Indiana Lawyer wins awards for government, feature, minority issues reporting
The Indiana Lawyer took home three awards Friday in the 2017 Best in Indiana contest hosted by the Indiana Professional Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.
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Madison County considers needle exchange program contract
Commissioners in a central Indiana county that ended its needle exchange last year are expected to vote to allow a local behavioral health system to resume the program.
Lake Station man guilty of fatally shooting girlfriend
A jury has convicted a northwestern Indiana man of fatally shooting his girlfriend, whose partially nude, decomposing corpse was found in their bedroom.
Bloomington’s Monroe County jail sees increase in inmates
Statistics show there was a 53 percent increase in the number of people booked into Bloomington’s Monroe County Correctional Center from 2016 to 2017.
IndyBar: Attorneys Draft Wills, Advance Directives During Free Wills Clinic
On Tuesday, April 24, volunteer IndyBar attorneys drafted free wills and advance directives for members of the public at the John Boner Neighborhood Center and the Haughville branch of the Indianapolis Public Library.
IndyBar: Melissa Wakefield Named IndyBar Paralegal of the Year
The Indianapolis Bar Association is proud to recognize Melissa Wakefield of Bose McKinney & Evans LLP as the association’s Paralegal of the Year for 2018. Wakefield will be honored with the award at the IndyBar Paralegal Appreciation Luncheon on Thursday, May 31, at the Hilton Indianapolis.
IndyBar: Women’s Rights, At-Risk Youth Among Project Focus for 2018 Bar Leader Series
The IndyBar Bar Leader Series Class XV has been working hard since September to be stronger, more effective leaders, both in their legal careers and in the community.
IndyBar: Practice Builder a Comprehensive Product Focusing on Building a Law Practice
With Practice Builder, the IndyBar has taken some of the “hitting the pavement” elements out of the process of starting your own firm. Practice Builder is designed to give new firms and those taking the plunge and starting their own shops a place to go, ask questions, get answers and develop their law firms.
Man charged with shooting deputy hears death penalty charge
A man charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a Boone County sheriff’s deputy heard a death penalty charge read to him Friday. Anthony Baumgardt of Lebanon is accused in the March 2 fatal shooting of Jacob Pickett.
Trump lawyer, family lent $26M to taxi mogul in weed business
President Donald Trump’s personal attorney, whose business dealings are being investigated by the FBI, and the lawyer’s father-in-law have lent $26 million in recent years to a taxi mogul who is shifting into the legalized marijuana industry, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press.
Trump’s Cohen comments raise questions about relationship
President Donald Trump said Thursday that personal attorney Michael Cohen handles very little of his legal work, but did represent him in the “crazy Stormy Daniels deal,” a rare presidential public reference to the porn star who claims she had sex with the president in 2006.
Southern District seeking comment on proposed rule amendments
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana is seeking public comment on proposed amendments to multiple local rules. Comments on amendments to Local Rules 7-1, 10-1, 40-1 and 76-1 and Local Criminal Rules 8-1 and 49.1-2 are due by May 29.
IndyBar: 50-Year and 25-Year Practitioners: Come Help IndyBar Celebrate!
Every year, the Indianapolis Bar Association has the privilege to honor our members who have hit the 25- and 50-year marks in their career. Please plan to join us at this year’s shindig at the Woodstock Country Club on Thursday, May 10, from 5 to 7 p.m.
Justices: PCR not available to sex offender barred from son’s school
A Howard County father is currently unable to attend his son’s school activities after the Indiana Supreme Court denied his bid for post-conviction relief from a law that bars serious sex offenders from entering school property. However, the court also pointed the father to a possible alternative that could provide the relief he seeks.
Opinions April 27, 2017
Indiana Supreme Court
Douglas Kirby v. State of Indiana
18S-CR-79
Criminal. Affirms the denial of Douglas Kirby’s petition for post-conviction relief, but does not reach the merits of Kirby’s ex-post facto claim. Finds Indiana’s post-conviction rules do not let Kirby bring his ex post facto claim in a post-conviction proceeding because Kirby is challenging a collateral consequence instead of his conviction or sentence. Also finds the post-conviction rules do not bar Kirby from pursuing his claim in a declaratory judgment action.
COA transfers daycare negligence case to Hendricks County
A negligence case against a Hendricks County church daycare accused of causing an infant’s catastrophic brain injury must be transferred to Hendricks County after the Indiana Court of Appeals determined the trial court erred in finding Marion County was a preferred venue.
‘Truth prevails’: Cosby accuser hails guilty verdict
The woman Bill Cosby was convicted of sexually assaulting tweeted “Truth prevails” Friday, the morning after a jury came back with a verdict that could send the 80-year-old comedian to prison for the rest of his life.
Man charged in death of woman, 85, returned to Indiana
A man charged in a Bloomington-area house fire that killed an 85-year-old woman has been returned to the state from California to face murder and arson charges.
More charges in Fort Wayne workers’ tuition scam
Charges have been filed against five more people in connection to a tuition reimbursement scam in Fort Wayne allegedly involving dozens of former employees of a British defense contractor.
Lawsuit accuses Hobart-based company of disrupting unionizing push
A union is accusing an Indiana-based maker of gummi bears and other candies of disrupting its efforts to organizer the factory’s workers.