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Ind. Courts - "Camm lawyers renew special prosecutor request, citing book deal"
Posted on January 06, 2010Ben Zion Hershberg reports this afternoon in the Louisville Courier Journal:Lawyers for David Camm have renewed their request for a...
Law - "Dawn Johnsen On Track For Re-Nomination"
Posted on January 06, 2010"Johnsen On Track For Re-Nomination" is the headline to this story by Andrew Ramonas of Main Justice. But other than...
Ind. Courts - "LaPorte County judge will remain suspended"
Posted on January 06, 2010So reports WSBT-TV South Bend this evening:Prosecutors had claimed [Jennifer Evans Koethe] asked a police officer to get rid of...
Ind. Decisions - Supreme Court decides another ex post facto challenge to sex offender law requirements
Posted on January 06, 2010In Gary M. Hevner v. State, filed late this afternoon, a 6-page, 5-0 opinion, the Supreme Court concludes: "Because of...
Law - "Some foes of health-care bill hope courts will stop legislation"
Posted on January 06, 2010The Washington Post had a long story Sunday, reported by Ben Pershing, that began:Opponents of the health-care reform bill are...
Law - "Dawn Johnsen On Track For Re-Nomination" [Updated]
Posted on January 06, 2010"Johnsen On Track For Re-Nomination" is the headline to this story by Andrew Ramonas of Main Justice. But other than...
Ind. Courts - "Former prosecutor's obstruction trial starts"
Posted on January 05, 2010The trial of suspended LaPorte Superior Court Judge Jennifer L. Evans-Koethe began this week. Here are earlier ILB entries. Today...
Ind. Decisions - One today from Tax Court
Posted on January 05, 2010E.L. & B.L. Holsapple v. Monroe County Assessor is a 5-page opinion. The Holsapples appeared pro se. Judge Fisher writes:The...
Ind. Courts - Appellate Clerk's Officer now authorized to serve orders, notices and opinions via e-mail
Posted on January 05, 2010Effective January 1, 2010, the Indiana Clerk's office will be serving orders, opinions, and notices via email. Below is the...
Ind. Law - "Treaty signed to not resort to robo-calls during 2010 Indiana campaign"
Posted on January 05, 2010A press release this morning from the Indiana AG reports:INDIANAPOLIS ? With the 2010 election season approaching, Indiana Attorney General...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 0 today (and 5 NFP)
Posted on January 05, 2010For publication opinions today (0): NFP civil opinions today (2): In Michael Mitchell and Leonard Love v. Nathan Abbott, et...
Environment - "IDEM fills long-vacant chief-of-staff post, denies agency shakeup"
Posted on January 05, 2010So reports Chris O'Malley of the Indianapolis Business Journal today, supplementing this Gary Post Tribune story from Jan. 2nd, 2010,...
Courts - "DOJ Issues Discovery Guidance for Federal Prosecutors" [Updated]
Posted on January 05, 2010This Blog of Legal Times entry is interesting, particularly as it includes links to the three DOJ memos. The entry...
Environment - "Ontario wants U.S. court to lock out Asian carp"
Posted on January 05, 2010Now come the Canadians. Updating earlier ILB entries, the Toronto Star today has a story today that begins:Ontario wants to...
Courts - "Rules vary on phones in courtrooms"
Posted on January 05, 2010A lengthy AP story in the Omaha World-Herald, dated Jan. 4, 2010, reports:Cell phone policies vary. Rules are stricter in...
Courts - Two federal stories today from the National Law Journal
Posted on January 05, 2010"Slow Going in Senate for DOJ, Judicial Nominees: Only three circuit and nine district judges confirmed last year," is the...
Ind. Decisions - More on: Court of Appeals refuses to step into commitment dispute
Posted on January 05, 2010Updating yesterday's ILB entry, the second plaintiff in the case of Steven Thomas, et al. v. Mitchell E. Roob, Anne...
Ind. Courts - "LaPorte County Judge Koethe's trial in the hands of the jury"
Posted on January 05, 2010Updating this ILB entry from this morning, Dustin Grove of South Bend WSBT-TV reports this evening:The trial of a LaPorte...
Environment - Feds oppose Great Lakes states' suit re Asian Carp
Posted on January 05, 2010In a 53-page memorandum for the United States in opposition to the Michigan motion for a preliminary injunction, the:Solicitor General,...
Ind. Courts - "Judge denies Star motion to unseal search warrants in Durham case"
Posted on January 05, 2010The Indianapolis Star is reporting this afternoon, in a story by John Russell:A federal judge has denied a motion to...
Ind. Courts - "Indiana courts moving toward unified records system: But private firm pushes competing setup" Part I
Posted on January 04, 2010That (excluding the "Part I") is the headline to a lengthy story today by Harold J. Adams of the Louisville...
Courts - "Michigan Supreme Court direction reverses, divide remains"
Posted on January 04, 2010Updating this ILB entry from Dec. 6, 2009, that quoted a story that began "Can the back-biting, name-calling and playground-level...
Ind. Decisions - Transfer list for week ending December 31, 2009
Posted on January 04, 2010There is no Clerk's transfer list for the week ending December 31, 2009....
Environment - "New York Enters Carp Fight"
Posted on January 04, 2010As I wrote in this Dec. 31st entry - "only two Great Lake states [remain] outstanding -- Pennsylvania and New...
Ind. Decisions - Looking back on "Flying J plans can proceed after high court ruling"
Posted on January 04, 2010Updating this ILB entry from Dec. 27, 2009, the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette has a long editorial today, headed "Futile...
Catch-up: What did you miss over the long New Year's weekend from the ILB?
Posted on January 04, 2010Wishing all of you the best in the New Decade! Here is the answer to "What did you miss...
Ind. Decisions - Upcoming oral arguments this week and next
Posted on January 04, 2010This week's oral arguments before the Supreme Court (week of 1/4/10): Next Thursday, January 7th 9:00 AM - Efren...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals refuses to step into commitment dispute
Posted on January 04, 2010Among the many opinions issued by the Court of Appeals before the end of 2009 was Steven Thomas, et al....
Ind. Courts - "Two suits over DCS cuts in subsidies to be linked in federal court"
Posted on January 03, 2010Updating this ILB entry from Dec. 25, 2009 headed "Foster care payments cut by 10 percent," Tim Evans reports today...
Environment - "Fight Against Asian Carp Threatens Fragile Great Lakes Unity "
Posted on January 03, 2010The Sunday NY Times has this story by Monica Davey. The story begins:CHICAGO ? Asian carp, the voracious, nonnative fish...
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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....








