Indiana Blog Review

Partisan Judges

Advance Indiana:

Terre Haute attorney Jim Bopp's nationwide drive to force judicial candidates to announce their views on cases or issues likely to come before the courts in which they will sit in judgment took a step forward in Indiana.

Supreme Campaigning

Advance Indiana:

A part of the election ballot that gets little attention in advance of the election is the retention ballot for judges of the state Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals. Typically, the lack of attention to the retention ballot results in overwhelming votes to retain sitting judges. This year, however, Indiana Right to Life is mounting a campaign to unseat judges standing for retention. Not surprisingly, disinformation is being fed to voters in the process.

What About the Spouse Defense?

Bil Browning:

You might be wondering why I have a picture of a house advertising  [. . .] Katherine Densborne... Because of who lives in the house - S.K. Reid. That would be Marion County Superior Court Judge S.K. Reid. And judges aren't ethically supposed to engage in any partisan politics.

Country Justice

Advance Indiana isn't satisfied with the Jill Behrman verdict.

On Safety and Justice

E. Thomas Kemp comments on Child Protective Services in Indiana, the dilemma in the judiciary, and the plight of parents.

Alito Coats Tales

FWOb provides exclusive audio of remarks by Dan Coats on shepherding the nomination of Samuel Alito through the Senate.

The Lawyer Jamboree

Doug Masson files a lengthy and informative report from the "Continuing Legal Education seminar that attempts to provide an update in what has been going on in most areas of Indiana law."

Lawyers in Trouble

Frugal Hoosiers sees irony in the recent ruling against Fillenwarth, Dennerline, Groth and Towe.

Attorney General Opinions

Doug Masson summarizes two recently published opinions from the Attrney General on the state direct deposit requirement and the garnishee "defendant" fee.

Orders in the Court

RiShawn Biddle takes a look at the reorganization tussle within the Marion County Superior Court.