The Indiana Lawyer Podcast with Maura Johnson

Tyler, Daniel and Alexa are back this week with the latest updates on the Indiana Department of Child Services, lawsuits related to transgender care and a controversial law that requires school districts to offer unused classroom buildings to charter schools for $1. This week’s extended interview features Marion Superior Court Judge Heather Welch and April Keaton, a deputy attorney general in the AG’s office. They talked with Tyler about the National Association of Women Judges annual conference, which is coming to Indianapolis in October.

It’s lawsuit central this week on the Indiana Lawyer Podcast, with Tyler and Daniel giving you the rundown on multiple cases filed against city leaders and new legislation, plus news about a judge who will soon be suspended and changes coming to the Indiana child welfare landscape. This week’s extended interview features Senior Judge Robert Miller Jr. of the Indiana Northern District Court, who chatted with Tyler ahead of his retirement at the end of the month.

Tyler, Daniel and Alexa are back together this week with the latest updates on abortion in Indiana, big changes coming to the Office of the Attorney General, a man being sentenced for threatening local judges and more. This week’s extended interview features Derrick Mason and Andrew Cullen of the Indiana Public Defender Commission, who chat with Tyler about the state’s lawyer shortage and what that means for public-interest law, such as public defense.

This week, Tyler and Daniel are in the studio to bring you the rundown on litigation against legislation passed this year, a new chief judge in an Indiana federal court, a lawsuit involving a student publication and more. This week’s guest is Travis Van Winkle, who chats with Tyler about his work on the IndyBar HEAL program.

This week, IL Editor Olivia Covington is in the studio with Daniel and Alexa to give you the rundown on a major Indiana Supreme Court decision on abortion, a judicial admonishment, an update to the Delphi murder case, an attorney involved in the Capitol riot and more. For our extended interview, Alexa sits down with Jane Henegar, the soon-to-be retired executive director of the ACLU of Indiana, to talk about her career and what comes next.

On this week’s episode, Tyler, Daniel and Alexa breakdown a major federal court injunction, criminal proceedings against an Indiana lawmaker, proposed guidelines for guardians ad litem, the passing of two high-profile judges and more. This week’s extended interview features Kerry Hyatt Bennett of the Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence, who spoke with Tyler about the group’s Satellite Attorney Program and the need for pro bono representation for domestic violence survivors.

This week Tyler, Daniel and Alexa give you the rundown on oral arguments being scheduled in a challenge to Indiana's near-total abortion ban, what could be next for Indianapolis OB-GYN Caitlin Bernard, a new federal immigration court in Indianapolis and more. This week's guest is Court of Appeals of Indiana Judge Margret Robb, who sat down with Tyler to talk about her retirement and what she's looking forward to next.

This week Tyler, Daniel and Alexa give you the rundown on the finalists for the Indiana Tax Court, an Army veteran convicted in a road-rage shooting, a new judicial campus in Morgan County, a major verdict against an Indiana pharmaceutical giant and more. This week’s guests include Courtney Curtis and Dave Powell of the Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Council, who sat down with Tyler to discuss IPAC’s 50th anniversary.

In this week’s episode, Tyler, Daniel and Alexa cover everything from a lawsuit against Indianapolis police to the reversal of a multimillion-dollar jury verdict to an abortion-related lawsuit to the search for a new Tax Court judge — and more. This week’s extended interview features Libby Goodknight of the Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Indiana, who chats with Tyler about the importance of Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month.

Tyler, Daniel, and Alexa are back in the studio this week to give you the rundown on the search for a new Court of Appeals judge, a judicial reprimand, an alleged hate crime, an anti-ESG investing bill and more. This week’s extended interview features a conversation with ISBA Executive Director Joe Skeel, who tells Tyler about a CLE trip to Scotland.