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Fort Wayne becomes latest target of Rokita’s expanding immigration-related inquiry
The move into Fort Wayne comes even as the attorney general’s unconventional approach to the immigration probe has been successfully challenged in Evansville.
Video exclusive: JLAP executive director talks statewide support for attorneys, judges
Watch a preview of next week’s edition of The Indiana Lawyer Podcast as host Maura Johnson interviews Ashley Hart, executive director of Indiana’s Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program.
Indiana’s problem-solving courts look for alternative ways to fund efforts
Courts are getting creative, seeking the help of nonprofits and other non-governmental funding to help provide services to offenders.
How the Legislature’s redistribution of judges is affecting rural counties
As 2026 inches closer, some judicial officers in the affected counties are expressing concern about the changes, fearing rural Indiana could continue to be a legislative target in the years to come.
Roy Graham: Sun Tzu and Bruce Lee: Lessons beyond the law
What can we, as lawyers, learn from these two masters? Simple: practiced mastery.
Deanna Marquez: Getting to the bottom of the metadata mayhem
Sometimes metadata is intentionally removed to protect exposure of sensitive details including names, comments, and revision history.
At 80, Martinsville attorney keeps up law practice, blues band
The Indiana Lawyer wrote a feature story in 1994 with the headline “Roger Coffin: lawyer by day, blues band leader by night.” Thirty-one years later, that headline remains more or less accurate.
Brooke Burtnett and Kate Collins: Hoosier business owners need advocates who keep up
| Brooke Burtnett and Kate Collins
The ability to see around the corner, before legislation is filed and regulations finalized, has become a powerful competitive advantage.
IndyBar: President’s Update
Thanks go to the IndyBar members that assisted the legislature with legal analysis during the recent special session.
IndyBar: Congratulations to these IndyBar Members for achieving 50 years of practice!
See who has reached this lawyerly milestone.
IndyBar: A Collaborative Column: Has Practicing Law Really Changed?
As we turn the page to a new year, it’s the perfect moment to reassess how you work, what you want to achieve, and how your practice can evolve.
Hobart city officials sued by residents over rezoning for new Amazon data center
Several Hobart city residents have sued the city’s plan commission and city council over the rezoning of residential areas to accommodate a new proposed Amazon data center.
Former IU Indy men’s basketball players sue trustees and school over alleged abuse by fired coach
Six former players for the Indiana University Indianapolis men’s basketball team have sued the board of trustees and the school over alleged physical and mental abuse inflicted on them by their former head coach.
Jennifer-Ruth Green to pay $10,000 fine under proposed Indiana ethics settlement
A proposed settlement agreement resolving the ethics investigation into former Indiana Secretary of Public Safety Jennifer-Ruth Green would impose a $10,000 fine and no additional penalties.
Opinions December 16, 2025
Indiana Court of Appeals
Taylor Mitchell Fischer v. State of Indiana
25A-CR-494
Criminal. Reverses Taylor Fischer’s conviction in Vanderburgh Circuit Court for neglect of a dependent as a level 1 felony and remands for a new trial on that charge. Finds that the erroneously admitted toxicology report was not harmless. Also finds that Fischer has met his burden of demonstrating how, in light of all the evidence in the case, the error’s probable impact undermines confidence in the outcome of the proceeding. Affirms Fischer’s convictions on two counts of neglect of a dependent as level 6 felonies. Attorney for appellant: Mark Leeman. Attorneys for appellee: Todd Rokita, Kathy Bradley.
State prepares for SNAP ban on sugary drinks, candy to take effect Jan. 1
Beginning Jan. 1, more than half a million low-income Indiana residents won’t be able to use government food assistance to buy sugary drinks or candy. And state officials are preparing retailers and participants for the changes.
Group backing independent candidates wants Indiana to end straight-ticket voting
On top of Independent Indiana’s list is eliminating straight-ticket voting in which those casting election ballots can vote for all of a party’s candidate with a single push of a button.
IPS to change immigration-related policies after attorney general’s ICE lawsuit
Indianapolis Public Schools plans on changing its policies to address a lawsuit from Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita that claims the district impeded federal immigration enforcement.
Abrego Garcia is still hoping to find justice after his wrongful deportation, his lawyer says
Kilmar Abrego Garcia wasn’t an activist and he didn’t choose to become locked in to what has become one of the most contentious immigration issues of the Trump administration, his lawyer told The Associated Press on Monday.
