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Ind. Courts - "DWI repeat offender admits 2 charges in fatal crash"
Posted on April 05, 2010On Dec. 3, 2009, the ILB quoted from a Fort Wayne Journal Gazette story by Michael Zennie headed "Allen County...
Law - "Cocaine sentencing disparities may drop"
Posted on April 05, 2010Dan Hinkel reports today in the NWI Times:If you have a bag of cocaine and you want to add years...
Ind. Decisions - 7th Circuit issues two Indiana opinions today
Posted on April 05, 2010In Estate of Rudy Escobedo v. Binder (ND Ind., Springmann), a 42-page, 2-1 opinion, Judge Kendall (Hon. Virginia M....
Courts - Paying your annual attorney fee from your escrow account -- priceless!
Posted on April 05, 2010The Legal Profession Blog had this entry April 2nd:From the Attorney e-Newsletter of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania's Disciplinary Board's...
Ind. Courts - "Lake County judge race pits Paras vs. Dominguez"
Posted on April 05, 2010Oh my! Andy Grimm of the Gary Post Tribune today continues his reporting on the race for Lake County Circuit...
Law - "School Law Clinics Face a Backlash"
Posted on April 04, 2010A long story today in the NY Times, reported by Ian Urbina, begins:ANNAPOLIS, Md. ? Law school students nationwide are...
Ind. Courts - More on "Harrison sheriff indicted in lengthy sexual harassment probe"
Posted on April 04, 2010Updating yesterday's story, Grace Schneider as another report today in the Louisville Courier Journal on the indictment, this one headed...
Ind. Law - AG Zoeller challenging the new health care law
Posted on April 04, 2010The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette had a Q & A yesterday on Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller?s decision to join...
Ind. Courts - Difficulty in correcting error in court record
Posted on April 04, 2010Lydia McCoy reports in the Evansville Courier & Press about Greg Raleigh, now 49, who entered into a plea agreement...
Law - Is there a warranty on that new hip or new knee implant?
Posted on April 04, 2010Barry Meier reported Saturday in the NY Times in a lengthy story that begins:When a car breaks, a computer fails...
Ind. Law - "Marion County Prosecutor Carl Brizzi ordered lenient deal for business partner's client"
Posted on April 04, 2010That is the headline to a lengthy special report by Cory Schouten of the Indianapolis Business Journal. Some quotes from...
Ind. Law - "Physician ordinance adopted by Allen County"
Posted on April 04, 2010Amanda Iacone reported April 3, 2010 in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette:The Allen County commissioners approved an ordinance Friday touted...
Environment - Indiana air enforcement efforts wane, reports say
Posted on April 04, 2010"IDEM shuts down mercury monitors: Effort will save $285,000; no data will mean lack of urgency to comply" is the...
Ind. Courts - "Lawsuit alleges candidate for judge didn't sign paper"
Posted on April 03, 2010Updating earlier ILB entries on this judicial race ("Judge hopes feds' probe of tax breaks will clear air" - 3/6/10...
Ind. Law - More on: "Rethinking Sex Offender Laws for Teenage Texting"
Posted on April 02, 2010Updating this ILB entry from March 20, 2010, which notes that legislation with differentiated sexting language re juveniles, SEA 224,...
Law - "Judging Former Judges Who Call Themselves Judge"
Posted on April 02, 2010This is interesting, an entry in the WSJ Law Blog by Ashby Jones that asks:To what degree is it proper...
Ind. Decisions - "Ruling will release Elkhart man from prison" [Updated]
Posted on April 02, 2010Wednesday's COA decision in Tyrus D. Coleman v. State of Indiana (ILB summary here - 3rd case) is the subject...
Ind. Courts - "Harrison sheriff indicted in lengthy sexual harassment probe"
Posted on April 02, 2010Updating earlier ILB entries headed "Prosecutor named in Harrison County case" (11/24/09) and "Justice Dept. settles lawsuit against Harrison County...
Ind. Decisions - 3 Indiana decisions today from 7th Circuit
Posted on April 02, 2010State and local offices are closed today, but the feds are in operation. The 7th Circuit has issued three...
Ind. Courts - More on "Allen County judges pulling weekend jail shifts"; another take
Posted on April 02, 2010Updating yesterday's ILB entry, here is another take on the story, from Jeff Neumeyer of the Indiana News Center. Some...
Ind. Decisions - More on: 7th Circuit today decides case re attorney-client privilege and the work-product doctrine
Posted on April 02, 2010Updating this ILB entry from March 30th, re the 7th Circuit opinion of that date in Sandra T.E., et al....
Ind. Courts - "High court disbars South Bend attorney: Sniadecki found to have committed ethical, criminal acts"
Posted on April 02, 2010Updating yesterday's ILB entry, Jeff Parrott reports today in the South Bend Tribune:The Indiana Supreme Court announced Thursday that it...
Ind. Courts - "Allen County judges pulling weekend jail shifts"
Posted on April 01, 2010Rebecca S. Green reports today in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette:Allen County?s criminal court judges now are working weekends. Weeks...
Ind. Decisions - Supreme Court disbars South Bend attorney
Posted on April 01, 2010In the Matter of Rodney P. Sniadecki, a per curiam opinion in an attorney disciplinary action, issued today, is unusal...
Ind. Decisions - "COA judges said the couple were not 'separated' under Indiana domestic relations law because they had never been married or living together"
Posted on April 01, 2010Yesterday's Court of Appeals opinion in Franklin Electric Company, Inc. v. Lutheran Hospital of Indiana, et al. (ILB summary here)...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 1 today (and 4 NFP)
Posted on April 01, 2010For publication opinions today (1): Term. of Parent-Child Rel. of A.B.; D.B. & B.B. v. IDCS - Termination affirmed. NFP...
Environment - More on "Manure Raises New Stink"
Posted on April 01, 2010Updating this ILB entry from March 25, 2010, Seth Slabaugh of the Muncie Star-Press reports today under the headline "Winchester...
Courts - More on "Lawyers Must Advise Clients on Deportation, Supreme Court Rules"
Posted on April 01, 2010Prof. Douglas A. Berman of Sentencing Law and Policy has an interesting entry today on yesterday's SCOTUS ruling in Padilla....
Ind. Courts - "Disputed welfare practices don't hold up in court" [Updated]
Posted on April 01, 2010Jon Murray of the Indianapolis Star has a long story today on recent state court challenges to welfare practices. His...
Ind. Courts - "New law alters felons' 'credit' for time served"
Posted on April 01, 2010Actually it is a 2008 law, but, according to a quote in Lydia X. McCoy's important story today in the...
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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....








