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Ind. Courts - How it is going in Valparaiso's Courthouse, what with it hosting the Marion County attempted murder trial?
James D. Wolf Jr's story today in the Gary Post Tribune is headlined: "High-profile trial proceeds despite ongoing courthouse work: Exterior cleaning, wiring upgrade doesn't faze change-of-venue trial." Some quotes:VALPARAISO -- While television crews from Indianapolis parked vans outside the...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on November 8, 2009 02:42 PM
Ind. Courts - "Change of venue shifts Indy trial to Valparaiso" [Updated]
James D. Wolf, Jr. reports today in the Gary Post Tribune:VALPARAISO -- Visitors to the Porter County Courthouse this week will find Indianapolis law enforcement officers added to Porter County Sheriff's police security, and Indianapolis television crews outside the building....
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on November 1, 2009 06:00 PM
Courts - "Florida pushes ahead with an all-digital courthouse"
A long and interesting article Oct. 5 in the Orlando Sentinel, reported by Aaron Deslatte. Some quotes:TALLAHASSEE - Florida courts could look a lot more inviting to Internet users in the near future. The Florida Supreme Court is moving toward...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on October 7, 2009 09:43 AM
Ind. Courts - Still more on: Managing the electronic communication revolution in the Indiana courtroom
Updating this ILB entry from Aug. 4th, Katherine A. Helm (currently clerking for a U.S. district court judge in California and will soon be clerking for a U.S. court of appeals judge in Washington) writes for The National Law Journal...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on August 11, 2009 12:13 PM
Ind. Courts - More on: Managing the electronic communication revolution in the Indiana courtroom
In this ILB entry from July 25th, I quoted from an article in the New York Law Journal that: "Attorneys are objecting to tougher rules for bringing laptop computers, cell phones and other electronic devices into Manhattan's Daniel Patrick Moynihan...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on August 4, 2009 12:43 PM
Ind. Gov't. - "FLOYD COUNTY: Officials look to protect important documents"
A story today in the New Albany News & Tribune by Chris Morris:The recent fire at the Madison courthouse not only destroyed portions of the historic building, but also damaged important documents inside. What if the same thing happened at...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on August 1, 2009 10:06 AM
Ind. Courts - Still more on "He was trying to put her over that railing"
Updating these ILB entries from Juen and July 2007, Sue Scott of WLFI reports today in a story with video that begins:LAFAYETTE, Ind (WLFI) - A Lafayette man is on trial accused of trying to throw an attorney over the...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on July 31, 2009 09:03 AM
Ind. Courts - Managing the electronic communication revolution in the Indiana courtroom
It began with stories of cell phones banned in the Allen County Courthouse. That was in November of 2006. Several other counties followed suit, via their local rules. You may find them in this list of ILB entries referencing "cell...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on July 25, 2009 06:27 PM
Courts - "Threats to Federal Judges, Prosecutors Soaring"
Jerry Markon reports today in the Washington Post in a lengthy story -- here are a few quotes:Threats against the nation's judges and prosecutors have sharply increased, prompting hundreds to get 24-hour protection from armed U.S. marshals. Many federal judges...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on May 25, 2009 06:02 PM
Ind. Courts - Jefferson County Courthouse in Madison goes up in flames, roof collapses
Here is the story from WLKY.com, along with video, and a slideshow, that shows the total destruction of the historic courthouse. From the story:MADISON, Ind. -- A Southern Indiana community is picking up the pieces this morning after a fire...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on May 21, 2009 06:51 AM
Ind. Courts - "Vigo County judge connecting to jail with video system"
Howard Greninger reports today in the Terre Haute Tribune-Star in a story that begins:With a touch of his finger, Vigo County Judge Michael Lewis can swing a small courtroom camera toward an attorney, who can see and respond to an...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on March 11, 2009 09:10 AM
Courts - Massachusetts' top judge says courts are in crisis
