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Ind. Decisions - "Surrogate not necessarily legal mother"
Posted on February 18, 2010The Court of Appeals opinion yesterday in Paternity of R.; T.G. and V.G. v. State of Indiana (summarized here by...
Ind. Decisions - East Chicago attorney ordered to refund legal fee"
Posted on February 18, 2010Lonnie M. Randolph v. Larry Hunter (NFP), decided yesterday by the Court of Appeals, is the subject of a story...
Ind. Law - "Strange end to Illiana hearing"
Posted on February 18, 2010Dan Carden of the NWI Times has a story this morning that begins:INDIANAPOLIS | State Rep. Terri Austin, D-Anderson, abruptly...
About the ILB - Some kind words for the ILB
Posted on February 18, 2010An attorney reader writes about the ILB's coverage of the impact of the Supreme Court's decision in Wallace v. State:I...
Environment - More on "Indiana Attorney General Zoeller to support Michigan in Asian carp lawsuit"
Posted on February 18, 2010Updating this ILB entry from Dec. 30, 2009, which quoted an AG Zoeller press release from that date, today the...
Ind. Courts - Still more on "Senate bill intended to crack down on Marion County's traffic court"
Posted on February 18, 2010Updating this ILB entry from Feb. 16th about SB 399's potential impact on counties other than Marion, the blog Ogden...
Ind. Gov't. - "Senator Riecken's FSSA oversight bill still has chance"
Posted on February 18, 2010So reports Eric Bradner today in the Evansville Courier & Press, in a story that begins:INDIANAPOLIS ? State Rep. Gail...
Ind. Law - The League of Women Voters turns 90
Posted on February 18, 2010An editorial today in the Gary Post-Tribune:The League of Women Voters is a venerable organization that also has managed to...
Court - Kentucky courthouse spending spree hits bottom line
Posted on February 18, 2010Indiana generally tries to preserve its existing courthouses. But, in Kentucky, according to this editorial in the Lexington Herald-Leader:When it...
Ind. Decisions - "Supreme Court ruling on county case could establish precedent"
Posted on February 18, 2010The Jan. 28, 2010 Supreme Court decision in the case of Bules v. Marshall County (see ILB summary here) is...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 5 today (and 19 NFP)
Posted on February 17, 2010For publication opinions today (5): In Term. of Parent-Child Rel. of I.B.; M.L. v. IDCS , a 12-page opinion, the...
Ind. Courts - Still more on: Supreme Court issues writ re Clark Circuit Judge Daniel E. Moore
Posted on February 17, 2010Updating this ILB entry from Dec. 12, 2009, about a 4-1 Dec. 7th Permanent Writ of Mandamus and Prohibition issued...
Ind. Law - More on: (1) 'Sexting' bill headed for study; (2) Procedure for resolving 'Wallace' issues discussed
Posted on February 17, 2010Supplementing this ILB just-posted entry, two items: Sexting. A reader wrote last evening:I was interested in your entry on Tuesday...
Ind. Law - (1) 'Sexting' bill headed for study; (2) Procedure for resolving 'Wallace' issues discussed [Updated]
Posted on February 17, 2010Jon Seidel of the Gary Post-Tribune has very interesting coverage of yesterday's House Judiciary Committee meeting: Sexting. First, the House...
Ind. Decisions - "5-Year-Old At Center Of Adoption Court Battle: Biological Mother Fights To Regain Custody"
Posted on February 17, 2010The Supreme Court's April 24, 2009 decision in the case of Term. of Parent-Child Rel. of G.Y.; R.Y. v. IDCS...
Environment - Still more on "Indiana county's fertilizer ban rejected"
Posted on February 17, 2010Updating this ILB entry from Feb. 14, 2010, Austin Considine has this story dated Feb. 16th in NUVO ("Indy's alternative...
Environment - More on: Rules proposed again to regulate outdoor wood-fired boilers
Posted on February 17, 2010Updating this Jan. 7, 2010 ILB entry (which is worth another look), Gitte Laasby of the Gary Post-Tribune has a...
Ind. Law - Evansville C&P editorial on legislative reform
Posted on February 17, 2010Here are some quotes from the detail-specific editorial:On ethics reform, the Indiana House of Representatives appears headed for commendable action....
Ind. Decisions - Disarray compounds in the post-Wallace world
Posted on February 17, 2010The ILB has two entries today that referenced the Supreme Court's April 2009 decision in Wallace v. State denying ex...
Courts - More on: "Florida high school student files complaint after suspension for creating Facebook page critical of teacher"
Posted on February 17, 2010Updating this ILB entry from December 10, 2008, Hannah Sampson of the AP is reporting today under the headline "Judge...
Ind. Law - More on "Child support plan irks casinos"
Posted on February 16, 2010Updating yesterday's ILB entry on SB 163, Julie Crothers reports today in the Indianapolis Star in a story that begins:Several...
Environment - "A Growing Source of Clean Energy, Wind Farms Are Blowing Ill Will Among Some Neighbors"
Posted on February 16, 2010From the February 2010 ABA Journal, a lengthy story by Kristin Choo that includes the following:?They told us that the...
Ind. Law - Updates on some proposed legislation
Posted on February 16, 2010"Two plans to ease voting stumble" is the headline to this Feb. 16th story by Niki Kelly of thew Fort...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 0 today (and 3 NFP)
Posted on February 16, 2010For publication opinions today (0): NFP civil opinions today (2): Term. of Parent-Child Rel. of C.B.; R.C. v. IDCS (NFP)...
Environment - "Asian-Carp Threat Stirs Rethink of Century-Old Feat "
Posted on February 16, 2010Douglas Belkin of the WS Journal has an informative story today on the engineering history that has led to the...
Ind. Courts - More on "Senate bill intended to crack down on Marion County's traffic court"
Posted on February 16, 2010Updating this ILB entry from Jan. 25, 2010, and the prior stories it links to, plus this ILB update from...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 0 today (and 10 NFP)
Posted on February 15, 2010For publication opinions today (0): NFP civil opinions today (2): J.C. v. Review Board (NFP) - "[T]he Review Board did...
Ind. Gov't. - Evan Bayh will not seek reelection
Posted on February 15, 2010Details of announcement to follow. Here from 6News at 10:48:INDIANAPOLIS -- Sen. Evan Bayh will announce Monday that he will...
Ind. Law - "Lawmakers brace for 11th-hour crush"
Posted on February 15, 2010Jon Seidel of the Gary Post Tribune has a good overview today of "where we are" at this point of...
Ind. Law - "Child support plan irks casinos"; "Problem gambling group hears former lawyer?s addiction story"
Posted on February 15, 2010Two law and gambling stories today. Julie Crothers reports in the Indianapolis Star:A bill that would force casinos to screen...
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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....








