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December 29 2023

LEGISLATIVE EXITS: Republican Reps. Lyness, Zent announce retirements, join growing list of departures from Indiana Statehouse

Republican Reps. Randy Lyness (left) and Denny Zent (right) both announced in December they will not be running for reelection in 2024. (Photo/House Republicans) By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen December 29, 2023 As the Indiana General Assembly prepares to convene on Jan. “...”

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December 22 2023

ZOOM JUSTICE: Litigants prefer virtual hearings to attending court in person, IU study says

Jeff Heck, director of the pro bono project for Indiana Legal Services, demonstrates remote access to a court hearing from his desktop computer. (Photo/Marilyn Odendahl) By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen December 22, 2023 When presiding over a hearing, Monroe County Circuit “...”

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December 20 2023

STARK LAW: Community Health Network agrees to multi-million settlement linked to alleged ‘fraudulent scheme’

Community Health Network, headquartered in Indianapolis, has 10 hospitals in its health-care system. (Photo/Marilyn Odendahl) By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen December 19, 2023 Community Health Network, headquartered in Indianapolis, has agreed to pay $345 million to settl “...”

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December 15 2023

‘DRIVING FORCE’: Indiana attorney Marilyn Smith honored for making justice more accessible to low-income Hoosiers

Marilyn Smith, Indiana Bar Foundation senior counsel (right), was recognized recently by Charles Dunlap, president and CEO of the bar foundation, and other members of the legal community for her work in civil legal aid. (Photo/Indiana Bar Foundation) By Marilyn Odendahl The India “...”

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December 13 2023

COMMENT CONCERNS: AG Rokita’s recent statement raises questions about retaliation and partisanship

By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen December 12, 2023 A reference Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita made to two private attorneys’ voting and campaign contribution records has one lawmaker calling the remarks “bothersome” and “unnecessary attacks” that undermine “...”

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December 08 2023

TREASURED TEXTS: Indiana Supreme Court Law Library links the past to the present with collection of rare books

Cathrin Verano, Indiana Supreme Court Law Library special collection development librarian, is spearheading the preservation efforts for the library’s rare books and historic documents. (Photo/Marilyn Odendahl) By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen December 8, 2023 Perhaps In “...”

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November 29 2023

ROKITA RESPONDS: Indiana attorney general’s office releases statement about second disciplinary investigation

(Editor’s note: this story has been updated to include an additional comment from the attorney general’s office.) By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen November 29, 2023 In response to the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission opening another investigation i “...”

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November 28 2023

SECOND INVESTIGATION: Post-reprimand remarks by AG Rokita prompt new disciplinary review of his conduct

(Editor’s note: this story has been updated to reflect the attorney general’s office did respond to a request for comment.) By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen  November 28, 2023 Weeks after being public reprimanded, Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita is – “...”

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November 22 2023

JUDICIAL NOMINEES: Northern Indiana District Court picks suggest bipartisan cooperation between Indiana senators, White House

Photo/Pexels.com By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen November 22, 2023 The inclusion of two Indiana judges in the White House nominees last week to the federal bench indicated a level of cooperation between the Democratic administration and Indiana’s two Republican senators “...”

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November 20 2023

CAMPAIGN LAUNCH: Democrat Destiny Wells running against Rokita for Indiana attorney general to ’get back to serving Hoosiers’

By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen November 20, 2023 Saying she wants to restore the office to the “highest ethical standards” and “get back to serving Hoosiers,” Destiny Wells, former 2022 Democratic candidate for Indiana secretary of state, announced her candidacy “...”