From today's Boston Globe, a story by Megan Woolhouse. Some quotes:The economic downturn could have a devastating impact on the American justice system as courts are forced to lay off employees and cut down on court hours, Massachusetts' top judge...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on February 17, 2009 02:08 PM
Ind. Courts - New chief judge of St. Joseph Superior Court interviewed
Pablo Ros of the South Bend Tribune reports:Judge Michael P. Scopelitis of St. Joseph Superior Court has been selected as chief judge of the court for the next two years. He takes over from Judge John M. Marnocha. * *...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on January 26, 2009 12:12 PM
Ind. Courts - "New Randolph commissioners want to change courthouse plans -- again"
The Randolph County Courthouse is in the news yet again -- here is a long list of earlier ILB entries. Today Joy Leiker reports in the Muncie Star-Press:WINCHESTER -- The two newest members of the Randolph County Board of Commissioners...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on January 13, 2009 09:35 AM
Courts - "Courthouse Security Still Found Lacking"
Pamela A. MacLean reports today in The National Law Journal in a story that begins:Three years after the murders of a Chicago federal judge's husband and mother, and the courthouse shooting of a Georgia state judge and his court reporter,...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on January 9, 2009 10:45 AM
Courts -- "Law & Mortar: An examination of a courthouse building boom"
This is a series by the Lexington Herald-Leader. Thanks to the Kentucky Law Blog for the link. The first story, by Linda Blackford, was last Sunday, with the preface:In 1998, the Kentucky State Supreme Court's new chief justice, Joseph E....
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on September 18, 2008 01:15 PM
Ind. Courts - Allen Court tickets phone-ban violators
Rebecca S. Green reports today in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette:If you bring a cell phone or other electronic device – and you haven’t noticed the 19-month-old ban – into the Allen County Courthouse, you might get a ticket. And...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on September 18, 2008 10:31 AM
Ind. Courts - "What time is it? Check the courthouse clock"
Nick Schneider of the Greene County Daily World reported yesterday:The clock on the Greene County Courthouse in Bloomfield is working again after at least a decade of working only sporadically. The electric clock is not ticking, but it is quietly...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on September 9, 2008 09:59 AM
Ind. Courts - More on: "Fight delays manslaughter trial"
Updating this ILB entry from yesterday, Rebecca S. Green and Jeff Wiehe of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette report today:A brawl in a hallway of the Allen County Courthouse sent two people to the hospital, four people to jail and...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on August 26, 2008 08:19 AM
Ind. Courts - Grant County Superior Court 2 closes doors
From Saturday's Grant County/Marion Chronicle Tribune, a story by Brett Wallace:Friday was the last day Judge Randall Johnson said he would open Superior Court 2 and the Juvenile Court at the Grant County Courthouse. In a letter Tuesday to the...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on August 18, 2008 08:13 AM
Ind. Courts - "System brings video arraignment to LaGrange County courts"
From WTHD 105.5, serving NE Indiana, comes this story by Tim Murray, complete with photo and audio, but check it soon because the stories aren't archived. LAGRANGE - It's a major step into the 21st century for LaGrange County's two...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on August 13, 2008 05:16 PM
Ind. Courts - Security will be beefed up at the East Chicago courthouse
Lori Caldwell of the Gary Post-Tribune writes today:Every hearing for a protective order has potential for an emotional, sometimes hostile confrontation. The victims seeking court-ordered solace from an abuser must make their request in public, before a judge, and often,...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on August 4, 2008 08:18 AM
Ind. Courts - "LaGrange Courts to upgrade recording system"
From the Goshen News:LaGrange County Council members approved the purchase of a new digital audio recording system for the county circuit and superior courts during Monday’s meeting. The new system will cost $44,790. Director of Information Technology Bob Murphy said...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on June 11, 2008 11:04 AM
