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Ind. Decisions - "Concealed Carry Not A License To Be Searched"
Posted on March 08, 2010The March 4, 2010 Court of Appeals opinion in Melvin Washington v. State of Indiana (ILB entry here, 2nd case)...
Catch-up: What did you miss over the weekend from the ILB?
Posted on March 08, 2010Here is the answer to "What did you miss from the ILB during the weekend?" From Sunday, March 7, 2010:...
Ind. Decisions - Upcoming oral arguments this week and next
Posted on March 08, 2010This week's oral arguments before the Supreme Court (week of 3/8/10): None currently scheduled. Next week's oral arguments before...
Ind. Law - More on "Timing was terrible on guns at work bill"
Posted on March 08, 2010Updating this ILB entry from earlier today, Evan Shields posted this long story this evening on the Evansville Courier and...
Environment - The condition of the Grand Calumet River and efforts to clean it up
Posted on March 08, 2010Gitte Laasby of the Gary Post Tribune has three reports today:"Region's sewer: Grand Cal faces long recuperation" ?State, feds to...
Ind. Law - Linton to consider golf cart ordinance again tonight
Posted on March 08, 2010Linton council members have been working on the ordinance since last year. Tonight it is on the agenda again. Timberly...
Ind. Decisions - Transfer list for week ending March 5, 2010
Posted on March 08, 2010Here is the Clerk's transfer list for the week ending March 5, 2010. It is 2 pages long (but...
Envirnment - Illinois farmland sought to lease for natural gas exploration
Posted on March 07, 2010Updating a list of earlier ILB entries on extracting natural gas from scale, using a technology called hydraulic fracturing, Len...
Ind. Gov't. - Building a picture out of a million brush strokes
Posted on March 06, 2010The last days of a legislative session are the time when those on the outside, and many of those on...
Ind. Courts - "Gibson County gets tort notice over sex offender registry"
Posted on March 06, 2010Andrea Howe of the Princeton Daily Clarion reported this story on March 2nd:PRINCETON?Bradley D. Tomey of Princeton is seeking $35,000...
Law - Illinois attorney charged with bilking village of Calumet Park
Posted on March 06, 2010From the NWI Times today, Rick Bird reports:A Chicago attorney employed by the village of Calumet Park has been charged...
Ind. Courts - Still more on "St. Joseph County judge wants money to make costly repairs at the Juvenile Justice Center, but county commissioners say they can't just hand it over"
Posted on March 06, 2010Updating this ILB entry from Feb. 28, 2010, Erin Blasko of the South Bend Tribune reports today:The St. Joseph County...
Ind. Courts - Still more on: Indiana Supreme Court hears Voter ID law challenge
Posted on March 06, 2010Updating this ILB entry from March 5th, Jon Murray of the Indianapolis Star has a long story today on how...
Ind. Law - "Exemptions shoot down gun theory"; shotgun incident shows dangers
Posted on March 06, 2010The Indianapolis Star today has a strong editorial about HB 1065 (see yesterday's report here), which is on its way...
Ind. Law - Still more on: "Movie rental kiosks hit with legal threats: Video stores say children can rent mature films at kiosk competitors" [Updated]
Posted on March 06, 2010Updating this March 5, 2010 ILB entry, this article posted March 5th in Home Media Magazine gives the industry perspective...
Ind. Courts - "Judge rejects deal in man?s third OWI charge"
Posted on March 06, 2010Updating a long list of earlier ILB entries on La Porte Circuit Court Judge Tom Alevizos, many dealing with plea...
Ind. Decisions - "Sex exploiter to serve 10 years on 9 felony counts"
Posted on March 06, 2010Aaron Organ reports today in the Fort Wayne News-Sentinel in a story that begins:When Allen Superior Judge Fran Gull finished...
Ind. Courts - "Judge hopes feds' probe of tax breaks will clear air"
Posted on March 06, 2010Bill Dolan reports today in the NWI Times in a story that begins:CROWN POINT | A candidate for Lake Circuit...
Ind. Courts - Still more on: "Judges to jurors: Stay off the Web - New instructions mention Facebook, Twitter, MySpace"
Posted on March 05, 2010Updating this ILB entry from Feb. 21, 2010, the ILB is now able to post the new rules, effective July...
Ind. Law - More on: "Movie rental kiosks hit with legal threats: Video stores say children can rent mature films at kiosk competitors"
Posted on March 05, 2010Updating this ILB entry from March 3rd, reporter Jon Murray is now reporting in his Indianapolis Star blog, "Justice Watch":A...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 3 today (and 6 NFP)
Posted on March 05, 2010For publication opinions today (3): In Citizens State Bank of New Castle v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., et al., a...
Ind. Decisions - One today from 7th Circuit
Posted on March 05, 2010InU.S. v. White (ND Ind., Moody), an 11-page opinion, Judge Evans writes:Pursuant to a written plea agreement with the...
Courts - Big vote-buying trial going on in Kentucky
Posted on March 05, 2010Here is one of the earlier stories, reported Feb. 2, 2010 by Bill Estep of the Lexington Herald-Leader and headed...
Ind. Courts - Continuing with "Senate bill intended to crack down on Marion County's traffic court"
Posted on March 01, 2010Updating this ILB entry from Feb. 25, reporting that SB 399 had passed the second house with amendments, Jon Murray...
Courts - "Debate brewing over Supreme Court change to Miranda Rights"; and yet another Miranda case awaiting a decision
Posted on March 01, 2010That is the headline to this story today by Troy Kehoe of WSBT TV, Mishawaka. The case he is writing...
Environment - "Rulings Restrict Clean Water Act, Foiling E.P.A."
Posted on March 01, 2010From a front-page story in today's NY Times, reported by Charles Duhigg and Janet Roberts:The Clean Water Act was intended...
Courts - More on "SCOTUS to define reach of gun-control laws"
Posted on March 01, 2010Updating this ILB entry from Feb. 26th, more on tomorrow's oral argument. From today's Fort Wayne Journal Gazette:In Washington, D.C.,...
Law - Still more on: Four Indiana nominees on Committee on the Judiciary agenda tomorrow
Posted on March 01, 2010Updating this ILB entry from Feb. 25th, where, after the postponement last Thurday, Chairman Leahy promised:?Next week we will complete...
Ind. Decisions - Transfer granted in card counting case
Posted on March 01, 2010Transfer was granted today in the case of Donovan v. Grand Victoria Casino, the blackjack card counting case. Oral argument...
Ind. Decisions - 7th Circuit decides bankruptcy case today
Posted on March 01, 2010In re Howard is a 12-page opinion. Judge Posner writes:This direct appeal from the bankruptcy court, pursuant to 28...
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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....








