Web exclusive: IU symposium looks at free speech in academics
Titled “Raise Your Hand, Not Your Voice: Freedom of Speech in Higher Education,” the symposium will be hosted by the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law in Indianapolis.
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Trump’s swift moves rattle some immigration lawyers
The Indiana General Assembly also is considering several measures that would support the new president’s efforts to shut down illegal immigration.
Senate bill would criminalize the use of devices to jam security alarms, police radios
An Evansville burglary that disabled home security systems led a state lawmaker to draft legislation that would criminalize the manufacturing, selling, and use of jamming devices.
Emerging plan would shift judges to growing counties
Some state lawmakers are going in with a reallocation approach that would add new judges to growing communities and take away from those counties that may have more judges than they need.
Web exclusive: New IU McKinney symposium to encourage informed AI use
The Indiana University McKinney School of Law is adding a new symposium to its roster, focused on how leaders can work with, not against, artificial intelligence in the legal field.
Will there be more executions in Indiana in 2025?
Last month, Indiana ended its 15-year pause on the execution of inmates sentenced to death. However, legislation already has been filed in the Indiana General Assembly that would repeal the state’s death penalty.
How Indiana is spending $980M in opioid settlements
So far, seven national opioid cases have been settled that benefit Indiana, providing money for treatment and prevention programs and other related efforts in the state.
Large law firms say lobbying is a key element to providing full array of services
Bose Public Affairs and Taft Stettinius & Hollister have the largest lobbying presence of any law firms or independent multi-client lobbying practices this year at the Indiana General Assembly, which kicked off its 2025 legislative session last week. See our list of the top 10.
April Jay: Legislature puts renewed focus on fiscal responsibility
It appears from the flurry of proposed bills filed before the start of the Indiana General Assembly, lawmakers will be focused on trying to improve fiscal responsibility in 2025.
Web Exclusive: Increase in law school applications means competitive year for prospective students
The Law School Admission Council says law school applications have risen 35% nationally from a year ago.
Indiana’s top legal stories of 2024
See our list and find out what the Indiana Lawyer staff ranked as the No. 1 story of the year.
Four counties add alternative dispute resolution programs
Hamilton County will join White, Carroll, and Fountain counties in launching programs this year.
Web exclusive: Attorney building new business to help solo firms succeed
Jason Massaro has been a practicing lawyer for nearly 30 years and now he is launching a new consulting business targeted at helping small solo firms.
Feds seek to do away with subminimum wages for disabled
Due to a law created in 1938, some employees with disabilities can be paid well below the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour.
Accounting firm mergers take off in Indiana, with more expected in 2025
Accounting firm mergers and acquisitions in central Indiana have reached what one Indianapolis attorney called an “unprecedented pace,” and he and other attorneys expect 2025 to continue this year’s trend of consolidation and new deals.
Notre Dame clinic protects liberty for wide range of religions
The Religious Liberty Clinic was founded in 2020 by the Notre Dame School of Law and serves as a teaching law practice that actively participates in myriad religious liberty cases, offering its expertise and services in litigation, transactional advising and in cases involving religious persecution and immigration.
IU Maurer to offer master’s program for non-lawyers
The master of legal studies will work in conjunction with some of the university’s other academic disciplines to provide non-lawyers with the opportunity to take law classes specialized to their already chosen career field.
Web Exclusive: We the People competition expands students’ knowledge of government
Indiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Loretta Rush told participants that by being involved with We the People they were more educated than most Americans on government.
When will the federal judge vacancy be filled in Indiana’s Southern District?
Judge Jane Magnus-Stinson assumed senior status in July. But there has been no nominee announced to fill her vacancy on the district court, and there won’t be one this year.
Rokita calls for changes to lawyer disciplinary rules in aftermath of complaints filed against him
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita is calling for new safeguards to protect himself and other lawyers from what he calls frivolous and politically-motivated disciplinary complaints.