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Ind. Decisions - 7th Circuit decides Corcoran appeal again today
Posted on January 27, 2010In Joseph E. Corcoran v. Levenhagen (ND Ind., Sharp), a 15-page opinion, Judge Bauer writes:Joseph Corcoran murdered four people,...
Courts - "Studies Link Rare Ailment to Pain Pumps "
Posted on January 27, 2010A very long story today in the sports section of the NY Times includes several Indiana-related references. Some quotes:When the...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 2 today (and 15 NFP)
Posted on January 27, 2010For publication opinions today (2): In Dustin Neff v. State of Indiana , a 4-page opinion on rehearing, Judge Barnes...
Ind. Decisions - Continuing with: Supreme Court's ruling in Wallace v. State has thrown the state and local sex offender registries into disarray
Posted on January 26, 2010In this long ILB entry from Jan. 9, 2010, I linked to the complaint filed by the the Indiana ACLU...
Law - More on "On the Lexis and Westlaw of the (Very) Near Future"
Posted on January 26, 2010See this lengthy story that will appear in the February 2010 issue of the ABA Journal....
Ind. Decisions - 7th Circuit issues one Indiana opinion today
Posted on January 26, 2010In U.S. v. Warren (ND Ind., Springmann), a 15-page opinion, Judge Tinder writes:Dawan A. Warren was charged with bank...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 7 today (and 13 NFP)
Posted on January 26, 2010For publication opinions today (7): In Robert Howard, et al. v. E & B Paving, Inc., et al. , a...
Ind. Decisions - One yesterday afternoon from Tax Court
Posted on January 26, 2010In Sharon L. Allport v. Fulton County Assessor, a 5-page opinion, Judge Fisher concludes:The Assessor explained during the administrative hearing...
Ind. Courts - Public Admonition against Delaware County Circuit Court Juvenile Commissioner Brian M. Pierce
Posted on January 26, 2010Here is the Court's press release. Some quotes:Commissioner Pierce admits to violating Rule 1.2 and Rule 1.3 of the Code...
Ind. Decisions - Still more on: Federal Judge Barker enjoins 10% cuts in foster care payments
Posted on January 26, 2010Although the ILB posted about Judge Barker's ruling on Jan. 21st and Jan. 22nd, the ruling was announced from the...
Ind. Decisions - Transfer list for week ending January 22, 2010
Posted on January 25, 2010Here is the Clerk's transfer list for the week ending January 22, 2010. It is two pages long. One...
Ind. Courts - "Senate bill intended to crack down on Marion County's traffic court"
Posted on January 25, 2010Updating this ILB from Dec. 8, headed "Lawsuit challenges Indianapolis traffic court fines," and the last line of this entry...
Ind. Gov't. - More on "Ky., Ind. appliance rebate plans approved"
Posted on January 25, 2010The ILB concluded this December 11, 2009 entry with:So Hoosiers who have been holding off on buying a new dishwasher,...
Courts - "Indiana Crusader Bent on Dismantling Spending Rules"
Posted on January 25, 2010David D. Kirkpatrick of the NY Times reports in a story on p. 1 of today's Times. It begins:WASHINGTON ?...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 1 today (and 3 NFP)
Posted on January 25, 2010For publication opinions today (1): In Charles Receveur v. Edwin Buss, et al., an 8-page opinion, Judge Mathias concludes:Receveur?s petition...
Courts - SCOTUS rules in Briscoe v. Virginia
Posted on January 25, 2010Here is the full opinion:PER CURIAM. We vacate the judgment of the Supreme Court of Virginia and remand the case...
Ind. Decisions - Supreme Court grants transfer in voter ID case [Updated]
Posted on January 25, 2010The ILB has just received word that the Supreme Court this morning has granted transfer in League of Women Voters...
Ind. Courts - "Ex-lawyer sentenced in foreclosure fraud"
Posted on January 25, 2010The Indianapolis Star reported Jan. 20th:A Fishers man was sentenced Tuesday to six months of house arrest and three years'...
Ind. Decisions - Upcoming oral arguments this week and next
Posted on January 25, 2010This week's oral arguments before the Supreme Court (week of 1/25/10): 9:00 AM - State of Indiana v. James...
Courts - Still more on: "Prosecutors in Manhattan ? aware that the legal clock for bringing a case was running out ? devised the novel strategy of indicting the rapist?s DNA"
Posted on January 25, 2010This ILB entry from Nov. 5, 2009 included this quote from The Recorder:At issue in People v. Robinson is whether...
Environment - "Pressure builds as governors seek seat at Obama carp 'summit'"
Posted on January 25, 2010From the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, a story by Dan Egan that begins:The political heat is cranking up on President Barack...
Ind. Decisions - More on: Supreme Court grants transfer in voter ID case
Posted on January 25, 2010Updating this morning's entry on the voter ID case appeal - League of Women Voters v. Rokita, I'm told that...
Law - "On the Lexis and Westlaw of the (Very) Near Future"
Posted on January 25, 2010Interesting. See this entry at WSJ Law Blog....
Environment - "Feds taking look at 'Easterly's pile'"
Posted on January 25, 2010From Gitte Laasby's story in the Sunday Gary Post Tribune begins:Federal officials are investigating a complaint from a Post-Tribune reader...
Ind. Courts - More on: Mishawaka attorney accused of misconduct
Posted on January 24, 2010A Nov. 22, 2008 ILB entry began:Jeff Parrott reports today in the South Bend Tribune in a long story that...
Ind. Courts - Surrogacy law in Indiana
Posted on January 23, 2010For Friday, January 28th, the COA calendar lists the following oral argument:10:30 AM - The Paternity of Infant R. (64A03-0908-JV-367)...
Courts - "Citizens United v. FEC in plain English"
Posted on January 23, 2010From SCOTUSBlog - part of their "plain English" series, by Lisa McElroy....
Law - "On the Isolation of Legal Practice and Suicide"
Posted on January 22, 2010A sobering article today in the WSJ Law Blog about solo or small firm practice. A quote:[T]he profession is increasingly...
Courts - "Judge Stevens bemoans changed court" in campaign finance dissent
Posted on January 22, 2010That is the headline to a story today in USA Today by Joan Biskupic, that begins:WASHINGTON ? When liberal Justice...
Ind. Decisions - No 7th Circuit Indiana opinions today, but one of definite interest yesterday
Posted on January 22, 2010In U.S. v. Mann (ND Ind., Lozano), a 15-page opinion, Judge Rovner writes:Matthew Eric Mann entered a conditional guilty plea...
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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?
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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....








