The Indiana Supreme Court suspended five attorneys Tuesday for failure to pay costs associated with their pending disciplinary actions. All suspensions are effective immediately, except for one, which becomes effective July 19.... Read More
The Purdue Global Law School has added a full-time Juris Doctor program to its current part-time program, thanks to a unanimous vote by the State Bar of California’s Committee of Bar Examiners. The program allows students to graduate in as little as 32 months.... Read More
The Indiana Supreme Court has suspended former Elkhart County deputy prosecutor Benjamin Mattingly as part of a conditional disciplinary order. Under the disciplinary agreement submitted by the high court’s disciplinary commission, the Supreme Court...... Read More
Indiana and five other Republican states are piling on to challenge the Biden administration’s newly expanded campus sexual assault rules, saying they overstep the president’s authority and undermine the Title IX anti-discrimination law.... Read More
The former treasurer for the Aurora Farmers Fair in southeastern Indiana was arrested and charged with felony theft after being accused of using fair funds to make more than $70,000 in personal purchases. The Dearborn County Prosecutor’s Office charged...... Read More
A former U.S. congressman from Indiana and an ex-Bartholomew County prosecutor have been suspended from practicing law in the state, according to orders issued Friday by the Indiana Supreme Court.... Read More
The Indiana Supreme Court has established a 23-member Commission on Indiana’s Legal Future, poised to address the attorney shortage across the state and present recommendations to the court.... Read More
A jury in U.S. District Court in South Bend earlier this month awarded recreational vehicle manufacturer Forest River Inc. a $2 million judgment in its trademark infringement case against Elkhart County rival inTech Trailers Inc.... Read More
A Valparaiso woman faces 10 months in prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud in federal court. Randi Scannell was sentenced Wednesday by U.S. District Court Judge Jon DeGuilio, according to the U. S. Attorney’s Office of the Northern District of Indiana.... Read More
A Madison County judge is facing judicial discipline charges alleging that he failed to adequately supervise his staff and properly take action in criminal cases, resulting in the dismissal of multiple cases and the improper issuance of an ex parte custody order.... Read More
