Hammerle on… “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer”
Indianapolis criminal defense attorney Robert Hammerle gives us his take on “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer.”
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IndyBar: Lift Up a Colleague: Nominations Open for IndyBar Awards
Nominations are encouraged for the following IndyBar awards via a single online application form that only takes a few minutes to complete.
IndyBar: Practice Toolkit: Working Thesis: You Don’t Always Have to Hire to Get More Help
If you’re only looking for a traditional hire, you may be overlooking some options that could be a viable fit in your environment.
Longtime city employee sues Valparaiso, alleges constitutional violations, gender/pay discrimination
A woman has filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Valparaiso, its mayor, a former city administrator Organizational Development Solutions, Inc. and the company’s president, alleging gender and pay discrimination, harassment, retaliation and defamation.
Judge upholds petition requirement for independent, minor-party ballot access in Indiana
Indiana’s requirement for political independents and minor-party candidates to obtain ballot access via petition — a process estimated to cost roughly $500,000 — is not unconstitutional, a federal judge has ruled.
Federal magistrate denies recusal motion in Purdue Title IX lawsuit
A federal magistrate judge in the Indiana Northern District Court has denied a motion to recuse brought by a male student at Purdue University who was expelled after the school determined he had sexually assaulted a female student.
ABA increases distance education limit to 50%
The American Bar Association House of Delegates has concurred with the ABA’s legal education council to increase the distance education limits so a law school may grant a student up to 50% of the credit hours required for a J.D. degree via distance education.
Biden administration urges colleges to pursue racial diversity without affirmative action
New guidance from the Biden administration on Monday urges colleges to use a range of strategies to promote racial diversity on campus after the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action in admissions.
How a law associated with mobsters is central to charges against Trump
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis used Georgia’s RICO law to charge Donald Trump and 18 associates for allegedly participating in a wide-ranging conspiracy to overturn the state’s 2020 election results.
3 found dead in car in Indianapolis school parking lot
Police in Indianapolis are investigating how three people ended up dead in a car parked outside an elementary school.
Indiana teen who shot teacher and student at a middle school in 2018 is ordered to treatment center
A teenager who opened fire at a central Indiana middle school in 2018, wounding another student and a teacher, should go to a residential treatment center, a judge ordered Monday.
Insufficient evidence leads to COA reversal in Vincennes trespass case
A Vincennes police officer was not acting as an agent of a store when he asked a man to leave the store’s property and later arrested him, the Court of Appeals of Indiana ruled in reversing a trial court’s conviction on a misdemeanor trespassing charge.
IN Supreme Court appoints Hanlon to rules committee
The Indiana Supreme Court Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure has appointed Owen Circuit Court Judge Kelsey B. Hanlon to replace Court of Appeals of Indiana Judge Paul Felix on the committee.
Fair housing report highlights issues with out-of-state investors in Indianapolis, surrounding areas
Homeownership by out-of-state investors is becoming more prevalent in the Indianapolis area and Indiana has become a top state for new single-family “build-to-rent” communities, according to a report released by the Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana.
Indianapolis man gets more than 6 years in prison for possessing firearm as previously convicted felon
An Indianapolis man has been sentenced to six years and five months in federal prison after pleading guilty to possessing a firearm as a previously convicted felon, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Indiana announced Monday.
Breach-of-duty complaint against treatment center covered by Medical Malpractice Act, COA affirms
A complaint brought by a patient who accused a treatment facility of failing in its duty of care is covered by Indiana’s Medical Malpractice Act, the Court of Appeals of Indiana ruled in affirming a trial court’s grant of summary judgment for the facility.
A central Kansas police force comes under constitutional criticism after raiding a newspaper
A small central Kansas police department is facing a torrent of criticism for raiding a local newspaper’s office and the home of its owner and publisher, seizing computers and cellphones.
One year of 988: Indiana reports high in-state response rate, but progress ongoing
The relaunching and rebranding of the nationwide suicide prevention line as 988 — designed to be a mental health counterpart to 911 emergency services — arrived amid a year of record-high suicide deaths, according to provisional federal data.
Inflation is down, but Inflation Reduction Act doesn’t deserve credit, experts say
Even President Joe Biden has some regrets about the name of the Inflation Reduction Act: As the giant law turns a year old on Wednesday, it’s increasingly clear that immediately curbing prices wasn’t the point.
More than 744k Hoosiers on Medicaid affected in software breach
The names, addresses, case numbers and Medicaid numbers of more than 744,000 Hoosiers on Medicaid were exposed in a contractor’s late May security breach, Indiana’s Family and Social Services Administration announced Friday.