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Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 1 today (and 4 NFP)
Posted on March 01, 2010For publication opinions today (1): In Canon Harper and Adrian Porch v. State of Indiana , a 12-page opinion, Judge...
Courts - More on: Kentucky courthouse spending spree
Posted on March 01, 2010On Feb. 18, 2010 the ILB posted this entry quoting a Louisville Courier Journal editorial about the courthouse building spending...
Law - "The Politicization of 'Miranda'"
Posted on March 01, 2010An article by Joel Cohen and Katherine A. Helm today, published as a special to Law.com, concludes:We cannot dispense with...
Ind. Decisions - Voter ID case in a nutshell
Posted on March 01, 2010The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette has this note about the upcoming oral argument on its editorial page today:Lawyers for the...
Ind. Law - "Indiana Sheriff's Sales: Local Rules, Customs and Practices Control"
Posted on March 01, 2010"[I]n essence, that there are 92 counties in Indiana and therefore 92 different sets of rules applicable to sheriff's sales."...
Catch-up: What did you miss over the weekend from the ILB?
Posted on March 01, 2010Here is the answer to "What did you miss from the ILB during the weekend?" From Sunday, Feb. 28,...
Ind. Decisions - Upcoming oral arguments this week and next
Posted on March 01, 2010This week's oral arguments before the Supreme Court (week of 3/1/10): Thursday, March 4th 9:00 AM - League of...
Ind. Decisions - Transfer list for the week ending Feb. 26, 2010
Posted on March 01, 2010No transfer list has been received today for the week ending Feb. 26, 2010. Perhaps tomorrow ......
Ind. Courts - Calamari Productions MSNBC Series ?LAKE COUNTY JUVENILE JUSTICE? wins prestigious Gracie Allen Award for Outstanding TV Series
Posted on February 28, 2010The ILB has had a number of entries on Calamari Productions. From a press release dated Feb. 24, 2010:NEW YORK...
Ind. Courts - 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 February 28, 2010Updating this ILB entry from Feb. 21st, the South Bend Tribune has an editorial today headed "First priority: Fix the...
Courts - "Kentucky Law firm, medical clinic accused of trading clients"
Posted on February 28, 2010Reminiscent of this Aug. 9, 2009 ILB entry, quoting a story in the Gary Post Tribune headed "Chiropractor, attorney accused...
Law - "Fourth Amendment Seizures of Computer Data."
Posted on February 28, 2010Fascinating new Yale Law Journal article by George Washington University Law School Prof. Orin S. Kerr, titled "Fourth Amendment Seizures...
Courts - "Finding Untainted Jurors in the Age of the Internet"
Posted on February 28, 2010An article today by Adam Liptak of the NY Times -- here are some quotes:It has been two decades since...
Ind. Law - More on: Integrity of Indiana's primary legal resources
Posted on February 27, 2010If you were interested in this ILB entry on Feb. 25th, this entry yesterday from the Law Librarian Blog will...
Ind. Courts - Wabash Students Get Up Close Look at Appeals Court"
Posted on February 27, 2010On Feb. 25th a Court of Appeals panel heard oral arguments in the case of Ben and Shona Erwin v....
Ind. Law - More on: Indiana adoption laws subject of bill
Posted on February 27, 2010Updating this ILB entry from Feb. 10, 2010, about SB 140, this adoptions bill passed the House 97-0 on Feb....
Ind. Decisions - "Court reverses Brown County fire district dissolution"
Posted on February 26, 2010Susanne C. Gaudin, Robyn Rosenberg, et al. v. J.W. Austin, Darrell L. Kent, et al., a decision issued today by...
Ind. Law - Bill with "Wallace language" passes 2nd House
Posted on February 26, 2010Updating this long ILB entry from Feb. 23rd, which suggested that the new language proposed by the Prosecuting Attorneys' Council...
Ind. Courts - Even more on "Senate bill intended to crack down on Marion County's traffic court"
Posted on February 26, 2010Updating this ILB entry from Feb. 16th, about SB 399 and its potential impact on counties other than Marion, the...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 3 today (and 18 NFP)
Posted on February 26, 2010For publication opinions today (3): In Syed Tajuddin v. Sandhu Petroleum Corporation Number 3, a 9-page opinion, Judge May writes:Syed...
Ind. Decisions - 7th Circuit decides three Indiana cases today
Posted on February 26, 2010In Minix v. Canarecci (ND Ind., Miller), an 18-page opinion, Judge Tinder writes:While incarcerated at the St. Joseph County...
Ind. Law - Still more on "Grandparents testify in Indy to establish visitation rights"; Bill defeated [Updated]
Posted on February 26, 2010Updating this ILB entry from Jan. 31, 2010, which quoted a letter published in the Jan. 30th Terre Haute Trib-Star,...
Ind. Law - Bill containing language permitting courts to order to allow out-of-state rehab under some conditions
Posted on February 26, 2010Niki Kelly reports today in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette:The House voted 83-16 Thursday to give back to juvenile judges...
Ind. Courts - "7th Circuit Judges May Testify in Retrial Over Web Threats"
Posted on February 26, 2010Lynne Marek of The National Law Journal reports today in a story that begins:Federal prosecutors are beefing up their case...
Courts - "SCOTUS to define reach of gun-control laws"
Posted on February 26, 2010Updating these ILB entries from the fall of 2009 which were headed "The McDonald v. Chicago cert grant," Joan Biskupic...
Ind. Decisions - Supreme Court grants five transfers
Posted on February 26, 2010The ILB has just received notice that the Supreme Court granted transfer Thursday to five cases: Indiana High School Athletic...
Ind. Decisions - Supreme Court grants five transfers [Updated]
Posted on February 26, 2010The ILB has just received notice that the Supreme Court granted transfer Thursday to five cases: Indiana High School Athletic...
Courts - SCOTUS loosens Miranda rule on questioning suspects without a lawyer
Posted on February 25, 2010NPR's Nina Totenberg has the story here this monring. Some quotes:The U.S. Supreme Court has created a new rule governing...
Law - More on: Four Indiana nominees on Committee on the Judiciary agenda tomorrow
Posted on February 25, 2010Updating yesterday's ILB entry, here is a just-posted report by Andrew Ramonas of Main Justice. It is headed "Healthcare Summit...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 3 today (and 8 NFP)
Posted on February 25, 2010For publication opinions today (3): In Donald and Sandra Myers v. Andrew Yoder, et al. , a 20-page opinion (including...
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that seems a little ridiculous that they would do that. libraries are supposed t...
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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....








