The Indiana State Bar Association has launched an online Indiana Pro Bono Academy to provide an entry point for Hoosier attorneys who want to do pro bono work. The academy features webinars and training, resources on malpractice insurance, and...... Read More
In an effort to streamline civil litigation disputes, the Indiana Supreme Court has established a pathways pilot project “to achieve right-sized case management.” The purpose of the pilot program is to...... Read More
Following an outcry over a proposed rule amendment that would “prohibit” the recording of hearings through shorthand or stenography, the Indiana Supreme Court has issued a new amendment allowing it as long as an audio recording is also made.... Read More
Indiana judges will have the discretion to allow news media to broadcast court proceedings under a rule amendment that will take effect in May. Effective May 1, the Code of Judicial Conduct will allow judges to authorize...... Read More
Starting with the fall 2023 semester, Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law will offer its part-time J.D. program in a hybrid format with both in-person instruction and an online component.... Read More
Effective New Year’s Eve, Taft Stettinius & Hollister and Jaffe Raitt Heuer & Weiss completed a combination first announced in September 2022. The move gives Taft — which has an office in Indianapolis — its first Michigan footprint.... Read More
Judge Robert R. Altice Jr. will take over as chief judge of the Court of Appeals of Indiana on Jan. 1, the COA announced Friday. He succeeds current Chief Judge Cale Bradford, who has led the lower appellate court since 2020.... Read More
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Indiana collected $7,065,356.11 in civil and criminal actions for the fiscal year 2022, the office announced last week. The collections amount to almost $2 million more than last year.... Read More
Grant Superior Judge Dana Kenworthy has been named the newest judge of the Court of Appeals of Indiana, giving the appellate court a female majority for the first time. Kenworthy will join the appellate court after nearly 13 years on the Grant County bench.... Read More
The abortion doctor who sued Indiana's attorney general to stop his investigation into consumer complaints filed against her is voluntary dismissing her complaint. The move comes after a judge denied Dr. Caitlin Bernard’s motion for a preliminary injunction.... Read More
