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Video Replay Date: Monday-Tuesday, October 14-15, 2019 Time (local time): 9:00 a.m. (except where noted) Credit hours: 12.0 CLE / 1.0 Ethics 12 Provisional and Foreign Counsel License Requirement Location: ICLEF Conference Facility, 230 E. Ohio St., 5th Floor, Indianapolis 46204 Provider: ICLEF – Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum Contact Information: ICLEF Phone: (317) 637-9102 […]
As Washington plunges into impeachment, Attorney General William Barr finds himself engulfed in the political firestorm, facing questions about his role in President Donald Trump’s outreach to Ukraine and the administration’s attempts to keep a whistleblower complaint from Congress.
Indiana officials are launching a statewide election system upgrade that will add devices to perhaps 2,000 electronic voting machines and allow them to display a paper record to voters. The State Budget Committee voted Friday to approve releasing $6 million in funding for that project.
A couple accused of abandoning their adopted daughter in an Indiana apartment and moving to Canada have made their first court appearance. A Tippecanoe County judge entered not guilty pleas Friday on behalf 43-year-old Michael Barnett and 45-year-old Kristine Barnett.
A man accused of providing a handgun used to kill a central Indiana sheriff’s deputy has pleaded guilty to all but one of the charges he’d faced. John Ball, 23, pleaded guilty Friday in Boone County to five drug-related charges and a charge of providing a firearm to an ineligible person.
The U.S. Justice Department filed a statement in court Friday saying the Archdiocese of Indianapolis was within its rights when it fired a Cathedral High School teacher in a same-sex marriage. The Justice Department’s so-called “statement of interest” said the First Amendment prevents courts from impairing the constitutional rights of religious institutions.
Representatives from all 92 Indiana counties will gather in Indianapolis next week for a team-based training event on pretrial release practices in criminal cases.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Jeremy Jay Ellis v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
19A-CR-462
Criminal. Affirms Jeremy Ellis’ convictions of Level 4 felony manufacturing methamphetamine, Level 6 felony possession of meth and Level 6 felony possession of precursors, and his aggregate eight-year sentence. Finds the Lagrange Superior Court did not err by admitting evidence found as a result of the pat down search. Also finds Ellis’ sentence is not inappropriate in light of the nature of the offenses or his character.
A Martinsville attorney who tried to intervene in a CHINS case and wore a body camera into the courtroom has been cleared of ethical wrongdoing after the Indiana Supreme Court concluded he did not engage in professional misconduct.
New language concerning summonses and service of petitions for protective order cases were included in recent amendments to the Indiana Rules of Trial Procedure.
The Southern Indiana District Court will be providing some perspective on the federal confirmation process as part of its 12th Annual Court History and Continuing Legal Education Symposium.
Indiana Supreme Court justices have approved the 2020 master list for jury pool assembly, reminding courts not to seek data from the Bureau of Motor Vehicles.
Barnes & Thornburg LLP hosted its fifth Shirley’s Legacy ceremony Thursday, surrounded by those celebrating the pioneer spirit of former Barnes partner Shirley Shideler. The 2019 Shirley’s Legacy awards were presented to honorees Kristina Box, Indiana state health commissioner, and Connie Lahn, Barnes’ Minneapolis office managing partner, for their contributions to bolstering the success of women.
A western Indiana man has been convicted in the fatal shooting of a homeless man he suspected of vandalizing his classic automobile. A Vigo County jury found 49-year-old Clarence Bell Jr. guilty of murder Thursday in 37-year-old Raymond Rose’s September 2018 killing.
Mobile sports betting will officially launch in Indiana on Oct. 3, enabling Hoosiers to wager through their phones or computers without ever visiting a casino.
A northwestern Indiana woman who admitted injecting fecal matter into her son’s IV tube while he was hospitalized for leukemia has been convicted of neglect and six counts of aggravated battery. Tiffany Alberts, 44, Wolcott, was found not guilty of attempted murder during a Marion County bench trial that ended Thursday.
Situated at the head of a table in the Indiana Supreme Court’s law library, Chief Justice Loretta Rush shared her thoughts Wednesday on the judiciary’s recently released annual report.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Termination: A.B., et al. v. Indiana Department of Child Services
19A-JT-00487
Juvenile termination. Affirms the Steuben Circuit Court did not abuse its discretion in admitting drug test evidence from parents A.B. and J.R. Finds there is sufficient evidence to support the termination of the parent-child relationships with their children K.R., J.T.R., J.L.R., and E.R. Finds there is a reasonable probability that the conditions that resulted in the children’s removal will not be remedied.
A 15-year-old southern Indiana boy has been sentenced to 17½ years in prison after pleading guilty in a house fire that resulted in his uncle’s death.
The major party candidates for Indianapolis mayor say they want to see changes in the state’s eviction laws that could help prevent some people from becoming homeless.