State Rep. Schaibley of Carmel to retire after almost decade in office
Rep. Donna Schaibley, a Republican from Carmel, announced Thursday that she will retire after nearly 10 years in office.
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Portage woman charged after daughter falls from roof of moving car and fractures skull, police say
A northwestern Indiana woman faces several charges after her 11-year-old daughter suffered multiple injuries falling from the roof of her moving car, court records say.
Supreme Court signals support for Republican-leaning congressional district in South Carolina
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed likely to preserve the Republican hold on a South Carolina congressional district against a claim that it treats Black voters unfairly.
An Oklahoma judge could be removed from office for sending more than 500 texts during a murder trial
A new Oklahoma judge could lose her job for sending more than 500 texts to her bailiff during a murder trial, including messages mocking the prosecutor, praising the defense attorney and calling a key witness a liar.
Admission ceremony extra special for 2 judges with children among admittees
Indiana’s newest lawyers took their oaths of admission Wednesday as the state’s jurists showered them with praise for their accomplishments and offered advice about moving forward into the legal community.
Republicans nominate Steve Scalise to be House speaker, will try to unite before floor vote
Republicans nominated Rep. Steve Scalise on Wednesday to be the next House speaker and will now try to unite to elect the conservative in a floor vote after ousting Rep. Kevin McCarthy from the job.
IN Northern District posts opening to fill potential Kolar magistrate vacancy
With Indiana Northern District Magistrate Judge Joshua Kolar awaiting a confirmation vote from the U.S. Senate to fill a vacancy on the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, the district court is preparing to fill the anticipated magistrate judge vacancy.
No proof man intended to deal meth, split COA rules in reversal
There was no evidence that a man intended to sell the methamphetamine found in his possession during a traffic stop, a split Court of Appeals of Indiana ruled Wednesday in reversing a dealing conviction.
Neglect conviction upheld for man who caused ‘catastrophic’ injuries to baby
A man convicted of neglect against his girlfriend’s infant daughter has failed to convince the Court of Appeals of Indiana that either insufficient evidence or the Indiana Constitution require reversal of his Level 1 felony conviction.
DCS employees sued in federal court in continued fallout from child death case
Two Indiana Department of Child Services case workers and a former director in LaPorte County are facing a federal lawsuit over a 4-year-old who was tortured and killed by his parents, the most recent development in the legal fallout from the child’s death.
Contentious Bloomington billboard ban vote shelved after legal question
Bloomington business owners and organizations may need to find other advertising solutions as the city weighs banning billboards.
Rep. Santos faces new charges he stole donor IDs, made unauthorized charges to their credit cards
U.S. Rep. George Santos stole the identities of donors to his campaign and then used their credit cards to ring up tens of thousands of dollars in unauthorized charges, according to a new indictment filed Tuesday.
Utah sues TikTok, alleging it lures children into addictive and destructive social media habits
Utah became the latest state Tuesday to file a lawsuit against TikTok, alleging the company is “baiting” children into addictive and unhealthy social media habits.
Lee: ‘The look’ vs. ‘the sigh’
You’ve heard of “the look,” right? The one that people of color sometimes receive when they enter a store, walk down the street or just exist? I did not even realize “the look” existed until I was an adult.
Maley: Diversity jurisdiction and LLCs
Whether federal question jurisdiction exists is typically apparent and not contested. Diversity jurisdiction, however, is improperly invoked with frequency.
‘It’s a societal challenge’: Why patent law has a diversity problem
According to data collected through the American Bar Association Section of Intellectual Property Law, there are more patent attorneys and agents named Michael in the U.S. than there are racially diverse women.
Thuesen: Labor law in Germany vs. United States
I have had the wonderful opportunity to spend the fall of my 3L year studying at Bucerius Law School in Hamburg, Germany. One of my reasons for studying in Germany was that I wanted to experience a different country’s approach to labor and employment law.
Wright: Acknowledging implicit bias to support a culture of DEI
For any changes to truly be effective, all members of an organization must acknowledge their own implicit biases and actively interrupt them.
IndyBar: Practice Toolkit: Level Up: How Workflows are Established In Law Firms
Generally speaking, there are three stages that law firm owners need to move through before reaching the highest level of process management in their law firms, which is automated workflows.
The UBE, 2 years in: Still ‘too soon to know’ impact of new bar exam
Two years into the implementation of the Uniform Bar Exam, those who helped shepherd the test into Indiana and are responsible for helping students prepare say it’s probably too early to pin down what the exact impact has been.