The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has made available for comment the addition of new Circuit Rules 28.1, 29 and 32(c).

The Appellate Practice Section is pleased to announce the awarding of three Jill Ellis Scholarships to attend the Appellate Judges Education Institute 2016 Summit in Philadelphia, PA.

Marion Superior Court and the Circuit Court of Marion County are on track to begin electronic filing of cases (e-filing) on October 28, 2016, with it becoming mandatory on December 27, 2016.

The U.S. Supreme Court recently denied counsel’s application for a 30-day extension of time to file a certiorari petition in a high profile appeal challenging lower court rulings that would allow a transgender high school student to use the bathroom of his gender identity rather than his biological sex.

You are invited to attend an intimate reception hosted by your Appellate Practice Section of the Indianapolis Bar Association to celebrate the recent appointment of the Honorable Geoffrey G. Slaughter as Indiana's 109th Supreme Court Justice.

Standards for what’s considered good writing in the legal profession are changing, however, amid a broad cultural shift in the way we read, write and process information.

The phrase amicus curiae and its shortened form amicus raise several tricky linguistic questions.

The IndyBar Appellate Practice Section is excited to be accepting applications for the Jill Ellis Scholarship to attend the Appellate Judges Education Institute 2016 Summit from November 10-13 in Philadelphia, PA. At least one scholarship will be awarded in the amount of $1,500 and will cover the conference registration fee as well as a portion of travel and lodging expenses.

Four Court of Appeals judges are up for retention on Election Day in November. Voters will decide “yes” or “no” on whether to retain each appellate judge. A website has been designed by the Supreme Court’s Office of Judicial Administration as a way for voters to make informed decisions about the judges on the ballot.

Jonathan Stempel of Reuters gives a report of Tuesday's ruling from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.