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Supreme Court petitioned on police officers’ legal immunity

| Associated Press

James King had no idea that the men who grabbed him and took his wallet were plainclothes officers looking for a fugitive. King’s case is one of several taken up by the Arlington-based Institute for Justice in an effort to get the U.S. Supreme Court to reconsider the “qualified immunity” doctrine, which frequently shields police officers and other government agents from lawsuits when they are accused of violating a person’s constitutional rights.

Opinions March 12, 2020

Indiana Court of Appeals
Name Change Of: R.E.
19A-MI-02562
Miscellaneous. Reverses and remands the Newton Circuit Court’s demand that R.E. publish his petition to change his name in a local newspaper; litigate the petition in open court; and submit medical evidence to show that R.E. had actually undergone a physical sex change. Finds the trial court obstructed the timely disposition of R.E.’s petition and placed evidentiary burdens upon R.E. that were unjustified and contrary to law. Remands with instructions that the trial court grant R.E.’s petition without further delay.

COA affirms charges brought under new cause number

| Katie Stancombe

The Indiana Court of Appeals has affirmed the denial of a man’s motion to dismiss charges brought against him in a new cause after the state sought to refile the case to tidy up the record, finding no abuse of discretion in the decision.

5/23 – DACA Renewal Clinic Day | Volunteers (Indianapolis)

General DACA Information On September 5th, 2017 DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals), a program that offered nearly 800,000 Dreamers protection from deportation and the ability to work lawfully in the United States, was rescinded. For now, people who currently have or previously had DACA are allowed to continue applying to renew their deferred action […]

4/7 – U Visa Advanced Topics (webinar)

After a cursory overview of the U Visa petition and its process, we will discuss some of the current obstacles facing our U Visa petitioners: fee waiver applications, increases in Requests for Evidence, denied petitions resulting in the issuance of Notices to Appear, and other common scenarios facing our U Visa clients today. Date: Tuesday, […]

4/9 – FHCCI 8th Annual Fair Housing Conference (Indianapolis)

Agenda: This year’s conference will also feature 15 workshop options for attendees to choose from based on rental, sales, and lending fair housing topics. Workshops will cover the following topic areas: Fair Housing Disability Case Law Update Fair Lending Update National Origin Based Housing Discrimination Indiana Public Policy/General Assembly Update Implicit Bias Training Sexual Harassment […]