Ind. Courts - "Federal courthouse construction starting this summer" in Terre Haute
Howard Greninger of the Terre Haute Tribune-Star reports today:Construction is expected to start in July or August on the new federal courthouse at 921 Ohio St., said David Wilkinson, spokesman for U.S. General Services Administration. Federal offices are scheduled to...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on June 3, 2008 08:52 AM
Ind. Courts - Unsolved Tippecanoe County Courthouse bombing nearly ten years old
"Time is ticking on courthouse cold case" is the headline to this Sophia Voravong report today in the Lafayette Journal & Courier. Some quotes:Just after 10:09 p.m. on Aug. 2, 1998, sheriff's Deputy Tom Lehman was dispatched to investigate reports...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on May 11, 2008 12:15 PM
Ind. Courts - More on Allen County courthouse-wide cell phone ban
Allen County was the first to ban cellphones in the courthouse. A story from June 15, 2007 Fort Wayne Journal Gazette began:It’s been almost six months since Allen County banned cell phones, cameras, iPods and nearly all other electronic devices...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on March 28, 2008 02:09 PM
Ind. Courts - "A proposed list of minimum standards for all Indiana courthouses may be passed in the near future by the Indiana Supreme Court"
That is a quote from this lengthy story by Maribeth Holtz in the Grant County Chronicle-Tribune, updating this story from Jan. 11th. Some quotes:Building security seems to be a sticking point in whether county officials will go forward with plans...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on January 14, 2008 06:51 AM
Ind. Courts - More on: Porter County Courthouse cell phone ban begins
Updating this ILB entry from Aug. 3, 2007, Bob Kasarda of the NWI Times has a story today headed "Court visitors rustling bushes over cell phone ban":VALPARAISO | The cell phone ban at the county's three court buildings may have...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on December 5, 2007 11:27 AM
Ind. Courts - "Courthouse security worries Huntington County workers"
Judy Fitzmaurice reports in the Huntington County Herald Press:The County Commissioners have formed a committee to evaluate concerns over safety in the Courthouse. At Monday's commissioners' meeting, several department heads voiced concerns about security measures at the Courthouse. While some...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on October 11, 2007 01:07 PM
Ind. Courts - "Putting price on Allen County Courthouse art"
Amanda Iacone reports today in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette: Much like the building around it, the fine artwork housed inside the Allen County Courthouse has increased in value even though it could never really be replaced in the event...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on October 6, 2007 06:30 PM
Ind. Gov't. - "Recording ban to end in City-County Building"
Yesterday the ILB posted an entry headed "Lake Station City Council wants to ban public vidoetaping of meetings." Today the Indianapolis Star reports, in a story by Brendan O'Shaughnessy, that Indianapolis has had such a ban all along, but now...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on September 20, 2007 06:27 AM
Ind. Courts - Howard County Courthouse installs metal detectors
An AP story in the Indianapolis Star this morning reports:KOKOMO, Ind. -- Visitors to the Howard County Courthouse must now pass through metal detectors, 20 years after a man smuggled a bomb inside and detonated it, killing himself and injuring...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on August 21, 2007 10:48 AM
Ind. Courts - Porter County Courthouse cell phone ban begins
From a story by Diane Krieger Spivak in the Gary Post-Tribune:VALPARAISO -- The cell phone ban at Porter County's courthouses has gone relatively smoothly. So far. "There were no problems," Porter Superior Court Judge David Chidester said Thursday. The ban...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on August 3, 2007 11:08 AM
Ind. Courts - Upgraded security at Howard Count Courthouse
On Aug. 31, 2006, The Kokomo Perspective published a story that began:Just one year shy of the 20th anniversary of the Howard County Courthouse bombing, security at the building might be enhanced. Counties across the Hoosier state can apply for...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on July 5, 2007 08:18 AM
Ind. Courts - More on "He was trying to put her over that railing"
