Kimberly Brown's disciplinary proceeding is likely the most volumninous judicial discipilnary proceeding in state history. Renowned defense expert Andrea Lyon has been tapped to lead Valparaiso University Law School.
Fort Wayne attorney Bob Kistler uses his military experience and legal expertise to lift Honor Flights to new heights.The Kokomo attorney who skipped town left his practice "a mess," according to the attorney surrogate appointed by the court. The idea of limited legal licensing programs are gaining traction in the legal community, concerning some practicing attorneys.