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Ind. Courts - "Man accused of commodity fraud against appeals judge: Allegedly told Judge Elaine Brown he could turn $10,000 into $1 million"
Posted on July 14, 2010That is the headline to this story today by Lydia McCoy in the Evansville Courier & Press. More:DUBOIS COUNTY, Ind....
Ind. Courts - "Supreme Court candidate has ties to Clay County"
Posted on July 14, 2010Jason Moon of the Brazil Times reports that:One of the nine semifinalists for the soon-to-be vacant position for the Indiana...
Courts - Intensive parenting can become over-parenting: Article, therefore, cautions against hasty incorporation of Intensive Parenting norms into the law.
Posted on July 14, 2010That is from a forthcoming law journal article currently available at SSRN. Here is the synopsis:Today the child is king....
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 4 today (and 7 NFP)
Posted on July 14, 2010For publication opinions today (4): In Paul Christy and Julia Christy v. Paul Sebo and Anita Sebo, a 1-page opinion,...
Courts - Oral Advocacy of Ellen Boshkoff
Posted on July 14, 2010As explained in this post Tuesday, headed "A New Voice at Oral Argument," this week the ILB is featuring the...
Ind. Courts - Still more on: "Evansville attorney, prosecutor candidate indicted on sex charges"
Posted on July 14, 2010Updating this ILB entry from July 3rd, Jared Council of the Evansville Courier & Press is now reporting:William Wallace, the...
Ind. Courts - Still more on "Identities of Blagojevich jurors could be made public"
Posted on July 14, 2010Updating this ILB entry from July 12th, the 7th Circuit has now issued an order dated July 14th denying...
Ind. Courts - Finally a U.S. attorney nomination for the SD Ind? [Updated]
Posted on July 14, 2010And certainly not a new name. Joe Hogsett, according to what Jon Murray of the Indy Star is reporting. Mary...
Law - "Too Rich to Live? "
Posted on July 13, 2010Supplementing this June 13, 2010 ILB entry, headed "Legacy for One Billionaire: Death, but No Taxes" (Ripped from the Headlines),...
Courts - "Federal appeals court nixes ban on Kentucky judicial party affiliations"
Posted on July 13, 2010A story this afternoon via the LCJ by Brett Barrouquere of the AP begins:LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- A federal appeals court...
Ind. Decisions - "Pulling Gun During Traffic Stop Requires Cause"
Posted on July 13, 2010The COA decision Friday, July 9, 2010, in the case of Daniel C. Reinhart v. State of Indiana (ILB entry...
Ind. Decisions - "Seventh Circuit Upholds Ban on Gun Possession by People With Past Convictions for 'Misdemeanor Crime[s] of Domestic Violence'?
Posted on July 13, 2010So notes Prof. Eugene Volokh in his blog today. The en banc opinion is USA v. Steven Skoien (WD Wis.)....
Ind. Courts - A New Voice at Oral Argument
Posted on July 13, 2010IU Law-Indy Prof. Joel Schumm has prepared this introduction for some upcoming entries. The Indiana Supreme Court hears oral argument...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 2 today (and 18 NFP)
Posted on July 13, 2010For publication opinions today (2): In Michael Akens v. State of Indiana , a 4-page opinion, Judge May writes:Michael Akens...
Ind. Law - More on: AG Zoeller legal opinion: School bus fees unconstitutional
Posted on July 13, 2010Updating yesterday's ILB entry, Dan Carden has a story on the opinion today in the NWI Times. Some quotes:The strained...
Ind. Courts - "David Camm case gets special judge for third triple-murder trial"
Posted on July 13, 2010Updating yesterday's ILB entry, today Ben Zion Hershberg of the Louisville Courier Journal has a full report. Some quotes:The Indiana...
Ind. Courts - "Some candidates are judges, and some are attorneys who practice in different areas of the law. One is a state senator." [Revised]
Posted on July 13, 2010[Note: I've revised this entry somewhat; apparently I was referencing a truncated version of the story.] Jon Murray of the...