Updating the report in a June 23rd ILB entry, Joe Gerrety of the Lafayette Journal & Courier reports today, in a story that begins:A rural Lafayette man accused of attacking a lawyer at the Tippecanoe County Courthouse after a civil...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on July 4, 2007 08:10 AM
Ind. Courts - Lake County researching cell phone ban, any plan appears limited to courtrooms; Hamilton County imposes strict measures
Yesterday the ILB has an entry titled "Ind. Courts - Huntington bans phones in courtrooms, not courthouses." Today Ruthann Robinson of the NWI Times reports:CROWN POINT | Before deciding to ban cell phones in courtrooms, Lake County officials are waiting...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on June 24, 2007 08:59 AM
Ind. Courts - Huntington bans phones in courtrooms, not courthouses
An editorial in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette this week (Allen County was the first to banish cell phones from the courthouse) suggested:Local judges ... should at least consider banning phones from courtrooms but not from the buildings. Large signs...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on June 23, 2007 01:58 PM
Ind. Courts - Fort Wayne paper opines against courthouse-wide cell phone ban
Following up on this story from June 15th, the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette today has an editorial titled "Hardly a ringing success." Some quotes:The ban’s exemptions – for building employees and attorneys – create two classes of people. Why, for...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on June 19, 2007 08:23 AM
Ind. Courts - More on cell phone bans in Indiana courthouses
Dionne Waugh of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette reports today that:It’s been almost six months since Allen County banned cell phones, cameras, iPods and nearly all other electronic devices from its court facilities. Yet, hundreds of people still try to...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on June 15, 2007 08:34 AM
Ind. Courts - Porter County Courts have new reason for cellphone bans
The ILB has had a number of stories on decisions to ban cellphones entirely from courthouses. Allen County appears to have been the first. The rationale from a Nov. 22nd Fort Wayne Journal Gazette story:Allen Superior Magistrate Robert Schmoll said...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on June 9, 2007 08:48 AM
Ind. Courts - Wells County closer to securing Courthouse
Rebecca S. Green of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette reports today:BLUFFTON – More than 10 years after Wells County officials discussed tightening security at the county Courthouse, they revisited the issue Monday, coming closer to installing metal detectors and other security...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on June 5, 2007 08:57 AM
Ind. Courts - Porter Courthouse upgrades security with new keyless entry system
James D. Wolf Jr. of the Gary Post-Tribune reports today:New key "fobs" will allow the county to track which of its employees are in the courthouse. It's an improved step that follows national incidents of violence and local stories of...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on May 19, 2007 11:40 AM
Ind. Courts - Greene County residents may receive advice re child support payments from ILS
The Green County Daily World reports today:Low-income parents struggling to keep up with child support payments will soon be able to get legal advice at the Greene County Courthouse. Tom Frohman, a lawyer with Indiana Legal Services (ILS), will talk...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on May 17, 2007 10:47 AM
Ind. Courts - Another county bans cell phones in Courthouse
In today's Marion Chronicle-Tribune, Teresa Auch reports:A move to ban cell phones in the Grant County Courthouse has proved irritating to visitors, but courthouse officials say security concerns override any complaints. Signs popped up in March announcing that cell phones...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on April 30, 2007 12:18 PM
Ind. Courts - More on: Johnson County resident not fond of courthouse security measures
Re this ILB entry yesterday on a Johnson County resident unhappy with the new Courthouse security meanures, whose comments in a letter to the editor included "What do they think this is, the Pentagon?" -- readers of the Johnson County...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on April 6, 2007 12:56 PM
Ind. Courts - Johnson County resident not fond of courthouse security measures
The Johnson County Daily Journal had this letter from "a reader" this morning:Just wondering if you were aware of the new heavy security measures they have recently put into effect at the Franklin courthouse. My young son and I had...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on April 5, 2007 01:13 PM
