Bags provide soap, shampoo, support
With some grant money left over and families in need, the Marion Superior Court Probation Department decided to do another “give-back event.”
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Shifting sands: Without congressional action, immigration attorneys deal with fallout from ‘political whims’
Although immigration law has not changed since Congress passed the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigration Responsibility Act of 1996, presidential administrations have implemented new policies that have sometimes created drastic changes.
Kersey: Creating a monster: Why you should be obsessed with I-9s
Form I-9 violations lurk in almost every employer’s filing cabinet.
New youth center nears groundbreaking
The new Youth and Family Services Center, which will replace Marion County’s current juvenile detention center on Keystone Avenue, will have fewer beds and will be safer for staff and the youth, with less blind spots and more natural light.
IndyBar: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion…Pardon Our Hesitation
In 2020 our seemingly normal world and daily routines were wrecked in what seemed like an overnight flip of the switch.
Web Exclusive: Meet the Judges: Pike Co. Judge Jeffrey Biesterveld
While participating in a youth government day during high school, now-Pike Circuit Judge Jeffrey Biesterveld fell in love with the law.
Dreyer: Stop making so much sense: Limits of logic in factfinding
“Truth” in courts of law is whatever the factfinder decides. This has often bothered me, of course, but has not stopped me from doing it for over 25 years.
Requests for ‘cast vote record’ create havoc for state officials: Hoosier voters demand access to 2020 election materials
Near the end of this past summer, county clerks across Indiana became inundated with demands from individual voters that officials provide copies of their oaths and bonds and release voting data from the 2020 general election.
Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears defeats upstart GOP challenger
Democratic Prosecutor Ryan Mears held off a spirited challenge from Republican opponent Cyndi Carrasco in one of Marion County’s most watched races.
Republican Sen. Young wins 2nd term in holding Indiana seat
Republican U.S. Sen. Todd Young won his Indiana seat for a second term on Tuesday after employing a front-runner strategy throughout his campaign of largely ignoring Democratic challenger Thomas McDermott.
Election results begin to roll in
The polls in Indiana closed at 6 p.m. Tuesday, and some races are beginning to be called.
7th Circuit vacates 10-year sentence after district court wrongly dismisses evidence of drug purity
A split 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has vacated a 10-year prison sentence for a drug dealer after finding a district court failed to address “some evidence” suggesting inaccurate drug testing.
Tax Court affirms Lake Co. assessments, cites lack of evidence in record
A development company seeking a significant reduction in Lake County tax assessments failed to offer sufficient evidence to support a reduction, the Indiana Tax Court has affirmed.
Ciyou & Dixon law firm feud settled
A law firm breakup involving the founding shareholders of longtime Indianapolis firm Ciyou & Dixon has officially ended after the former law partners agreed to settle their dispute.
Late Judge Kanne’s papers donated to IU Maurer library
Case files and papers from the late 7th Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Michael Kanne have been donated to the Indiana University Maurer School of Law’s Jerome Hall Law Library.
Jackson, in dissent, issues first Supreme Court opinion
New Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson issued her first Supreme Court opinion Monday, a short dissent in support of a death row inmate from Ohio.
Voters in 5 states deciding whether to legalize marijuana
Voters in five states are deciding on Election Day whether to approve recreational marijuana, a move that could signal a major shift toward legalization in even the most conservative parts of the country.
GOP aiming for longtime Democratic NW Indiana US House seat
In Tuesday’s election, Republicans are hoping to take a northwestern Indiana congressional seat that has been a Democratic stronghold since the 1930s in the GOP-dominated state.
Man gets 45 years for role in 1998 NW Indiana triple killing
A man has been sentenced to 45 years in prison after admitting that he helped another man kill one of three people found bludgeoned to death in 1998 in a northwestern Indiana home.
Early voting numbers down from last midterm election
Statewide, according to the Indiana Secretary of State’s office, nearly 685,000 early votes have been cast, including more than 515,000 in person. That’s down from about 756,000 early ballots in 2018.