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IndyBar: Nominations for Antionette Dakin Leach Award Open Through June 26
To recognize the accomplishments of trailblazing female attorneys in central Indiana, the IndyBar’s Women and the Law Division presents the Antoinette Dakin Leach Award.
David Beach: A closer look at the judicial view of medical review panels
A closer look at as Indiana Supreme Court decision that held that neither the trial courts nor the chairpersons of the medical review panel have the authority to exclude certain material.
Cory Voight: Why the attorney general’s office issues advisory opinions
It has long been the practice of state attorneys general offices across our nation to issue advisory opinions. The Indiana Attorney General’s Office advises and at times does so in a very public way.
New state trial lawyer president focused on citizen rights
Jerry Garau said protecting access to the civil justice system will be a significant focus for his year as president of the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association.
Jenifer Brown: Leaping into sustainable success after law firm’s launch
If your new firm is not where you expected it to be, time is now for an honest assessment. The strategy of waiting for things to get better works as well in startups as it does in relationships. As in, not at all. Early course corrections are easier and smaller than if you wait.
Prosecutor files additional theft charges against former Clark County Sheriff Jamey Noel
Former Clark County Sheriff Jamey Noel was charged with five additional counts of theft and one count of money laundering on Monday.
Indiana Supreme Court affirms court’s resentencing of man to life without parole for torture, murder
| IL Staff
The Indiana Supreme Court affirmed a resentencing court’s life without parole sentence for a man who tortured and murdered a woman in 1995.
Opinions June 4, 2024
7th Circuit Court of Appeals
David L. Lewicki v. Donald Emerson, Warden, Plainfield Correctional Facility
23-3030
Prisoner. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, Indianapolis Division. Chief Judge Tanya Walton Pratt. Reverses the district court’s conditional writ of habeas corpus for David Lewicki and order for the State of Indiana to release Lewicki unless it provided him with a new appeal. Finds Lewicki, in his argument that he suffered prejudice and did not receive a speedy trial, does not explain why DNA evidence would have been unavailable had the case been tried earlier, and the amendment to which he alludes (the habitual offender allegation) can be made until 30 days before trial. Also finds prosecutors did not need or use delay to discover Lewicki’s criminal record.
7th Circuit reverses district court ruling, finds man didn’t suffer prejudice in trial delay
A man that waited almost three years to be brought to trial on an attempted robbery charge did not suffer prejudice for the delay and did not have a good speedy-trial claim, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday in reversing a district court’s decision.
Garland slams attacks on the Justice Department, telling lawmakers: ‘I will not be intimidated’
Attorney General Merrick Garland forcefully rebuked what he described as unprecedented attacks on the Justice Department Tuesday, telling Republicans who have sought to hold him in contempt that he will “not be intimidated.”
RFK Jr. sues Nevada’s top election official over ballot access as he scrambles to join debate stage
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign filed a lawsuit Friday against Nevada’s top election official, alleging a requirement that independent candidates must name their running mate by the time they start gathering signatures for ballot access is unconstitutional.
Indianapolis company that bred beagles for research pleads guilty to neglect, ordered to pay record $35M fine
An Indianapolis-based company that bred beagles for medical research agreed Monday to pay a record $35 million as part of a criminal plea admitting it neglected thousands of dogs at its breeding facility in rural Virginia.
Hunter Biden’s federal firearms case opens after jury is chosen, with first lady again sitting in
Lawyers will make their opening statements Tuesday in the federal gun case against President Joe Biden’s son Hunter after a jury was seated for the trial.
Biden prepares an order that would shut down asylum if a daily average of 2,500 migrants arrive
The White House is telling lawmakers that President Joe Biden is preparing to sign off on an executive order that would shut down asylum requests at the U.S.-Mexico border once the average number of daily encounters hits 2,500 between ports of entry, with the border reopening only once that number declines to 1,500, according to several people familiar with the discussions.
Justice Department’s ‘deepfake’ concerns over Biden interview audio highlights AI misuse worries
Releasing an audio recording of a special counsel’s interview with President Joe Biden could spur deepfakes and disinformation that trick Americans, the Justice Department said, conceding the U.S. government could not stop the misuse of artificial intelligence ahead of this year’s election.
Braun to participate in two general election debates
In a Monday morning release, the Republican gubernatorial nominee and sitting U.S. Sen. Mike Braun indicated that he would participate in two general election debates slated for October.
Opinions June 3, 2024
7th Circuit Court of Appeals
Morgan Morales v. Martin J. O’Malley, Commissioner of Social Security
23-2796
Civil. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, Indianapolis Division. Magistrate Judge Kellie Barr. Affirms an administrative law judge’s determination that Morgan Morales is not disabled and therefore not entitled to Social Security disability benefits. Finds there was abundant evidence that supports that decision. Also finds the magistrate judge’s analysis addressed Morales’s primary challenges to the ALJ’s decision with clarity and efficiency.
Justices to hear two oral arguments June 19
| IL Staff
The Indiana Supreme Court will be hearing seven oral arguments this month, including two back-to-back cases on June 19.
Indiana’s abortion ban back in the hands of judge after closing arguments
Abortion providers asserted during closing arguments Friday that narrow medical exemptions and a hospital requirement under the state’s near-total abortion ban deprive Hoosiers of their constitutional right to get the procedure when necessary to protect their health.