Ind. Courts - Attorney sees opportunity and seizes it
Dionne Waugh of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette reports today:When Allen County court officials discussed banning cell phones in the courts, several people said someone would probably start standing outside the buildings and offer to hold people’s phones for a...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on March 6, 2007 09:58 AM
Ind. Courts - Cass County Courthouse security upgrade
Dave Kitchell of the Pharos-Tribune writes:Walking through the first floor of the Cass County Government Building will soon be like walking through Indianapolis International Airport. Grant money county officials received has been used to buy X-ray equipment. Two hand-held wands,...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on March 3, 2007 12:41 PM
Ind. Courts - "Judge upset at handgun in court"
The Anderson Herald Bulletin has a story by Shawn McGrath that begins:A Madison County judge wants the government center’s security policy clarified after a Grant County sheriff’s employee was able to bring a loaded handgun into the courtroom during a...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on February 26, 2007 12:18 PM
Ind. Courts - "Winter snow, cold doesn't keep Cupid from Porter County Courthouse"
Christin Nance reports today in the Gary Post-Tribune in a story that begins:Ten inches of overnight snow kept county workers away from the Porter County Courthouse but it couldn't stop two judges and at least two couples from weddings Wednesday...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on February 15, 2007 08:08 AM
Ind. Courts - Steuben Courthouse to ban cells in court [Updated]
Kara Lopp of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette reports today:The ban, which starts Wednesday, comes in response to the misuse of a cell phone during a private juvenile hearing about two weeks ago in the county’s Circuit Court. Cameras and...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on January 4, 2007 01:00 PM
Ind. Courts - More on: "Allen courts to ban cell phones, all electronics"
Updating this ILB entry from Nov. 22nd, Dionne Waugh of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette reports today:They’re everywhere. * * * But come Tuesday, one place cell phones won’t be allowed is inside Allen County’s courts. People won’t even be...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on December 29, 2006 08:54 AM
Ind. Courts - Vigo County Courthouse has new security system
WTHI-TV, Terre Haute reports, in a story by Kelly Gillespie:Thousands of people walk through the doors of the Vigo County courthouse. The vast majority are strangers. "Probably the majority of people that walk through will not work here, so again...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on December 13, 2006 09:30 AM
Ind. Gov't. - "Visiting Statehouse? Keep the heat at home"
"Visiting Statehouse? Keep the heat at home: Weapons restriction to start next year, but not for legislators, judges" is the headline to a story today in the NWI Times, by Patrick Guinane. Some quotes:INDIANAPOLIS | The right to bear arms...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on December 9, 2006 11:41 AM
Ind. Courts - Howard County prosecutor to work full time
Dean Hockney of the Kokomo Perspective reports today:Howard County has not had a full-time prosecuting attorney for years, until now. James Fleming has announced that he will notify state officials of his intention to become a full-time prosecutor for the...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on November 24, 2006 03:14 PM
Ind. Courts - Judge Penrod: "we do not have a functioning courthouse"
Andrea Howe of the Princeton Daily Clarion reports:PRINCETON-Judge Earl Penrod left a courtroom waiting to appeal to county commissioners for more space. “It's a critical problem,” he told commissioners at the North Annex Tuesday morning. Penrod said the Superior Court...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on November 22, 2006 04:18 PM
Ind. Courts - "Allen courts to ban cell phones, all electronics"
Dionne Waugh of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette reports today:Allen County courthouses will ring in the new year in silence as officials implement a policy banning all cell phones, pagers and electronic devices. The devices won’t be allowed inside the...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on November 22, 2006 08:35 AM
Ind. Courts - More on: Centralize many of Lake County's 27 courts?
