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Environment - More on: "Is Tippecanoe County next for wind farms?"
Posted on April 01, 2010Updating this ILB entry from March 26, 2010, Dorthy Schneider of the Lafayette Journal Courier reports today under the headline:...
Environment - The suspense is over, "As they deflated Thursday, the bubbles wrinkled like raisins in the sun."
Posted on April 01, 2010The WSJ's Lauren Etter is reporting today:WINCHESTER, Ind.?Several giant bubbles on a dairy farm manure lagoon were popped Thursday, emitting...
Ind. Decisions - "Appeal backfires on convicted rapist"
Posted on March 31, 2010The Court of Appeals decision yesterday in Jeffrey E. Akard v. State of Indiana is the talk of the defense...
Courts - "Lawyers Must Advise Clients on Deportation, Supreme Court Rules"
Posted on March 31, 2010Tony Mauro has this report in The National Law Journal, His story begins:In a decision that one justice called "a...
Courts - Reporting on "Cancer Patients Challenge the Patenting of a Gene"
Posted on March 31, 2010Updating yesterday's ILB entry, Ashby Jones of the WSJ Law Blog has an entry today compiling some of the reports....
Ind. Decisions - 7th Circuit issues one Indiana opinion today
Posted on March 31, 2010In Watkins v. Kasper (ND Ind., Judge Springmann), a 16-page opinion, Judge Tinder writes:In this civil rights case under...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 5 today (and 9 NFP)
Posted on March 31, 2010For publication opinions today (5): In Franklin Electric Company, Inc. v. Lutheran Hospital of Indiana, et al. , a 24-page...
Law - Digest of International Law
Posted on March 31, 2010This is published by the U.S. Department of State and is available online....
Courts - "Fundraising for states' high-court races"
Posted on March 31, 2010Indiana's appellate judges are appointed and subject to a yes/no retention ballot question every 10 years. But in many states,...
Ind. Gov't. - "Brizzi spokesman quits after DUI arrest"
Posted on March 31, 2010From the brief story today in the Indianapolis Star:Brizzi's office would not divulge his salary.Strange, this salary data is public...
Courts - Even more on "Cancer Patients Challenge the Patenting of a Gene"
Posted on March 30, 2010Updating earlier ILB entries, GenomeWeb Daily News reports: "Federal Court Rules that Myriad's BRCA Patents are Invalid; Deems 'Isolated DNA'...
Environment - "Diffuser a fix for Grand Cal discharges?"
Posted on March 30, 2010With a diffuser, the same amount of pollution goes into the water, but it is diffused or diluted as it...
Law - Who is in charge of determining a state's legal position? A governor or an attorney general?
Posted on March 30, 2010Is the attorney general of a state and his or her office a part of the executive branch, representing the...
Ind. Courts - "No match on genetic test in case of Gary man who claims innocence"
Posted on March 30, 2010A very long story today in the NWI Times, reported by Sarah Tompkins, looks at forensic evidence in a 1992...
Court - "High court mulls speech rights and more"
Posted on March 30, 2010Joan Biskupic of USA Today takes a comprehensive look at free-speech cases this term. Worth reading....
Law - "A Lawyer Rejoins a Cause That First Gripped Her 70 Years Ago"
Posted on March 30, 2010Susan Dominus reports today in the NY Times about a 90+ attorney. The story begins:Ileta Green woke up Monday morning...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 3 today (and 8 NFP)
Posted on March 30, 2010For publication opinions today (3): In Jeffrey E. Akard v. State of Indiana , a 17-page opinion, Judge Bailey writes:Appellant-Defendant...
Ind. Gov't. - "$700 million doesn't buy quality"
Posted on March 30, 2010The Indianapolis Star has a strong editorial today that begins:As state officials express worry over Indiana's future regarding Medicaid under...
Ind. Decisions - 7th Circuit today decides case re attorney-client privilege and the work-product doctrine
Posted on March 30, 2010This case is out of Illinois and deals with the attorney-client privilege and the work-product doctrine, as well as...
Courts - More on: "Illinois offers option to keep driving records clean for speeders"
Posted on March 30, 2010Updating this March 21, 2010 ILB entry, the same Chicago Tribune reporters, Joe Mahr and Gerry Smith, write today:Most speeding...
Courts - We are the electric company and we are here to help you
Posted on March 30, 2010The Courthouse News Service has a story today by Jamie Ross headed "'Smart Meters' Soak Customers, Class Claims." Some quotes:(CN)...
Catch-up: What did you miss over the weekend from the ILB?
Posted on March 29, 2010The answer to "What did you miss from the ILB during the weekend? is: It was a pretty slow...
Ind. Decisions - Upcoming oral arguments this week and next
Posted on March 29, 2010This week's oral arguments before the Supreme Court (week of 3/29/10): Thursday, April 1st 9:00 AM - Anne M....
Courts - More on: Anonymous commenter turns out to be judge's daughter
Posted on March 29, 2010Or maybe not. "More than 80 anonymous online comments originated from the personal Internet address of Cuyahoga County Common Pleas...
Courts - Challenging the new health care law
Posted on March 29, 2010Indiana AG Zoeller has issued a press release today announcing that he will join with some other states in a...
Law - "In New York, Breaking a Law on Roommates"
Posted on March 29, 2010Recall this ILB entry from Oct. 4, 2008 headed "Two cases before COA involving West Lafayette's application of city occupancy...
Ind. Gov't. - More on: Ind. Gov't. - Indy Star posts latest database of state employee salaries
Posted on March 29, 2010Updating this ILB entry from March 23, 2010, which revealed that House Speaker Pat Bauer earned $63,023 last year as...
Ind. Gov't. - More on "Trustee spend $20,000 to defend $758 decision"
Posted on March 29, 2010Updating this ILB entry from March 25, 2010, see this editorial today in the Indianapolis Star, headed "Costly result of...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 1 today (and 9 NFP)
Posted on March 29, 2010For publication opinions today (1): In Microvote General Corporation v. Indiana Election Commission , a 29-page opinion, Judge Riley writes:Appellant-Petitioner,...
Ind. Decisions - Tax court posts two opinions dated March 26th
Posted on March 29, 2010In Washington Township Assessor, et al. v. Trimas Fasterners, Inc., a 12-page opinion, Judge Fisher writes:Sue Ann Stinson, in her...
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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....

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....








