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Disciplinary Commission issues advisory opinion on attorney fees
The Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission has issued an advisory opinion on lawyers’ obligations regarding fee agreements, refunds and disputes.
The fall of Rudy Giuliani: How ‘America’s mayor’ tied his fate to Donald Trump and got indicted
Rudy Giuliani glared across a Washington hearing room as a lawyer seeking his disbarment after the Jan. 6 insurrection asked: How did this man, celebrated as “America’s mayor” after 9/11, become a leader of an attempt to overturn a national election?
Hiker who died in fall from Wisconsin bluff is identified as a 42-year-old Indiana man
A man who died Tuesday after he fell from a bluff while hiking in a Wisconsin state park has been identified as a 42-year-old from Indiana.
Trump’s 2024 GOP rivals converge on Atlanta just days after his latest indictment
Several Republican White House hopefuls are set to greet a conservative conference with hopes of making up ground against Donald Trump. But the former president’s shadow may be especially difficult to escape in the city where he was most recently indicted.
Need gas after midnight? Don’t stop in Hammond. New law closes stations until 5 a.m.
If you need gas during early morning hours in northwestern Indiana, don’t bother stopping in Hammond come November. A new law will force service stations to close between midnight and 5 a.m.
NFL agrees to settle lawsuit over canceled 2016 Hall of Fame game between Colts, Packers
The Pro Football Hall of Fame has agreed to settle a lawsuit related to its decision to cancel a 2016 preseason game between the Indianapolis Colts and Green Bay Packers because of field conditions.
COA affirms arson conviction, rejects mistrial, evidence arguments
A man convicted of setting fire to his sister’s property failed to convince the Court of Appeals of Indiana that the trial court erred in denying his request for a mistrial or in admitting “silent witness” evidence.
Courts and the Judiciary not meeting in 2023 as legislative study committees get underway
Indiana lawmakers are returning to the Statehouse this month to begin meeting in their interim study committees, but one group that won’t be gathering is the Interim Study Committee on Courts and the Judiciary.
Jury instructions, probation conditions in child molestation case upheld at COA
A trial court did not violate a convicted child molester’s rights with its jury instructions or abuse its discretion by imposing probation conditions that limit the man’s contact with children, the Court of Appeals of Indiana affirmed Thursday.
Former secretary of commerce Brad Chambers enters race for governor
Ending weeks of speculation, former Indiana Secretary of Commerce Brad Chambers filed formal paperwork Thursday to launch his campaign for the 2024 governor.
Lawrence Common Council, Mayor Steve Collier settle legal battle
The Lawrence Common Council approved a settlement agreement Wednesday to close a messy legal battle between the legislative body and Lawrence Mayor Steve Collier. The council appropriated $335,000 to pay legal fees.
Indiana has paid out $1 million in restitution to 8 wrongfully incarcerated people
Harold Buntin spent 13 years in prison for a rape and robbery he didn’t commit. In February — 37 years after his false conviction — the state of Indiana agreed to pay him more than half a million dollars in restitution for his trouble.
Plea negotiations could mean no 9/11 defendants face the death penalty, the US tells families
The suspected architect of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and his fellow defendants may never face the death penalty under plea agreements now under consideration to bring an end to their more than decadelong prosecution.
5th Circuit backs some abortion drug limits, pending Supreme Court approval
Mail-order access to a drug used in the most common form of abortion in the U.S. would end under a federal appeals court ruling issued Wednesday that cannot take effect until the Supreme Court weighs in.
Court watchdog files complaint against judge who ordered ‘religious-liberty training’ for lawyers
A court watchdog has filed a complaint against the federal judge who ordered “religious-liberty training” for a trio of Southwest Airlines lawyers as part of their punishment for not fully following his orders in a case involving speech about abortion.
‘A foster care system in crisis’: Lawsuit alleges DCS is failing to keep children safe
A federal lawsuit brought by Indiana foster children alleges the Indiana Department of Child Services is failing to keep children safe by not correcting systemic failures that have been known to state officials for decades.
Wilson Elser opens second Indiana office
The national law firm Wilson Elser has opened a new office in the Indianapolis area, its second Indiana location.
Child Advocates CEO Booth to retire
Cindy Booth, the longtime leader of Child Advocates Inc., will retire next year after 30 years with the nonprofit.
Mother pleads guilty to felony child neglect after 6-year-old son used her gun to shoot teacher
The mother of a 6-year-old boy who shot his teacher in Virginia pleaded guilty Tuesday to a charge of felony child neglect, seven months after her son used her handgun to critically wound the educator in a classroom full of students.