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The release of emails in the gerrymandering lawsuit brought by the League of Women Voters spurred Michigan residents to strip their legislators of redistricting duties and turn the mapmaking over to an independent commission. However, a new federal lawsuit is challenging the new body, asserting the exclusion of certain individuals violates the First and 14th amendments.
This year, a group of unions, employment law attorneys and other labor organizations petitioned the Federal Trade Commission to ban noncompete agreements. But while there are some instances where a restrictive covenant can be too restrictive, experts say there are also instances where noncompete clauses are legitimate.
Tired. That’s how Chris Braun described the former state of the building at 1350 N. Delaware St. in Indianapolis, the newest addition to the Plews Shadley Racher & Braun campus on the city’s Old Northside. But a recent renovation gave a new lease on life to a mid-century landmark.
The landscape of the modern workplace is changing. Surrounding states have legalized marijuana. CBD oil has entered the Indiana market. And vaping is growing at an unprecedented rate. As these changes materialize in the workforce, employers are left asking, What what are these substances? Are they legal? And how can employers prepare themselves before these problems appear at their places of business?
For a team of Indiana lawyers who successfully litigated a case contesting partisan gerrymandering in Michigan, a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision was a disappointment that likely will vacate the judgment in their favor. Legal observers say the issue now will be fought in statehouses across the country.
Ever since the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law began accepting GRE scores in lieu of the LSAT in 2016, the list of law schools that consider applicants who submit only Graduate Record Exam results is growing. So are the other innovative ways law schools in Indiana and elsewhere are measuring the likely success of potential students.
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with living legal legend Sylvia Mendez Join the U.S. District Court and the Indiana State Bar Association to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. We will welcome Ms. Sylvia Mendez, who, as a nine-year-old girl, participated in a landmark legal battle to desegregate California public schools. The case, Mendez v. Westminster, preceded Brown v. […]
Practical Tips from the Bench and the Bar Featured speakers: Co-chairs: John Maley, Barnes & Thornburg Offer Korin, Katz Korin Cunningham from the Southern District of Indiana Chief Judge Jane Magnus-Stinson District Judge Richard Young District Judge James Sweeney II Magistrate Judge Matthew Brookman District Judge Damon Leichty, Northern District of Indiana Donald Wall, Counsel […]
Presenters: James Bell, Paganelli Law Group, Program Chair & Moderator Winfield Ong, Law Office of Winfield D. Ong Jonathan Bont, Paganelli Law Group Mike Gaerte, Bingham Greenebaum Doll LLP Richard Kiefer, Bingham Greenebaum Doll LLP Click here for more details. Date: Tuesday, November 19, 2019 Time: 1:30 – 3:45 pm Registration begins at 1:00 pm Credit […]
Featured speakers: James Reed, Bingham Greenebaum Doll, Program Chair › New legacy trust statute and its impact on family law Justin Jones, Bingham Greenebaum Doll › Estate planning and trusts review for the family law attorney Kyle Montrose, Bingham Greenebaum Doll › “Impermissible threats” Click here for more details. Date: Wednesday, December 11, 2019 Time: 1:30 […]
A former East Chicago city employee who has alleged her constitutional rights were violated when she was fired from the city Health Department in 2015 has secured a partial victory from the Northern Indiana District Court, which also ruled partially in favor of city officials.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Clifton E. Sharp v. State of Indiana, and Brianna Finney
19A-CR-467
Criminal. Affirms and reverses in part the Clark Circuit Court’s ruling that the Estate of Clifton Sharp had standing to make a claim for bond money posted for Sharp by Brianna Finney, but summary judgment should be entered in favor of Finney. Finds the trial court properly concluded the estate had standing, but improperly entered judgment beyond that issue because there are factual matters to be developed. Remands for proceedings.
A Vigo County father’s parental rights must be restored, the Indiana Court of Appeals has ruled, finding evidence that he might be incarcerated for several years insufficient to support a termination order.
A Terre Haute woman has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for neglect in the death of her infant son whose feeding tube was removed.
Authorities say a prison food employee who was smitten with an Indiana inmate smuggled a wedding ring behind bars. Investigators at the Department of Correction quote 46-year-old Rebecca Landers as saying she was in love with Chad Shackelford and planned to have him move in with her when he’s released in 2022.
A dispute over who should receive bond money paid on behalf of a now-deceased defendant will proceed in court after the Indiana Court of Appeals reversed summary judgment for the woman who posted the bond then fatally shot the man.
Lawyers for a Maryland man whose murder conviction was chronicled in the hit podcast “Serial” are asking the Supreme Court to step into the case. Lawyers for defendant Adnan Syed said in court papers Monday that the justices should order a new trial for Syed and reverse a Maryland court ruling against him.
Southern Indiana police say a sheriff’s deputy fatally shot a man who had refused to disarm after he reportedly fired gunshots. The Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office says 62-year-old Mike Parsley of Springville was pronounced dead at the scene of Saturday night’s shooting.
Jury selection began Monday in the trial of a southern Indiana man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend and eating parts of her body nearly five years ago. Prosecutors say Joseph Oberhansley, 38, broke into the Jeffersonville home of his 46-year-old ex-girlfriend, Tammy Jo Blanton, in September 2014, and then raped her, fatally stabbed her and ate parts of her body.
7th Circuit Court of Appeals
Christopher Regan and Northwest Indiana Creative Investors Association, Inc. v. City of Hammond, Indiana
18-3051
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, Hammond Division. Judge James T. Moody.
Civil. Affirms the entry of summary judgment against Christopher Regan and Northwest Indiana Creative Investors Association Inc. Finds the city of Hammond’s licensing ordinance does not discriminate based on the domicile of a homeowner in name or effect and has the support of a rational basis, so it poses no problem under the dormant commerce clause.