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FEBRUARY 19, 2017 “READERS FORUM”
WHAT IS ON YOUR MIND TODAY?
Todays “READERS POLL” question is” Are you please with the overall progress of Downtown, North Main Street and Haynes Corner Arts District Evansville?
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CHANNEL 44 NEWS: Evansville Salvation Army Looking to Next Campaign After Red Kettle Campaign Struggled
Evansville Salvation Army Looking to Next Campaign After Red Kettle Campaign Struggled
The Evansville Salvation Army is trying to bounce back after what they say was a tough Red Kettle Campaign season. They’re hoping their War on Hunger Campaign will be more successful and turn the situation around. “It really makes our War on…
Federal Judge Denies Declaratory Judgment To Former Supreme Court Employee
Federal Judge Denies Declaratory Judgment To Former Supreme Court Employee
Olivia Covington for www.theindianalawyer.com
A district court judge has officially denied declaratory judgment to a former Indiana Supreme Court employee alleging disability discrimination on the part of state judicial leaders.
Chief Judge Jane Magnus-Stinson of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana on Thursday denied Andrew Straw’s motion for declaratory judgment against the state Supreme Court and its various officers, whom Straw said have repeatedly discriminated against him on the basis of his mental and physical disabilities. Straw filed the federal suit Dec. 25 in response to an Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission hearing officer report that recommended the suspension of his law license.
Magnus-Stinson declined to intervene in the disciplinary proceedings against Straw and instead entering a show cause order as to why final judgment should not be entered. Under the doctrine of Younger v. Harris, 401 E.S. 37 (1971), the chief judge wrote that she was required to dismiss the case because federal courts are not permitted to interfere with state proceedings that are judicial in nature, involve important state interests, provide an adequate opportunity to raise federal claims and do not contain special circumstances that would make abstention inappropriate.
The Indiana Supreme Court suspended Straw’s law license for 180 days without automatic reinstatement, effective Tuesday.
In her Thursday order, Magnus-Stinson wrote that although Straw’s reply briefs ignored the Supreme Court’s Younger arguments in response to his motion for preliminary injunction, he attempted to extensively reject those arguments in response to the district court’s show cause order.
“Mr. Straw’s arguments are instead akin to a motion to reconsider, but motions to reconsider ‘are not replays of the main event,’†Magnus-Stinson wrote. “Put another way, reconsideration ‘is not an appropriate forum for … arguing matters that could have been heard during the pendency of the previous motion.â€
In an email to the Indiana Lawyer, Straw said he had filed for appeal to the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals.
Commission Begins Work to Attack the Drug Epidemic
Commission Begins Work to Attack the Drug Epidemic
Indiana’s Commission to Combat Drug Abuse on Friday took initial steps to act on Governor Eric J. Holcomb’s call for the state to attack the drug epidemic.
View the entire meeting online at https://indiana.adobeconnect.com/p5eng4tixwh/​.
This was the group’s first meeting under the leadership of Jim McClelland, Indiana’s newly appointed Executive Director of Drug Treatment, Prevention and Enforcement.
Meeting Highlights
- The commission created two working groups. One group was charged to coordinate grant applications to secure support for substance abuse prevention and treatment efforts in local communities. The other group will identify and gather the data needed to target resources and attention where they can have the greatest impact.
- Representatives from the Indianapolis Emergency Medical Services and the Indiana Department of Corrections shared successful programs that provide comprehensive drug abuse treatment for Hoosiers.
- Commission Chairman Jim McClelland directed members to complete two action items before the next meeting:
- Identify and provide three metrics that should be a part of the state’s efforts to attack the drug epidemic.
- Provide a report of resources dedicated to programs and services that touch the drug epidemic.
The Commission to Combat Drug Abuse was created by the General Assembly in 2016, and Governor Holcomb created the new position of Executive Director for Drug Treatment, Prevention and Enforcement by executive order his first day in office.
UE Scholars for Syria Spring Speaker Series Announced Â
UE Scholars for Syria Spring Speaker Series Announced Â
The first lecture in the 2017 University of Evansville Scholars for Syrian Spring Speaker Series is set for Thursday, March 2. Immigration experts and attorneys David Guerrettaz and Abby Seif will be the speakers. All lectures in this series are at 6:00 p.m., in Room 162 (Harkness Hall), Schroeder School of Business Building, and will be followed by a panel discussion with UE Syrian students and discussion with the audience. This series is sponsored by Scholars for Syria.
The topic of Guerrettaz and Seif’s lecture will be “Immigration, Green Cards, and Asylum: What’s Legal?†They will discuss the debate on immigration, what current law requires of immigrants before they enter the country, and the legal basis of executive orders. They will examine the rationale behind the 9th Circuit Court’s recent decision. They will talk about current immigration laws and procedural details on what is required to seek asylum and/or green cards in the US.
Guerrettaz is an attorney with Ziemer, Stayman, Weitzel & Shoulders, LLP in Evansville, Indiana, and Seif is an attorney with Epstein Cohen Seif & Porter, LLP in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Other lectures in this series include:
Thursday, March 16Â
Lisa Kretz, UE assistant professor of philosophy – “How to Be Ethical: Seeding Moral Actionâ€
Thursday, March 23Â
Lora Becker, UE associate professor of psychology and neuroscience and director of Neuroscience Program and Neuromarketing Research Center – “Neural Development in a War Zoneâ€
Thursday, March 30Â
Wes Milner, executive director of international programs at UE – “The Emerging Political Dynamics of the Syrian Crisisâ€
Thursday, April 6Â
UE Syrian Stories: Humanizing the Syrian conflict with local families
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Stopping Phone Scams
Dear Friend,
The next quarterly deadline to register for the “Do Not Call” list is Feb. 21. Signing-up will help you avoid calls from telemarketers.
Click here to sign up or update your information on the list.
The Indiana Attorney General strongly advises against answering phone calls from unknown numbers, especially those with area codes from another state.
If you have been contacted by someone attempting to scam you over the phone, please file a complaint by visiting IndianaConsumer.com or calling 1-800Â-382Â-5516.
Sincerely,
State Rep. Wendy McNamara
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