Following up on this ILB entry from Nov. 11th and this one from Nov. 13th, the NWI Times had an editorial yesterday titled "Lake County needs fewer courthouses, fewer courts." Some quotes:A review of Lake County court operations has led...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on November 20, 2006 09:48 AM
Ind. Courts - Harrison County Courthouse lacks overall security, some say
The Corydon Democrat reports today, in a story by Tonya Windell:An unauthorized after-hours visit recently by a county employee may be the least of security concerns when it comes to the Harrison County Court House. Some believe the current security...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on November 15, 2006 10:14 AM
Ind. Courts - Daviess County receives $50,000 federal Homeland Security grant
Sally Petty of the Washington Herald-Times reports:In only a week, the sheriff’s department and local emergency management applied for and received a $50,000 federal Homeland Security grant to put cameras and metal detectors in the courthouse. Sheriff Jerry Harbstreit told...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on November 9, 2006 02:52 PM
Ind. Courts - "Harrison GOP leader seeks investigation into courthouse visits"
Grace Schneider reports in the Louisville Courier Journal today:The chairman of Harrison County's Republican Central Committee has asked the state police to investigate after-hours visits to the county courthouse last week by deputy county prosecutor Shawn Donahue. According to a...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on November 7, 2006 01:24 PM
Ind. Courts - Threat reported outside Jackson County Courthouse
Aubrey Woods of the Seymour Tribune reports:BROWNSTOWN - Police continue to investigate an altercation Tuesday afternoon apparently stemming from a family dispute that began in the Jackson County Courthouse and continued outside. No arrests were made, although police plan to...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on October 18, 2006 05:06 PM
Ind. Courts - Greene Superior Court move is smooth
The Greene County Daily World reports today, in a story by Andrea McCann:Greene Superior Court was moved to its new home in the courthouse addition Thursday and Friday. “The move went very well in so far as I'm aware,” said...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on October 10, 2006 05:00 PM
Ind. Courts - "Security Beefs Up at Tippecanoe County Courthouse"
Channel 18 reports:New security will be added to the Tippecanoe County Courthouse. The County is receiving more than $17,000 from the US Department of Homeland Security to pay for the security measures. The Tippecanoe County Emergency Management Agency said police...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on October 4, 2006 09:47 AM
Ind. Courts - "Kokomo courthouse gets metal detectors 2 decades after bombing" [Updated]
An AP story reports today:KOKOMO, Ind. - The Howard County Courthouse is getting metal detectors nearly 20 years after a man smuggled a bomb inside and detonated it, killing himself and injuring 15 others. The county will receive $29,295 grant...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on October 4, 2006 06:52 AM
Ind. Courts - Ind. Courts - Martin County receives grant for courthouse security
Nate Smith of the Washington Times Herald reports today:SHOALS - Security will be tighter at the Martin County Courthouse because of a $49,000 grant announced during Tuesday's Martin County Commissioners meeting. Circuit Judge Joseph Howell received word Tuesday that the...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on September 27, 2006 04:23 PM
Ind. Courts - Another Courthouse looks at security upgrades
Darrell Smith of the Connersville Examiner reports:Security improvements to the Fayette County Government Center could come next month through an Indiana Department of Homeland Security grant. “We don’t have a very secure courthouse,” Fayette Superior Court Judge Ron Urdal told...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on September 21, 2006 02:28 PM
Ind. Courts - Jasper County Courthouse may have increased security
Tricia Braun of Newslink Indiana reports:Jay County is applying for grants to increase security in its courthouse. Emergency Management officials plan to add metal detectors outside two courtrooms, and to post deputies on the site before and after court is...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on September 19, 2006 08:22 PM
Ind. Courts - Whitley County receives grant for courthouse security
The Columbia Couty Post & Mail reports in a story today by T.J. Hemlinger:Whitley County has received a $50,000 grant to enhance its courthouse security from the state’s Division of State Court Administration, Cathy Broxon-Ball told the county commissioners Tuesday...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on September 7, 2006 04:16 PM
Ind. Courts - Two stories today on Howard County security and budgeting issues
Lisa Fipps writes in The Kokomo Perspective about security at the Howard County Courthouse. Some quotes:Just one year shy of the 20th anniversary of the Howard County Courthouse bombing, security at the building might be enhanced. Counties across the Hoosier...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on August 31, 2006 04:48 PM
