Kocsis: Here are three tips to prepare for the actual practice of law
Law school develops your analytical thinking and teaches you how to think like a lawyer – but it does little in the way of preparing you for the actual practice of law.
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Mejia: Here’s how to learn the advantages of mindfulness
The introduction to, and acceptance of, mindfulness practices in law is a much-needed response to the call to action for positive change in the profession.
IndyBar: Remembering and Honoring Their Contributions: A Celebration of AAPI Heritage Month
In Indiana, Asian Pacific Americans make up 1.8% of the population and is the fastest growing minority group in the legal community nationwide.
IndyBar: IndyBar to Sponsor Indianapolis Legal Aid Society’s 11th Annual Timeless Tips from the Bench & Bar Event
The gathering offers valuable insights and updates on key laws and changes, along with engaging discussions and guidance on court decorum, tips, refreshers on skills, all being led by members of our legal community.
Finding foster parents is a challenge, Indiana advocates say
In the 2022 fiscal year, 570,000 children across the United States were served by the foster care system. Of that number, 19,201 children were served in Indiana.
IndyBar: Early Career Lawyers Apply Now for Leadership Program
Designed for IndyBar member attorneys in their third to tenth year of practice, the series prepares talented and diverse early-career lawyers to take their places as both leaders in the legal profession and leaders in addressing needs of the community.
Job market proves to be welcoming for new lawyers
Indiana University Maurer School of Law Dean of Students Anne McFadden said that the school had its largest number of graduates in recent years and a larger percentage of students with jobs already lined up by graduation.
Softer federal stance on marijuana could boost legalization efforts in Indiana
With the federal government’s recent announcement that it intends to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug with potential medical benefits, some advocates wonder if that could be the game changer that opens the floodgates for legalization in Indiana’s 2025 legislative session.
Brady: A post-Covid lawyer’s take on the practice of law
The practice of law has changed more in the last four years than it did in the 40 years prior.
Brown: Launching your own law firm: 10 steps for starting well
Before the ultimate act of hanging out your proverbial shingle, here are 10 action areas to ensure the final step of launching goes off as smoothly as possible
Notre Dame Law School, University of Cape Town partner on human rights research and more
The two schools have solidified a new partnership that will allow faculty and students to collaborate on legal topics of interest to their respective countries and to travel to each other’s schools, furthering the educational experience. One key focus will be human rights.
IndyBar: Bar Leader Class XX to Celebrate Service and Success
Through insight from and interaction with top leaders in our community, a skills building retreat, and group discussion, class members have spent the past twelve months developing skills and have been cultivating the ability to motivate and inspire others.
Web Exclusive: Meet the Judges: Dearborn and Ohio Circuit Judge Aaron Negangard
Serving as the only circuit court judge in two counties is not an easy task, but Aaron Negangard said he manages.
Exonerated man sues Indianapolis police, alleges he was framed for murder
Leon Benson spent 25 years at the Correctional Industrial Facility in Pendleton for the 1998 murder of Kasey Schoen but was exonerated last year.
Hearing in Delphi case cancelled after defense files second motion to disqualify judge
The special judge in the ongoing case of Richard Allen, the man accused of killing two teenage girls in Delphi in February 2017, has cancelled this week’s hearings after the defense team filed a motion to disqualify the judge from the case.
Opinions May 21, 2024
7th Circuit Court of Appeals
Charles Brumitt v. Sam Smith
23-1321
Civil. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, Evansville Division. Chief Judge Tanya Walton Pratt. Reverses the district court’s denial of Sam Smith’s motion for summary judgment on the grounds the force he used was objectively reasonable and that, because no clearly established law held otherwise, he was entitled to qualified immunity. Finds Smith’s conduct did not violate Charles Brumitt’s clearly established Fourth Amendment rights. Remands with instructions to enter judgment in Smith’s favor on the Fourth Amendment claim. Judge Doris Pryor concurs with a separate opinion.
7th Circuit reverses, finds Evansville police officer entitled to qualified immunity
An Evansville police officer did not violate a man’s Fourth Amendment rights and was entitled to qualified immunity after a physical confrontation resulted in the man being knocked unconscious, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday.
Over 1 million claims related to toxic exposure granted under new veterans law, Biden will announce
President Joe Biden, intent on selling his legislative accomplishments this election year, will travel to New Hampshire on Tuesday to detail the impact of a law that helps veterans get key benefits as a result of burn pit or other toxic exposure during their service.
Seoul AI summit opens with companies including Google, Meta, OpenAI pledging to develop AI safely
The world’s leading artificial intelligence companies pledged at the start of a mini summit on AI to develop the technology safely, including pulling the plug if they can’t rein in the most extreme risks.
Israeli officials seize AP equipment and take down live shot of northern Gaza, citing new media law
Israeli officials seized a camera and broadcasting equipment belonging to The Associated Press in southern Israel on Tuesday, accusing the news organization of violating a new media law by providing images to Al Jazeera.
