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IndyBar: IndyBar Foundation Kicks Off 2022 with Trivia and Inaugural Empowerment Celebration
On Wednesday, April 20, the IndyBar Foundation hosted its first spring trivia event since 2019.
Hammerle on… “Morbius,” “Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore” and “Jackass Forever”
Indianapolis criminal defense attorney Bob Hammerle gives us his take on “Morbius,” “Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore” and “Jackass Forever.”
Paper trail: Indiana’s push to create a paper backup for electronic voting machines drawing opposition
Groups that advocate for paper ballots and verifiable paper trails lobbied against the bill, HEA 1116, that calls for Indiana touch-screen voting machines to be retrofitted with devices that produce a paper printout.
New ABA requirement seen as doing little to mitigate student debt: Young lawyers say debt obligations impacting careers, health
New lawyers say their debt burden looms over every aspect of their lives. It influences their career choices, interrupts typical rites of adulthood like buying a home and impacts their physical and mental health. Even as they love being attorneys, recent law school graduates struggle to pay off their obligation.
IndyBar: The TCM and the CJC
Marion Superior Court Judge Marc Rothenberg explores the perceptions and realities of the Marion County Community Justice Campus.
Analyzing COVID-19’s impact: IU McKinney course takes in-depth look at pandemic’s reach
Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law professor Nicolas Terry taught a class this spring called “The Law of COVID,” which focused on a variety of legal and policy issues related to the pandemic.
Confused jury cited in appeal to murder convictions
The Court of Appeals of Indiana will be hearing oral arguments challenging a traffic stop and jury instructions that resulted in criminal convictions Tuesday at Wabash College as part of the Appeals on Wheels program.
Orbison recertified as senior judge
Marion Superior Senior Judge Carol Orbison has been recertified as a senior judge, according to a recertification notification from the Indiana Supreme Court
Judge finds Donald Trump in contempt in New York legal fight
A New York judge found former President Donald Trump in contempt of court and set in motion $10,000 daily fines Monday for failing to adequately respond to a subpoena issued by the state’s attorney general as part of a civil investigation into his business dealings.
Property sales not permitted in divorce actions under provisional-order statute, COA rules
Provisional orders governing the affairs of parties in a pending divorce action do not permit trial courts to order the sale of property, the Court of Appeals of Indiana has ruled.
Indiana Lawyer wins 8 awards in annual Best of Indiana Journalism contest; 22 awards for all IBJ Media
Indiana Lawyer reporters and designers took home eight awards Friday at the Indiana Professional Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists’ 2021 Best of Indiana Journalism Awards. IL senior reporter Marilyn Odendahl led Indiana Lawyer with six awards.
Man convicted of neglect in South Bend boy’s shooting death
A South Bend man has been convicted of child neglect charges stemming from the shooting death of his 1-year-old son by a 4-year-old sibling.
U.S. Supreme Court weighs policy for migrants to wait in Mexico
President Joe Biden halted the “Remain in Mexico” policy his first day in office. That policy will be argued Tuesday before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Supreme Court tackling case about praying football coach
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday will tackle a dispute between public school officials and a former high school football coach who wanted to kneel and pray on the field after games.
AP-NORC poll: Many support Jackson court confirmation
More Americans approve than disapprove of Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court as its first Black female justice, a new poll finds, but that support is politically lopsided. And a majority of Black Americans — but fewer white and Hispanic Americans — approve of her confirmation.
Suspended Evansville lawyer disbarred for trust mismanagement, forgery, falsifying doc
Evansville attorney Jared M. Thomas has been disbarred by the Indiana Supreme Court for criminally mismanaging his trust account, forging a judge’s signature and falsifying at least one document.
COA agrees father was underemployed but remands child support order
A father who was found to be voluntarily underemployed after his wife filed for divorce received a partial reversal Friday when the Court of Appeals of Indiana noted questions remained about his job opportunities and earnings level.
Default judgment against CBD company affirmed
An Indiana CBD company that refused to pay for a shipment of more than $200,000 of hemp could not convince an Indiana appellate court that it had excusable neglect for failing to respond to both a lawsuit filed against it as well as related court orders.