Ind. Courts - Reports from Gibson and Monroe Counties
The Princeton Daily Clarion reported Monday, in a story by Travis Neff, on security cameras installed in the courthouse:PRINCETON-Security upgrades at the Gibson County Courthouse are a step in the right direction, said Sheriff Allen Harmon, but he warns the...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on August 22, 2006 08:12 AM
Ind. Courts - Tippecanoe County courthouse security still evolving
Two stories today in the Lafayette Journal & Courier on Tippecanoe courthouse security. The first reviews the courthouse bombing eight years ago. Some quotes:Eight years later, Tippecanoe County magistrate Norris Wang can still feel the humidity in the air, can...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on August 2, 2006 08:37 AM
Ind. Courts - Fountain County officials increasing courthouse security
The Crawfordsville Journal Review reports, in a story by Bill Dotson:COVINGTON — Fountain County officials are continuing to explore ways to increase security at the county courthouse in Covington. Commissioner Janet Shoaf said Wednesday that she had reviewed a proposal...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on July 6, 2006 03:41 PM
Courts - Chicago federal judges are receiving home security systems
The Chicago Tribune , in a lengthy story today, reports:Most federal judges in Chicago are receiving home security systems as the U.S. Marshals Service seeks to better protect the judiciary following last year's slayings of the husband and mother of...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on June 25, 2006 08:53 AM
Ind. Courts - Greene County courthouse security system
From the Greene County Daily World, by Andrea McCann:When the Greene County Courthouse addition and remodeling are complete, a whole new security system will be in place, but exactly how it'll be used is still up in the air. “There's...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on June 7, 2006 04:33 PM
Ind. Law - Federal prosecutor of internet crimes against children featured
The Munster (NW Indiana) Times today, in a story by Lauri Harvey Keagle, features assistant U.S. attorney Phil Benson. Some quotes:Benson is an assistant U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Indiana assigned to the Hammond federal courthouse and has...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on May 15, 2006 07:24 AM
Ind. Courts - Warrick County Judge Shields Defendant From Cameras
"Warrick County Judge Shields Camm From Cameras" is the headline to this story by James Zambroski from WAVE 3 TV, Louisville. Some quotes:(BOONVILLE, Ind.) -- The judge and sheriff were at odds Thursday's over new measures being taken supposedly to...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on January 13, 2006 08:13 AM
Ind. Courts - LaGrange County considering adding cameras to Courthouse
"Council hears courthouse camera pitch" is the headline to a story today from WTHD 105.5. Some quotes:LAGRANGE - LaGrange County Council members got the chance to ask questions about a proposed video conferencing system for the LaGrange County Courthouse this...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on January 9, 2006 03:38 PM
Ind. Courts - Porter County adding cameras to courtrooms
"Porter County adding cameras to courtrooms" is the headline to this somewhat confusing story by Jim Stinson in the Gary Post-Tribune. Or maybe it is only the headline that makes it confusing. Perhaps the headline should read "Porter County adding...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on December 22, 2005 07:49 AM
Ind. Law - Real estate filings to get more complex January 1, 2006
Thanks to Ted A. Waggoner, Peterson & Waggoner, LLP, Rochester IN for sending the following:Effective Jan. 1, 2006 all documents filed for recording at Indiana courthouses must be accompanied by a new form, called County Form 170. The form issued...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on December 13, 2005 04:34 PM
Courts - Justice department slow in distributing security money for federal judges
An AP story published in the Washington Post today reports:Sens. Richard J. Durbin and Barack Obama, both Illinois Democrats, asked Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales yesterday to speed up the distribution of $12 million for security systems for judges, saying...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on December 3, 2005 01:23 PM
Courts - Kentucky website on courts criticized, compared
Two entries down, the ILB writes about the federal PACER system and compares it to the Indiana effort, that has yet to get off the ground. But then there is Kentucky. According to an informative report today in the Louisville...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on November 27, 2005 09:07 AM
Ind. Courts - Court Security Guidelines and Priorities for the State of Indiana adopted by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court, on Nov. 18, 1994, adopted Court Security Guidelines and Priorities for the State of Indiana. On Oct. 26, 2005, these Guidelines were posted under "New Features" on the Court website. There is no further explanation. Some quotes...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on November 1, 2005 12:27 PM