Courts - "Supreme Court Review: Campaign Cash, Controversy"
Posted on July 13, 2010NPR's Nina Totenberg had a 7 min 36 sec review of the SCOTUS term on Morning Edition today. Read and...
Ind. Courts - More on: A New Voice at Oral Argument
Posted on July 13, 2010Although the YouTube clip of CJ Shepard and J Rucker in this afternoon's ILB entry sounds fine on my laptop...
Ind. Courts - "Judges agree that the attorney general?s office?s insistence on intervening in so many of these cases continues to cause headaches and confusion for all involved"
Posted on July 12, 2010That is a quote from a long, must-read story today in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, reported by Rebecca S....
Ind. Gov't. - "Another judgment call in question"
Posted on July 12, 2010That is the headline of this editorial today in the Indianapolis Star. Some quotes:The biggest problem in being stuck with...
About this blog - ILB receives strange note from China
Posted on July 12, 2010The ILB received this odd email this morning, which is likely some sort of scam, or if it isn't, is...
Catch-up: What did you miss over the weekend from the ILB?
Posted on July 12, 2010Here is the answer to "What did you miss over the weekend from the ILB? From Sunday, July 11th,...
Ind. Decisions - Upcoming oral arguments this week and next
Posted on July 12, 2010This week's oral arguments before the Supreme Court (week of 7/12/10): Thursday, June 24 9:00 AM - Bradley Love...
Ind. Courts - More coverage planned on filling the Supreme Court vacancy
Posted on July 12, 2010Over the period leading up to the July 30th interviews of the semi-finalists, ILB readers can expect much more coverage,...
Ind. Law - AG Zoeller legal opinion: School bus fees unconstitutional
Posted on July 12, 20106 News Indy is reporting in a story that begins:The Indiana Attorney General has issued a legal opinion calling school...
Ind. Law - Watch out for scams aimed at Indiana attorneys [Updated]
Posted on July 12, 2010After reading my China entry, a fellow Indianapolis attorney has sent me this note:I could have easily become a victim...
Ind. Courts - "Special judge appointed in Camm case"
Posted on July 12, 2010Janelle MacDonald of WAVE, Louisville, has reported at 1:29 PM:The Indiana Supreme Court has officially removed Warrick County Superior Judge...
Ind. Decisions - Transfer list for the week ending July 9, 2010
Posted on July 12, 2010There is no transfer list for the week ending July 9, 2010....
Ind. Courts - More on "Identities of Blagojevich jurors could be made public"
Posted on July 12, 2010Updating this ILB entry from July 4th, referencing a July 2nd 7th Circuit opinion released in typescript, a new typescript...
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The plates & registration are currently valid and acknowledged by the state.The issue is these plates were on a car I owned and sold privately and legally.Per the Indiana BMV, I can legally transfer plates,which I did. I
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Can a city library prevent you from using thier facilities based on a school district being from another city reaching into your city?
that seems a little ridiculous that they would do that. libraries are supposed t...
Is it libel to write blog posts and/or online reviews about a local business that defames one's reputation?
Libel is the form of defamation expressed in fixed-- usually written form. Sland...
How can I make my blog more popular?
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The plates & registration are currently valid and acknowledged by the state.The issue is these plates were on a car I owned and sold privately and legally.Per the Indiana BMV, I can legally transfer plates,which I did. I
That would depend on if you registered the plate to your new vehicle with the BM...
Can a city library prevent you from using thier facilities based on a school district being from another city reaching into your city?
that seems a little ridiculous that they would do that. libraries are supposed t...
Is it libel to write blog posts and/or online reviews about a local business that defames one's reputation?
Libel is the form of defamation expressed in fixed-- usually written form. Sland...
How can I make my blog more popular?
You have to write and submit articles, with backlinks to your blogsite....








