Kevin Corcoran of the Indianapolis Star reports the following: Lawrence Mayor Deborah Cantwell sued her city council today in an effort to get the Marion Superior Court’s 32 judges to crack down on council spending. The suit alleges the council is treading on executive turf by increasing its own budget line items and hiring outside […]
“With the recent murders in Jasper County and the rash of courtroom massacres nation wide, local judges and police suggested the Jasper County courthouse be armed with better security at a regular Jasper County Commissioners meeting,” reports Amber Tomlinson of the Kakakee Valley Post-News.
In an Oct 11 IB post titled, “SCOTUS cases granted cert“, IB outlined a number of environmental cases the US Supreme Court will consider that touch on the extent of the federal government’s power to regulate the development of wetlands. However I failed to mention that the Associated Press article – titled “Court Takes Up […]
“The Indiana Commission on Judicial Qualifications filed the final document Tuesday in the discipline case against former judge Benjamin Pfaff, criticizing the timing of his apology and recent resignation,” reports the Elkhart Truth. You can access the Indiana Commission on Judicial Qualifications online. Pfaff pointed a handgun at an 18-year-old while searching for his runaway […]
Following up on an Oct. 8 entry titled, “Judge: Take infant off life support,” Judge Marilyn Moores talked with WISH-TV of Indianapolis about the decision. “This was maybe the hardest thing that I have ever done and I know how hard it has been for the other individuals in that courtroom. The doctor had tears […]
The US Supreme Court granted certiorari to several cases today that may impact Hoosier citizens and businesses. In some the Court will consider the extent of the federal government’s power to regulate the development of wetlands. The Court agreed to hear three separate cases, all of which involve issues of whether federal laws that protect […]
The Indianapolis Star has an article titled, “Keeping secrets: Hoosiers are wrongly denied access to meetings and information in half of their requests to governments.” State and local government agencies in Indiana wrongly withheld records or blocked access to meetings in more than half the cases investigated by the public access ombudsman in the last […]
US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia commented Monday that the Supreme Court confirmation process was too politicized and that he would not want to experience it again. Scalia, when asked during an interview on NBC’s “Today” program if he thought he could again be confirmed by the Senate, said “I don’t know. I wouldn’t want […]
The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette reports, “Bankruptcy law overhaul generating ad blitz locally.” The story reads: Recently, ads from area attorneys and law firms highlighting the upcoming changes in bankruptcy law seem to dominate the local advertising mix. Advertising by attorneys and law firms isn’t new, but most ads do not focus on such a […]
Brian Corbin of the Evansville Courier & Press reports, “Online court records hit snag: Indiana Supreme Court cancels contract to link all documents.” Need to look up court records from your divorce? How about checking into the criminal background of a possible tenant before you lease to him? Think you might log onto your computer […]