Ind. Courts - More on "Location of new Vigo County court causes concern"
Updating Thursday's ILB entry titled "Location of new Vigo County court causes concern" is this story from Friday's Terre Haute TribStar reporting that all is well. Some quotes:[Division 2 Judge Phil Adler] also said he decided to move the Division...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on October 15, 2005 08:39 AM
Ind. Courts - Location of new Vigo County court causes concern
The Terre Haute TribStar reports:A Vigo County judge and the sheriff are voicing concern over the proposed use of the second floor of the county's new regional work-release center as a temporary site for a new sixth court. Judge Michael...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on October 13, 2005 07:20 AM
Ind. Courts - Posey Courthouse repairs start at $1.12 million; Judicial mandate
The Evansville Courier & Press reports today that:The Posey County Commissioners have received bids from four construction firms for the renovation of the courthouse, and the cheapest bid is $1.12 million. * * * The base bid covers all general,...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on October 3, 2005 08:15 AM
Ind. Courts - Courts, large and small
Starting with the small, the Munster (NW Indiana) Times reports today:CEDAR LAKE | The town's councilmen have talked themselves out of the notion of establishing a town court. In a work session Tuesday, Council President Greg Wornhoff, R-3rd, said the...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on September 8, 2005 10:23 AM
Courts - Atlanta Georgia Courthouse to Review Security, Indiana company involved
The Washington Post reports today:ATLANTA -- Judges at the courthouse where three people were shot to death last month have ordered a security review. The contract for the Fulton County Courthouse audit was finalized Wednesday with the National Center for...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on April 28, 2005 02:20 PM
Ind. Courts - Marion County: Security fears renew call to move courts
"Security fears renew call to move courts" is the headline to this story today by Kevin O'Neal in the Indianapolis Star. Some quotes:Over the years, there have been recommendations to move Marion County courts from the City-County Building to a...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on March 22, 2005 06:51 AM
Courts - In Courts, Threats Have Become a Fact of Life
The Sunday NY Times had a chilling front-page story headlined "In Courts, Threats Have Become a Fact of Life." The lengthy article begins:Last March, a federal prosecutor in Utah overseeing a racketeering case against a dozen members of the Soldiers...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on March 21, 2005 10:48 AM
Ind. Courts - Concerns about court safety
A story today in the Munster (NW Indiana) Times is headlined "Judge Pera: 'I'm afraid it could happen here'". The lead:CROWN POINT | A courtroom shooting Friday in Atlanta that left a judge and two others dead was a shock,...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on March 12, 2005 03:36 PM
Law - Fellow jurists won't let fear stand in way of justice
"Fellow jurists won't let fear stand in way of justice" is the headline to this story today in the Chicago Tribune. Some quotes:In the wake of a colleague's unimaginable loss, judges at U.S. District Court in Chicago on Tuesday continued...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on March 2, 2005 11:10 AM
Indiana Courts - Access to court records clarified via court rule changes effective January 1
"Access to court records" was the heading to this ILB entry from Nov. 17, 2003 which reported, among other things, on a proposed new access rule for court records, "needed to respond to the growing use of electronic record keeping...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on December 19, 2004 05:47 PM
Indiana Courts - State Supreme Court names special judge to hear arguments over Posey courthouse
"State Supreme Court names special judge to hear arguments over Posey courthouse" is the headline to this story today in the Evansville Star-Press. Some quotes:The Indiana Supreme Court has appointed a special judge to hear arguments in a dispute among...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on November 6, 2004 10:03 AM
Indiana Courts - More on federal court budget woes
A story Saturday in the Terre Haute Tribune-Star reported that: "Instead of building a new federal building in downtown Terre Haute, a chief federal judge is considering moving part of the court's responsibility to Indianapolis." More:"Right now it is a...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on August 15, 2004 05:25 PM
Law - NY Expanding Public Access to Court Documents
An AP story yesterday reports that the New York State "Office of Court Administration said Wednesday it will begin posting briefs and other court documents on the Web, agreeing with a commission that the Internet provides a dramatic opportunity to...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on February 27, 2004 09:09 AM