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Catch-up: What did you miss over the weekend from the ILB?
Posted on February 08, 2010Here is the answer to "What did you miss from the ILB during the weekend?" From Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010:...
Ind. Decisions - Upcoming oral arguments this week and next
Posted on February 08, 2010This week's oral arguments before the Supreme Court (week of 2/8/10): 9:00 AM - State of Indiana v. James...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 4 today (and 6 NFP)
Posted on February 08, 2010For publication opinions today (4): In Gatlin Plumbing & Heating, Inc. v. Estate of Robert Yeager , a 16-page, 2-1...
Courts - "A former bank robber, Shon R. Hopwood emerged from more than a decade in federal prison as a skilled Supreme Court practitioner"
Posted on February 08, 2010Adam Liptak of the NY Times has a pretty amazing story today. Here is a sample:Mr. Hopwood spent much of...
Ind. Gov't. - Reader baffled by AG Zoeller's reported affirmance rate on criminal appeals [Updated]
Posted on February 08, 2010In this entry from Jan. 29, 2010, the ILB linked to two press releases of Attorney General Greg Zoeller. announcing...
Courts - "States Weigh Judicial Recusals: Some Judges, Businesses Oppose Restrictions on Cases Involving Campaign Contributors"
Posted on February 07, 2010The Jan. 26, 2010 WSJ has a story by Nathan Koppel that began:More states are responding to a longstanding concern...
Environment - Even more on "Crawford County residents question biomass power project"
Posted on February 07, 2010Updating this Jan. 28th ILB entry, Grace Schneider of the Louisville Courier Journal attended another public meeting, this one in...
Ind. Law - "The government has your baby's DNA "
Posted on February 06, 2010That is the supermarket tabloid-type headline to this Feb. 4, 2010 CNN story by Elizabeth Cohen. Here are some quotes:Newborn...
Ind. Courts - Bills of interest to the judiciary that have passed one house
Posted on February 06, 2010The Legislative Update blog, publishing weekly during the legislative session by the Indiana Judicial Center, has posted this Mid-Session Review....
Courts - "Michigan appellate panel says state sex offender registration law does not apply to homeless"
Posted on February 06, 2010See this Feb. 5, 2010 entry from the Sentencing Law and Policy Blog....
Courts - More on "The Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday found unconstitutional a state law capping non-economic damages in medical-malpractice cases"
Posted on February 06, 2010Updating this ILB entry from Feb. 4, 2010, here is the NYT report on the decision. Here is the WSJ's...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 0 today (and 4 NFP)
Posted on February 05, 2010For publication opinions today (0): NFP civil opinions today (1): Robert A. Harper v. Lisa J. Harper (NFP) - "Father...
Law - Dawn Johnsen vote in Senate Committee "delayed"
Posted on February 05, 2010As noted here yesterday and here Feb. 1st, the Senate Judiciary Committee was scheduled yesterday to vote on the re-nomination...
Courts - "Do 3rd Circuit Rulings Over Student Speech on MySpace Pages Contradict?"
Posted on February 05, 2010An interesting article today by Shannon P. Duffy of The Legal Intelligencer begins:Lawyers were scratching their heads on Thursday over...
Ind. Law - "Senate bill seeks to clarify meth law"
Posted on February 05, 2010The ILB has been following two issues related to methamphetamine in Indiana.Policing purchases of over-the-counter cold medicines to make methamphetamine....
Ind. Courts - Mayor (East Chicago) hires former mayor (Gary) for defense
Posted on February 05, 2010Andy Grimm reports today in the Gary Post Tribune:Former Gary mayor Scott L. King, who once worked as a federal...
Environment - More on Asian Carp suit; Wood-fired outdoor boilers
Posted on February 05, 2010Michigan AG: "Close canal to stop carp: DNA data was kept from U.S. Supreme Court," heads this story today in...
Ind. Courts - "Superior Court to survey Warrick Co. residents about Camm"
Posted on February 05, 2010Matt Thacker reported yesterday in the Jeffersonville News & Tribune:Surveys will be mailed to 200 randomly selected Warrick County residents...
Law - "Take the Money and Run:The crazy perversities of civil asset forfeiture"
Posted on February 05, 2010Supplementing this ILB entry from Feb. 1, 2010, and recalling the many ILB entries on the controversy surrounding the Delaware...
Courts - "The Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday found unconstitutional a state law capping non-economic damages in medical-malpractice cases"
Posted on February 04, 2010So reports the WSJ Law Blog this afternoon. Here is the Chicago Tribune coverage by Bruce Japsen, It begins:The Illinois...
Ind. Decisions - One Indiana decision today from 7th Circuit
Posted on February 04, 2010In Olson v. Brown (ND Ind., Sharp), a 14-page opinion, Judge Flaum writes:A putative class of plaintiffs, represented by...
Law - "Wall Street Journal, N.Y. Times Face Off Over Dawn Johnsen Nomination"
Posted on February 04, 2010Ryan J. Reilly has a report today in Main Justice, complete with quotes from the dueling editorials, that begins:Ahead of...
Ind. Decisions - Still continuing with: Supreme Court's ruling in Wallace v. State has thrown the state and local sex offender registries into disarray
Posted on February 04, 2010For background, start with this ILB entry from Jan. 26, 2010. Jeff Wiehe of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette has...
Law - "Is it ethical to have a ghostblogger secretly write your law blog?"
Posted on February 04, 2010"Ghostbusters of the Blawgosphere Take Aim at 'Ghostblogging'" is the heading of this entry on Legal Blog Watch. The example...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 0 today (and 3 NFP)
Posted on February 04, 2010For publication opinions today (0): NFP civil opinions today (0): NFP criminal opinions today (3): Darryl D. Hopkins v. State...
Ind. Courts - Indy traffic court bill passes Senate, goes to House
Posted on February 03, 2010So reports Jon Murray of the Indianapolis Star in his blog, Justice Watch. He notes:Marion County traffic court Judge Bill...
Ind. Law - Who voted for and against the "defense of marriage" constitutional amendment?
Posted on January 31, 2010As Doug Masson's blog has also noted, SJR 13, the proposed constitutional amendment that not only limits marriage to one...
Ind. Law - "Red-light runners rampant: Definitions vary; ticketing makes little difference"
Posted on January 31, 2010What exactly is a "red light" is expored in this story today by Benjamin Lanka of the Fort Wayne Journal...
Ind. Courts - "Lake County closer to ankle monitors: Less expensive than jail for minor offenses"
Posted on January 31, 2010Andy Grimm of the Gary Post-Tribune had this long story Jan. 30th that began:CROWN POINT -- Lake County judges may...
Courts - "Idea of company-as-person originated in late 19th century"
Posted on January 31, 2010Martha C. White writes today in the Washington Post, in an article that begins:The Supreme Court's 5 to 4 decision...
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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....
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