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LaPorte man faces child porn, molesting, bomb charges
A northwestern Indiana man faces state and federal charges alleging he produced child pornography, molested a child and produced bombs.
State government confronts sexual harassment
With the rise of the #MeToo movement, organizations of all sizes, including state governments, have been forced to take a long look at themselves. After the Indiana General Assembly passed legislation this year to expand training and write a sexual harassment prevention policy for the legislature for the first time, the other two branches of state government are taking action.
Cumberland mental health crisis team among first in state
The Cumberland Police Department initiated the Cumberland Assertive Response and Engagement Team in January. The CARE Team is designed by Chief Michael Crooke to help those suffering from mental illness and addiction by providing resources to them and their families.
Maurer-linked nonprofit teaches law students ‘21st century skills’
The Institute for the Future of Law Practice, a nonprofit that teaches students about the business and practical side of law, including students from the Indiana University Maurer School of Law, is built on the idea of modernizing legal career training.
Maurer: No owning history — the First Amendment and creative freedom
A recent California right-of-publicity case is a victory for people who wish to create content related to the facts and stories of noteworthy individuals or events.
Brown: Ounce of prevention for business IP assets worth pound of cure
Clients developing new businesses need strategies and concepts regarding the intellectual property assets encompassed in the new business even before the articles of incorporation are filed.
Pinkus: A big decision on software and copyright fair use
Few of us get through a day without relying on software based on the Java or Android platforms, and every day for a decade the companies behind them have been locked in battle. Oracle and Google are litigating whether 11,500 lines of Java source code copied verbatim by Google can be used by it for free under the “fair use” defense to infringement in the Copyright Act.
IP clinics at IU Maurer, Notre Dame help inventors protect ideas, launch dreams
With the help of the intellectual property law clinics at Indiana University Maurer School of Law and Notre Dame Law Schools, inventors are securing patents and protections that could give their ideas the commercial boost the need to compete in the marketplace.
Questions about PACER fees swirling in court disputes
Just about any discussion of the federal judiciary’s online document system, PACER, will quickly turn to a questioning of the fees charged for accessing filings and why the information is not available for free. A recent ruling from the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia provided insight into the Public Access to Court Electronic Records system’s financial health and raised more questions.
Disciplinary Commission offering ethics advice
The commission on April 9 announced a new ethics program that will offer informal guidance in the form of individual responses and formal guidance via public advisory opinions. Attorneys with specific questions about ethical dilemmas will receive guidance uniquely tailored to their problems through the commission’s informal review process.
Justices to hear appeal over trains blocking road crossings
The Indiana Supreme Court will decide whether state or federal law controls how long trains may block road crossings. The Court of Appeals reversed the trial court, ruling that federal law does not preempt state laws that forbid trains from blocking crossings for more than 10 minutes.
Trump lawyer Michael Cohen represented Sean Hannity
President Donald Trump’s personal attorney has been forced to reveal that another of his clients is Fox News host Sean Hannity.
Trailblazing Judge Patricia Gifford leaves strong legacy
Retired Marion Superior Court Judge Patricia Gifford, the sixth woman to sit as a trial judge in the state of Indiana and one of the first women in the country to be assigned to prosecute only sex offense cases, died April 8 in Fort Meyers Beach, Florida. She was 79.
Opinions April 16, 2018
Indiana Court of Appeals
In re the Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship of D.P., K.P., and M.P. (Minor Children), and J.P. (Mother) v. The Indiana Department of Child Services (mem. dec.)
53A01-1709-JT-2144
Termination of parental rights. Affirms the termination of J.P.’s parental rights to her children D.P., K.P. and M.P. Finds the Indiana Department of Child Services established by clear and convincing evidence the requisite statutory elements to support the termination decision.
Justices won’t hear commercial court constitutionality challenge
The Indiana Supreme Court on Friday rejected an appeal that challenged the constitutionality of the state’s commercial court dockets in a case that permitted enforcement of a noncompete agreement against a glass company worker.
U.S. Supreme Court again refuses to hear Blagojevich appeal
The Supreme Court of the United States for the second time has refused to hear an appeal by imprisoned former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich of his corruption convictions.
Indiana lawmaker hopes to protect state forests from logging
An Indiana lawmaker plans to reintroduce legislation to protect the state’s forests after seeing the outcome of a timber cut that removed more than 1,700 trees.
Patients, doctors concerned about new Indiana opioid limits
Some patients and doctors in Indiana are worried that increased restrictions imposed in response to the national opioid epidemic may reduce access to necessary medication.
Comey to speak at Purdue Northwest forum in September
Former FBI director James Comey will speak as part of Purdue University Northwest’s Sinai Forum this September in Michigan City. Forum planners called Comey "a big catch" for the five-speaker series that has hosted figures including Eleanor Roosevelt and Walter Cronkite since 1953.