US Supreme Court hears pregnancy discrimination case
The Supreme Court of the United States is weighing how much employers must do to accommodate pregnant workers under a federal law aimed at combating discrimination against them.
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Indiana’s cold beer law heading to 7th Circuit
Convenience stores will soon have the chance to convince the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals that Indiana’s restrictions on cold beer sales violate the U.S. Constitution.
Free lecture concludes IU Maurer’s ‘Brown at 60’ series
Award-winning author and DePauw University professor emeritus of history John Dittmer will deliver the final lecture in Indiana University Maurer School of Law’s “Brown at 60” series Dec. 3 at noon. The lecture is free and open to the public in the law school’s moot court room.
Indiana prison sued for allegedly banning journal
A journal that reports on the rights of inmates is suing an Indiana correctional facility for denying its prisoners access to the publication, attorneys announced Monday.
No advice from counsel leads to post-conviction relief
A mother’s refusal to convey her son’s threats of harm possibly saved the man from violating Indiana’s intimidation statute.
Divided panel reverses default judgment against bank
The bank that promises customers 24-hour grace overdraft protection received more than 20 days grace in an Indiana Court of Appeals ruling Tuesday.
Fired nurse’s retaliation claim reinstated
A nurse fired from a St. Joseph County clinic that treated patients with sexually transmitted diseases may go forward with a lawsuit claiming her termination was in retaliation for expressing concern that treating undiagnosed patients went beyond her scope of practice.
7th Circuit declines collateral-order review in infertility lawsuit
A Fort Wayne woman’s discrimination lawsuit against the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend will continue despite the Catholic Church’s attempt to get the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals to intervene before trial and dismiss the complaint on religious freedom grounds.
Federal court rules amendments take effect
Federal Rules of Practice and Procedure amendments took effect Monday governing the appellate, civil, bankruptcy and evidence rules.
More than 3 dozen Indiana jurists retiring, leaving bench at year’s end
Five judges with a combined bench experience of more than a century are departing the Marion County courts at the end of the year, joining dozens of jurists around the state who are calling it a career.
Disciplinary Actions – 12/3/14
Read who has recently been publicly reprimanded by the Indiana Supreme Court.
Walgreen privacy judgment a ‘game-changer’
A $1.4 million judgment against Walgreen for a pharmacist’s unauthorized breach of private prescription data should raise red flags for any health care provider whose employees handle private medical information, lawyers and legal experts say.
Judicial officers in demand
Seven counties are asking the Legislature for 11 magistrates to handle increasing caseloads.
Justices weigh free speech rights, Facebook threats
The Supreme Court of the United States struggled Monday over where to draw the line between free speech and illegal threats in the digital age.
Evidence of felon’s gun tattoo not error
A defendant who took the stand in his federal trial for felony firearm possession failed to convince the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals Nov. 26 that the evidence of his gun tattoo should not have been admitted.
Statements by insurance provider do not constitute defamation, COA rules
A surgery center’s defamation claim that an insurance provider was making false statements purposefully to harm the center’s business reputation was dismissed because the communication did not allege any misconduct in business practices or trade.
Otte to retire as S.D. bankruptcy judge
Judge Frank J. Otte will retire at the end of 2014 after 28 years on the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Indiana.
Southern District amends filing under seal, pro se notice rules
Federal court rules for the Southern District of Indiana pertaining to filing documents under seal and providing notice to pro se litigants will be amended effective Jan. 1, 2015, Clerk Laura Briggs announced.
Eagle Creek deer hunt goes forward
A city-sponsored deer hunt at Indianapolis’ Eagle Creek Park will proceed this weekend after a judge refused to block the first such hunt in the park’s history.
Enhancement to sentence upheld by COA
Finding Indiana’s criminal gang enhancement statute can be understood by individuals of ordinary intelligence, the Indiana Court of Appeals rejected a man’s challenge to his 175-year aggregate sentence.