Resurrected ‘book burner’ bill passes House and Senate, now heads to governor
By Ashlyn Myers, TheStatehouseFile.com Updated Apr 28, 2023 UPDATE FRIDAY 11:11 a.m. Pryor was able to officially change her vote on House Bill 1447. UPDATE 2:47 p.m. In the Senate, the final step before the bill faces Gov. Eric Holcomb, Sen. J.D. Ford, D-Indianapolis, said, “E “...”
John Krull commentary: Indiana lawmakers keep their eyes on the prize
The 2023 legislative session of the Indiana General Assembly has ended. It was a long march, one filled with hardship for the lawmakers. There were times during the four months of their labors that the legislators came perilously close to running out of innocent Hoosiers they cou “...”
NC Supreme Court reverses redistricting ruling, sides with GOP lawmakers on elections and voting
By NC Newsline Staff April 28, 2023 The North Carolina Supreme Court issued a group of much-anticipated rulings on Friday in a trio of high-profile cases that will likely have significant impacts on elections and voting rights in the nation’s ninth largest state, and even the p “...”
Budget passed, the 2023 Indiana legislative session comes to an end
By Ashlyn Myers, TheStatehouseFile.com Apr 27, 2023 Starting at 9 a.m., lawmakers, state employees and reporters alike didn’t know what to think walking in the Statehouse doors. Would the session end on Thursday? Or would it last until the official last day, dragging into Satur “...”
County court battle between Rokita and physicians ends with judge’s order
The Marion County Circuit Court has granted Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita’s request to end his effort to change another judge’s finding that as the state’s top lawyer, he violated confidentiality by making repeated public statements about his office’s investigation “...”
Still in question: Would Purdue’s Concord proposal also open the Indiana bar to grads of other non-accredited schools?
The proposal that would open the Indiana bar exam to graduates of Concord Law School, the online J.D. program that is part of Purdue University Global, has some in the legal community wanting to know: If Concord grads get a seat, will Indiana also have to make room for graduate “...”
Lawmakers get unexpected $1.5B for budget in latest forecast
Lawmakers must incorporate an extra $1.5 billion into the biennial budget following Wednesday’s forecast. (Whitney Downard/Indiana Capital Chronicle) By Whitney Downard Indiana Capital Chronicle April 19, 2023 The General Assembly will have another $1.5 billion under the latest “...”
State Bar Association recommends against proposal to allow Concord Law School grads to take bar exam
The Indiana State Bar Association is recommending against a proposal to allow graduates of a law school affiliated with Purdue University to become licensed to practice in the Hoosier state. Concord Law School, part of Purdue University Global, has asked the Indiana Supreme Court “...”
John Krull commentary: Indiana’s lawmakers play kiss the ring with the NRA
Just when it seems as though the lawmakers in the Indiana General Assembly have demonstrated they are as far removed from reality as is humanly possible, they find another level. A new dimension of delusion and detachment from real people’s lives. On the same day that another m “...”
‘Knowledge is power:’ Indiana’s inaugural Civics Summit focuses on promoting education, engagement
Above: Scott Wylie (left), executive director of Pro Bono Indiana, and Charles Dunlap (right), president and CEO of the Indiana Bar Foundation, conclude the bar foundation’s 2023 Indiana Civics Summit. Speaking to a group of teachers, business leaders, and community profe “...”