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Editorial: Human trafficking is local issue
It’s a silent and devastating problem going on right under our noses, and it’s going to take courage and a willingness to ask invasive and uncomfortable questions to stop it.
Editorial: Ted Boehm not headed toward retirement
This was one retirement ceremony we were not looking forward to attending, fearing that the gentleman stepping away from the bench would slip away from public life and live quietly with his family, indulging his interests outside the law, while working as a mediator at Van Winkle Baten Rimstidt and senior judging for the Indiana Court of Appeals.
Editorial: New justice brings much to appreciate
The state still needs to address the elephant in the room.
Editorial: Preservation of judicial impartiality a win
Here at the newspaper, we don’t like to see anything put the brakes on the sharing of opinions.
Editorial: Nature of work requires adequate safety plan
A few days after then-U.S. District Court Judge David Hamilton ruled in late 2005 in Anthony Hinrichs, et al. v. Brian Bosma, et al., that sectarian prayer could not be used to open legislative sessions, we received a phone call from someone who wanted the judge’s e-mail address and contact information. We declined to give that information.
Editorial: Remove obstacles that discourage voters
Casting a ballot in an election ought to be a simple thing for a citizen to do. But there are those who would make it as difficult
as possible for some to exercise their franchise.
Editorial: Concerns about budget cuts warranted
We believe the state of Indiana has hit bone with a budget cut instituted earlier this month.
Editorial: Next choice for Indiana Supreme Court must be a woman
The future is now for the high court.
Editorial: New judges add more than needed diversity
Those of us on staff here at the newspaper that grew up in Indiana and were of a certain age to pay attention to the news
can likely recall when Judge Sarah Evans Barker was confirmed to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana.
DTCI: The broad scope of MDA preemption
In a series of decisions culminating in Riegel v. Medtronic, Inc., federal courts came to recognize that the
Medial Device Amendments preempted not only traditional products liability claims such as those based on an alleged defect
or implied warranty but also causes of action premised on theories such as consumer fraud.
Indiana Judges Association: Choose between the good and the good
Judge David J. Dreyer urges the governor to appoint a Notre Dame Law School alum.
Editorial: Don’t keep quiet, join a healthy debate
We know you have opinions – thoughtful, reasonable ones that would make for great discourse in the newspaper. But getting
you to share them is more difficult than we would like.
Editorial: Hunt for victims’ rights
Here at the newspaper, we’re big fans of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. But we understand the
need for and exuberance some individuals feel for the Second Amendment: “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to
the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.”
Editorial: Political pomposity a disservice to public
Dawn Johnsen deserved the nomination, and definitely was the right woman for the job, but unfortunately partisan vitriol appears to
be worth more in Washington, D.C., than doing the right thing.
Editorial: We the People team’s civics study heartens many
Like it or not, we live in a time where, for some people at least, it’s become acceptable to speak about “reloading” when
doing battle against political opponents and to mark their political districts with gun sites, and where members of a Midwestern
church believe it’s their duty to travel the nation and spew hate-laced messages in places where people are mourning tragedy.
Editorial: Lawmakers don’t inspire confidence
Indiana Supreme Court Justice Frank Sullivan certainly spoke for us when he asked this question a couple of weeks ago: “Wouldn’t
we feel better about all of this if it hadn’t been enacted on partyline votes, though?”
Editorial: Deadbeat bill a good idea
At first glance, the legislation seems like the sort that no one could possibly have an objection to.