Trump’s $100K H-1B visa fee creates confusion, concerns for Hoosier companies
Some employers are freezing efforts to recruit H-1B workers because they don’t know if the federal government will apply the $100,000 fee to certain applicants.
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Carrie B. Speer: Advice for new lawyers? Choose passion over pressure
There are three core motivations that drive the career path of most attorneys: Money, prestige and passion.
John R. Van Winkle: Should Indiana adopt the Uniform Mediation Act?
The act has been adopted in 13 states including Indiana’s neighboring states of Illinois and Ohio.
Taylor Kirklin: Indiana may see increase in fraud enforcement actions
Under the Trump administration, the Department of Justice has aggressively expanded its efforts to combat deceptive conduct in the procurement of goods and services by federal agencies.
How one post on Facebook could clarify free speech rights
Suzanne Swierc was fired as Ball State University’s director of health promotion and advocacy over a Facebook post she made about the assassination of political activist Charlie Kirk. Now she’s suing in what is becoming a closely watched case.
New law establishes commission to lure pro sports to northwest Indiana
The commission is taking steps to bolster the region’s tourism market by focusing on strategies and solutions to market four Indiana counties as the perfect place for professional sports teams.
IndyBar: Legal Impacts on Property and Casualty Insurance Post-COVID: Navigating a New Risk Landscape
The COVID-19 pandemic produced a seismic wave of litigation across multiple sectors, but few areas were as profoundly tested as the property and casualty insurance industry.
IndyBar: President’s Update
The IndyBar Foundation Board of Directors Retreat is scheduled for Nov. 6-7 in French Lick, and the IndyBar Association Committee Chairs and Board of Directors Retreat is scheduled for Nov. 13-14 in French Lick.
IndyBar: A Collaborative Column Has Practicing Law Really Changed?
Here’s a look at the hard trutsh and some hopes about work-life balance.
Rokita’s lawsuit against St. Joseph County’s sheriff dismissed for lack of evidence
Judge Jenny Manier wrote in the court’s order that Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita has not provided “any real factual basis” to support his argument that St. Joseph County Sheriff Bill Redman and the St. Joseph County Police Department were not cooperating with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
IN Supreme Court to hear oral arguments over Bloomington annexation dispute
The Indiana Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Oct. 30 regarding the state’s 2019 annexation law and the city of Bloomington’s opinion that the law violates both the federal and state constitutions’ contract clauses.
Indiana seeks federal waiver to streamline education funding, ‘align’ accountability
Indiana is asking the federal government for permission to overhaul how it spends and tracks billions in education aid — a request that Hoosier officials said would align the state’s accountability system with federal law and allow more freedom in how schools use their funds.
Legislative caucus condemns early redistricting campaign for ‘diluting Black voting power’
The Indiana Black Legislative Caucus on Monday decried the likely harms of early redistricting on the state’s Black and other non-white voters.
ICE would need more money to expand use of bodycams in Chicago crackdown, official says
Many federal officers assigned to immigration enforcement in the Chicago area have body cameras but Congress would have to allocate more funds to expand their use, officials testified Monday at a hearing about the tactics agents are using in Trump administration’s crackdown.
US appeals court says Trump can take command of Oregon troops though deployment blocked for now
An appeals court on Monday put on hold a lower-court ruling that kept President Donald Trump from taking command of 200 Oregon National Guard troops. However, Trump is still barred from actually deploying those troops, at least for now.
Indiana Supreme Court seeks public comment on proposed court rule changes
The Indiana Supreme Court is asking for public comment on several proposed amendments to the Indiana Rules of Court.
IN Tax Court orders Tippecanoe County assessor to obtain counsel for appeal
The Indiana Tax Court denied a county assessor’s attempt to represent his office in an appeal before the court, citing his lack of legal expertise as a risk of a non-attorney representing others and his use of a fictitious citation.
Supreme Court will consider whether people who regularly smoke pot can legally own guns
The Supreme Court said on Monday that it will consider whether people who regularly smoke marijuana can legally own guns, the latest firearm case to come before the court since its 2022 decision expanding gun rights.
Indiana’s death row dwindles to five — and future executions remain uncertain
After three executions in less than a year — ending a nearly 15-year pause in Indiana’s use of capital punishment — it’s not clear when the state will carry out another.
Indiana University and its student paper are at odds on press freedom
The editors of the Indiana Daily Student received a jarring email Tuesday evening: Indiana University was canceling all scheduled and future print editions of the newspaper, starting right away with the homecoming issue set to hit campus newsstands two days later.