No charges to be filed against Indiana beer distributor
A special prosecutor says he has found no evidence that one of Indiana's largest beer distributors improperly funneled more than $1.5 million in campaign contributions.
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New state law allows distilleries to sell carryout 7 days a week
A new state law that takes effect July 1 lifts the ban on carryout sales for artisan distilleries, putting the businesses on par with wineries and craft breweries, which already sell alcohol on Sundays.
A pregnant woman walks into a bar: You must serve her in NYC
A pregnant woman shows up at a New York City bar and wants to go in and order a drink despite health warnings against consuming alcohol while expecting. Should the tavern serve her?
Special prosecutor probes donations by Monarch Beverage affiliate
A special prosecutor is investigating whether the big Indiana beer wholesaler Monarch Beverage and an affiliated company broke state law by making more than $1.47 million in campaign donations since 2002.
Study shows ‘problematic’ alcohol use by attorneys
A new study completed by the American Bar Association Commission on Lawyer Assistance Programs and the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation has given some much needed data on lawyers struggling with substance abuse and depression.
Kappa Sigma chapter sues Purdue University over sanctions
Purdue University is being sued by its Kappa Sigma chapter over allegations that the school unfairly sanctioned the campus fraternity.
Bacardi protests renewal of Cuba’s rum trademark in the US
Bacardi wants to know more about a recent U.S. government decision allowing Cuba to sell its Havana Club rum in America when the U.S. trade embargo ends.
Indiana lawmakers face deadline to keep bills alive
Indiana lawmakers have days to decide whether to keep certain contentious bills alive during this legislative session, including one that would extend civil rights protections to gays and lesbians, but not transgender people, one that would use a tax increase to fund road improvements and one that would further restrict the sale of cold medicines used to make methamphetamine.
Bills expanding gun carry rights trigger controversies
Concerns from the disparate treatment of minorities who police find in possession of firearms to the threat of domestic violence weighed against two proposals in the Legislature to expand who the state should permit to carry handguns, and where.
Bill to lift Sunday alcohol sales ban has fewer store rules
A new proposal to lift Indiana's eight decades-old ban on Sunday carryout alcohol sales would impose fewer new restrictions on grocery stores and pharmacies than a bill that failed in the Legislature last year.
Lawmakers table easing access to gun permits for alcohol abusers
Confusion over whether alcohol abusers are considered proper people to receive permits to carry handguns caused a Senate panel to delay action on a bill that would erase such language from state law.
Bill to ease limits on handgun permits draws concerns
An advocate for domestic violence victims says a legislative proposal to lift Indiana's restrictions on alcohol offenders obtaining handgun licenses would remove one means of protecting victims.
Study: Future lawyers are hiding depression and drug and alcohol use
Law students with addiction and mental health issues may be afraid to report the problems because they think that doing so would jeopardize their chances of being admitted to the bar or getting a good job after graduating, according to new study, which was conducted by a law professor, a dean of law students, and the programming director of a nonprofit focused on lawyers' mental health.
New bid planned to end Indiana’s Sunday alcohol sales ban
A new attempt could be coming to end Indiana's eight decades-old ban on Sunday carryout alcohol sales.
Bill eases law on alcohol offenders obtaining gun permits
Indiana lawmakers will consider a plan to lift state restrictions on alcohol offenders obtaining handgun licenses.
Officials: ‘Affluenza’ teen, mother detained in Mexico
A sheriff in Dallas said Tuesday an arrest warrant will be issued for a Texas woman who was found with her son in Mexico, a teenager on probation after killing four people in a drunken-driving wreck and invoking an "affluenza" defense
Indiana’s alcohol laws withstand court challenges
Recent rulings from state and federal courts underscore that while Indiana’s alcohol laws may be silly, quirky and arcane, they are not so easily changed.
Monarch Beverage again fails in liquor distribution suit
Monarch Beverage Company’s arguments that Indiana alcohol wholesale laws are discriminatory fell flat at the Indiana Court of Appeals, marking the second time this week that attempts to overturn the state’s statutes regarding booze failed.
Under new law, Indiana alcohol sales now OK on Christmas Day
Indiana residents will be able to purchase wine, beer or other alcoholic beverages on Christmas Day for the first time in decades under a change in state law.
Indiana’s cold beer prohibition survives rational-basis review
Finding retailers did not meet their burden in attempting to overturn one of Indiana’s quirky alcohol laws, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the state’s limits on the sale of cold beer is not unconstitutional.