Poll offers insight into Americans' perceptions of SCOTUS
A recent poll shows that 44 percent of Americans approve of the way the Supreme Court of the United States is handling its job. What’s also telling is how many people responded that they don’t know.
View ArticleBig business plans to use more minority- and women-owned law firms
If a commitment by large corporations across the country comes to fruition, law firms owned by minorities and women will see a lot more business this year.
View ArticleLarge firm’s demise impacts mergers
Altman Weil MergerLine is calling it the “Dewey Effect:” a slowdown in mergers and acquisitions by law firms following the end of Dewey LeBoeuf.
View ArticleNALP finds recent law grads’ starting salaries down
As if new law school graduates don’t have enough negative news coming at them, NALP – The Association for Legal Career Professionals – just released findings on the starting salaries of the classes of...
View ArticleReport finds more women judges
Although women make up about half the population of the United States, and there is nearly the same amount of female lawyers and male lawyers in the country, women make up only 27.1 percent of the...
View ArticleLaw school fined for providing false admissions data
The American Bar Association sent a strong message to the University of Illinois College of Law Tuesday, fining the school $250,000 for submitting inaccurate information to the ABA through the...
View ArticleIce Miller in top 5 of female equity partners
A look at data by the National Law Journal found that Indianapolis-based Ice Miller LLP is third among large law firms in the number of women equity partners. Another firm with Indiana connections also...
View ArticleBar network lets lawyers lend a hand
Several bars across the country have set up support networks for legal professionals who need assistance with big and small requests. The inspiration for the program came from a Louisiana model that...
View ArticleABA addresses lawyer use of technology, nonlawyer assistance
The American Bar Association’s House of Delegates has been busy these last few days, adopting policies on criminal justice reforms, civil standards in immigration detention, and ethics in the profession.
View ArticleWill the governor appoint a female justice?
When the application process began for those interesting in being the next Indiana justice, women dominated the applicant pool. Now, Gov. Mitch Daniels has just a 33 percent chance of appointing a...
View ArticleWant to be a rich judge? Get a TV show
Compared with the salaries of most Americans, judges’ salaries are enviable. But when you see how much TV “judges” make, it makes our judicial salaries look miniscule.
View ArticleAttorney donation to install handrails at Assembly Hall
Bloomington attorney Ken Nunn really does love Indiana University basketball, so much so that he’s willing to donate money to keep fans safe during games.
View ArticleWho are the justices again?
A recent poll survey has found only 34 percent of Americans can name at least one U.S. Supreme Court justice. I would imagine the same could be said for Indiana’s justices.
View ArticleStudying for the LSAT messed with your brain
It turns out that preparing to take the LSAT causes tiny structural changes in the brain that physically bolster connections between the areas of the brain needed for reasoning. LSAT test prep...
View ArticleTerre Haute federal courthouse escapes closure
The Judicial Conference of the United States announced Tuesday that it will close six non-resident federal courthouses to save money. The facility in Terre Haute, which was placed on a list for...
View ArticleAttorney launches blog on lawyer troubles
Rochester attorney Ted Waggoner has launched “Lawyers with Troubles” with the aim to prevent lawyers from repeating the mistakes made by others and finding themselves in hot water.
View ArticleRecent law grads: Forget school rankings, focus on jobs
A recent survey by Kaplan Test Prep shows law school applicants are so focused on where a law school ranks that they don’t think affordability or job placement numbers really matter. But recent grads...
View ArticleIndiana Supreme Court, ACLU celebrate Constitution Day
If you are a faithful reader of this blog or a history buff, then you know today is Constitution Day. Three Indiana justices will travel around the state this week visiting schools in honor of...
View ArticleMore Democrats than Republicans like how U.S. justices rule
A recent Gallup poll shows that 57 percent of Democrats approve of the way the United States Supreme Court handles its job. Nearly the same percentage of Republicans disapprove of how the justices are...
View ArticleThe Civil War slowed medical malpractice suits
Doctors who think people have never been more litigious than they are today can take heart in knowing that people sued their physicians just as much in the 1850s.
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