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The Indiana Law Blog 

Focus is on Indiana law, and on interesting developments in law, government, and more (not just in Indiana).
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Courts - Articles on other states' online court records
Posted on March 17, 2010"Tennessee lags behind with online court records" is the headline to this March 16, 2010 AP story from the Blount...
Environment - "SCOTUS to Reconsider Wading Into Asian Carp Fight "
Posted on March 17, 2010So reports Gabriel Nelson this afternoon for the NY Times. Some quotes from the fairly long story:Now faced with DNA...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 4 today (and 6 NFP)
Posted on March 17, 2010For publication opinions today (4): In In the Matter of the Estates of Obed Kalwitz, Sr., and Helen Kalwitz; Eugene...
Ind. Decisions - Two Indiana decisions from 7th Circuit today, plus Illinois sex offender case
Posted on March 17, 2010In Brown v. Finnan (SD Ind., McKinney), a 17-page opinion, Judge Cudahy writes:Having been convicted of murdering Charles Young,...
Law - Chief Justice John G. Roberts to speak at IU School of Law - Indianapolis
Posted on March 17, 2010From a news release:INDIANAPOLIS -- When John G. Roberts Jr., Chief Justice of the United States, delivers the Ninth Annual...
Ind. Gov't - "Indiana will make each license plate unique"
Posted on March 17, 2010Well, I didn't know that! Mary Beth Schneider reports today in the Indianapolis Star:In the past, the Bureau of Motor...
Courts - Wonderful website of NBC's "court artist"
Posted on March 17, 2010The blog of Art Lien, court artist for NBC News. Its name, CourtArtist.com, "going where cameras cannot."...
Courts - More on: "Judiciary Approves PACER Innovations To Enhance Public Access "
Posted on March 17, 2010Updating yesterday's ILB entry, the Law Librarian Blog notes today its opinion that:[T]he most noteworthy development is the the Conference's...
Ind. Courts - "Bren Simon loses bid to liquidate shares"
Posted on March 17, 2010Updating earlier ILB entries about the Mel Simon estate dispute, Jeff Swiatek of the Indianapolis Star reports today:Simon Property Group...
Ind. Decisions "Short-term rentals OK in Ogden Dunes"
Posted on March 17, 2010Yesterday's Court of Appeals decision in the case of Steven Siwinski, et al. v. Town of Ogden Dunes (ILB summary...
Ind. Gov't. - "Indiana's Jump in inmates is biggest in U.S: State prison population rose 5.3 percent last year"
Posted on March 17, 2010In this ILB entry from Sept. 7, 2009, headed "More on 'Lights Out at the Penitentiary: Strapped States are Shutting...
Courts - "Judiciary Approves PACER Innovations To Enhance Public Access "
Posted on March 16, 2010A news release today from the Judicial Conference of the United States:March 16, 2010 ? The Judicial Conference of the...
Courts - "Key New York Suit Calls Public Defender Programs Inadequate"
Posted on March 16, 2010That is the headline to this story today in the NY Times, reported by William Glaberson. It begins:A class-action suit...
Ind. Courts - "Indiana Supreme Court Gives Stamp of Approval to Lake County and Marion County Electronic Filing Plans"
Posted on March 16, 2010The heading is from a story by James Walker and James F. Maguire in the March issue of Indiana Court...
Ind. Decisions - "Avon-area water feud bubbles over"
Posted on March 16, 2010Josh Duke reports today in the Indianapolis Star:AVON -- An ongoing feud over water in the Avon area will continue...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 5 today (and 10 NFP)
Posted on March 16, 2010For publication opinions today (5): In Richard Thomas, Allita Thomas and Trustcorp Mortgage Co. and Fannie Mae and Everbank v....
Ind. Law - "New drunken driving law quickens blood sample process"
Posted on March 16, 2010HEA 342, signed by the Governor March 12, 2010, is the focus of a story in the Bloomington Herald-Times. Some...
Ind. Law - "Traffic court bill on its way to governor's desk"
Posted on March 16, 2010From Jon Murray of the Indianapolis Star, this item on SEA 399, which is currently on its way to the...
Law - WestlawNext pricing
Posted on March 16, 2010The Law Librarian Blog has a long analysis today, headed "In re WestlawNext Pricing: "\'Hi, My Name is Johnny Westlaw,...
Environment - "13 million pounds of Ohio River fish eaten annually"
Posted on March 16, 2010"Who knew?" begins this story by James Bruggers of the Louisville Courier Journal, in a story dated March 15, 2010....
Ind. Gov't. - "Porter jail seeks more money for fed prisoners"
Posted on March 16, 2010$30 a day, $40 a day, or $50 a day for housing federal or state prisoners? The question was explored...
Ind. Courts - "Lake County considers closing satellite courthouses for savings"
Posted on March 16, 2010From the AP, this story yesterday:CROWN POINT, Ind. ? Closing three satellite courthouses could save Lake County more than $1...
Ind. Decisions - "Contrasting futures for sex offenders"
Posted on March 16, 2010Alicia Gallegos of the South Bend Tribune reports:Two offenders face vastly different fates after being sentenced Monday for their sex...
Ind. Decisions - "Seventh Circuit rules for deadbeat dad (and creates circuit split) on double-counting argument"
Posted on March 16, 2010Sentencing Law and Policy Blog has posted this entry on a decision on a case out of Illinois, construing a...
Catch-up: What did you miss over the weekend from the ILB?
Posted on March 15, 2010Here is the answer to "What did you miss from the ILB during the weekend?" The General Assembly adjourned sine...
Ind. Decisions - Upcoming oral arguments this week and next
Posted on March 15, 2010This week's oral arguments before the Supreme Court (week of 3/15/10): Wednesday, March 17th 9:00 AM - Indiana High...
Law - An incredible resource coming Wednesday via C-SPAN
Posted on March 15, 2010From the end of a story by the Washington Post's Chris Cillizza:On Wednesday, C-SPAN will launch a searchable video library...
Ind. Decisions - 7th Circuit decides one Indiana case today
Posted on March 15, 2010In U.S. v. Angle (ND Ind., Moody), a 17-page opinion, Judge Williams writes:This is the fourth time Ralph Angle...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 1 today (and 15 NFP)
Posted on March 15, 2010For publication opinions today (1): In Lees Inns of America, Inc. v. William Lee Irrevocable Trust , a 34-page opinion,...
Ind. Law - Gov. receives more bills, but does not act on any today
Posted on March 15, 2010Eighteen bills were received by the governor today. Check the list here....
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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....








