Indiana

Some Indiana legislators want to drug test welfare recipients, too; how dumb can they be
From theRepublic.com: Ind. GOP lawmakers want welfare recipients tested for drugs, face constitutional hurdle by Tom LoBianco, Associated Press: Two Indiana Republicans want welfare recipients to pass drug tests before they can receive benefits...

Mastro friend owes $9.5 million, judge rules
Source: The Seattle Times (LoanWorkout.org) – A longtime friend and business associate of bankrupt real-estate magnate Michael R. Mastro owes Mastro’s creditors more than $9...

IT WAS BOTCHED LIKE FAST AND FURIOUS WAS BOTCHED: Report rips DOJ attorneys in botched Stevens
IT WAS “BOTCHED” LIKE FAST AND FURIOUS WAS “BOTCHED:” Report rips DOJ attorneys in botched Stevens’ case. “Two Department of Justice prosecutors have been suspended without pay and a Senate Democrat has scheduled a committee hearing following the release Thursday of a DOJ report that detailed the government?s misconduct in its botched case against former [...

Judge upholds Indiana school voucher law
A judge upheld Indiana's school voucher law on Friday, rejecting opponents' arguments that the largest such program in the nation unconstitutionally uses public money to support religion.

Indiana Appeals Court Rules for Lesbian Mom on Grandparent Visitation Claim
Leonard Link: "A unanimous three-judge panel of the Court of Appeals of Indiana ruled on June 23 in Matter of Visitation of C.LH., 2009 Westlaw 1765688, that a trial judge, Hendricks Superior Court Judge Karen M...

Indiana Judge Admonished
From the web page of the Indiana Supreme Court: The Indiana Commission on Judicial Qualifications has issued a Public Admonition against the Honorable Roger L. Huizenga, Walkerton Town Court in St...

Discouraging Union Organizers
Strict work place rules

Unwed Fathers' Rights in Adoption
Landmark Cases in Adoption Law Shape Law with respect to Unwed Fathers

VA Sets New Benefit Rules for Agent Orange-Related Ilnesses
Agent Orange-Related Ilnesses VA Sets New Benefit Rules

Health Insurers
Dictating Medical Decisions

Michigan State
Settles Class Action Over Child Welfare

Botched Surgeries
Dr. King to pay $2.5 million settlement in malpractice lawsuit.

Baltimore Strip Search Class Action
Judge Gives Go-ahead

Canceled Insurance
Judge orders Health Net Inc. to pay $9 million settlement after terminating a policyholder's policy after being diagnosed with breast cancer.