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Environment - "A European wind is blowing across east central Indiana"
Posted on December 18, 2009That is the headline to a lengthy story today by Seth Slabaugh of the Muncie Star-Press. Some quotes:MUNCIE -- East...
Ind. Law - "It's the Law" - Defunct?
Posted on December 18, 2009One of the ILB's favorite columns has been Ken Kosky's weekly column in the NWI Times, "It's the Law." Here...
Ind. Courts - Even more on "Madison Co. prosecutor denies alleged misconduct"
Posted on December 18, 2009Updating this ILB entry from Nov. 19, 2009, Rodney Richey of the Anderson Herald Bulletin reported Dec. 17th in a...
Ind. Decisions - 7th Circuit issues one Indiana decision Dec. 17; certifying question to our Supreme Court
Posted on December 18, 2009In Larry Storie v. Randy's Auto Sales (SD Ind., Judge Lawrence), a 16-page opinion, Judge Cudahy writes:In 2004, Larry...
Indiana Courts - "Kelley said he couldn't close the courtroom, but he could make the proceedings 'confidential,' which he did, and then cleared the room"
Posted on December 18, 2009Lydia X. McCoy reports today in the Evansville Courier & Press:A Warrick County judge on Thursday ruled the juvenile court...
Ind. Gov't. - "What St. Vincent Health paid to sponsor school stadium is trade secret" [Updated]
Posted on December 18, 2009That is the headline to this story today by Mark Ambrogi of the Indianapolis Star. The ILB was unable to...
Ind. Decisions - One case granted transfer today [Updated]
Posted on December 18, 2009Transfer was granted today in one case:Roger Brown v. State of Indiana -- 12S02-0912-CR-560Unfortunately, "Roger Brown" is a common name...
Ind. Decisions - Two justices write dissent today from denial of transfer
Posted on December 18, 2009Mercho Roushdi Shoemaker Dilley Thoraco Vascular Corp. v. James W. Blatchford, III, M.D., and Eve G. Cieutat, M.D. - Chief...
Ind. Decisions - Supreme Court decides two today
Posted on December 18, 2009Thomas A. Armfield v. State of Indiana, a 10-page, 5-0 opinion, Justice Sullivan writes:This case requires us to resolve the...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 5 today (and 7 NFP)
Posted on December 18, 2009For publication opinions today (5): Alisha Vanderlinden v. State of Indiana - "To prove endangerment, the State presented evidence that...
Environment - Still more on: Great Lakes losing even more water via St. Clair River
Posted on December 17, 2009Updating this ILB entry from Sept. 11, 2009, the controversy continues about what is causing the lowering of the water...
Ind. Courts - "Five lawsuits connected to Gabriele estate are pending"
Posted on December 17, 2009Updating earlier ILB entries related to the estate of Philip and Marcella Gabriele, the South Bend Tribune's Alicia Gallegos reported...
Ind. Courts - "Self-styled vampire jailed for threatening Judge Certo"
Posted on December 17, 2009This AP story is in both the Washington Post and the Indy Star. Some quotes:INDIANAPOLIS -- A man who claims...
Ind. Courts - "Gun lawsuit misfires over clerical error"
Posted on December 17, 2009The subheading of Jon Murray's story today in the Indianapolis Star is "Wrong amendment cited in man's case challenging city's...
Ind. Gov't. - "Animal Control Board meetings to be televised: Mayor overrules the chairman of the Animal Control Board"
Posted on December 17, 2009From Heather Gillers story today in the Indianapolis Star:Public access television cameras will be invited back into Animal Control Board...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 8 today (and 11 NFP)
Posted on December 17, 2009For publication opinions today (8): Randy Tony v. Elkhart County - "Viewing the evidence in a light most favorable to...
Ind. Courts - "Camm lawyers seek new site for third trial"
Posted on December 16, 2009Ben Zion Hershberg reports in the Louisville Courier Journal:Lawyers for David Camm have requested a new location for his third...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 0 today (and 11 NFP)
Posted on December 16, 2009For publication opinions today (0): NFP civil opinions today (3): Carol K. Fred v. Maurice M. Fred (NFP) - "[Prp...
Ind. Decisons - Tax Court issues one opinion, a NFP, today
Posted on December 16, 2009In George M. Moffett v. Indiana Dept. of Local Government Finance (NFP), an 11-page opinion, Judge Fisher writes:On September 11,...
Law - "If Tiger and Elin Split, How Might They Divvy Up the Goods?"
Posted on December 16, 2009Ashby Jones of the WSJ Law Blog has this interesting read this afternoon....
Ind. Courts - "Attorney quits practice, leaving clients in lurch"
Posted on December 16, 2009Jeff Parrott reports this afternoon on the South Bend Tribune website in a long story:The Indiana Supreme Court has suspended...
Ind. Courts - Commission on Judicial Qualifications files disciplinary charges against suspended Bicknell City Court Judge
Posted on December 16, 2009Updating earlier ILB entries on the suspension of Knox County City Court Judge David Andrew Moreland, the Supreme Court has...
Courts - "Kirkland Partner Slapped With Dismissal and Judge's Rebuke for Filing Misstep"
Posted on December 15, 2009Understanding this "jurisdictional misstep" is above my pay grade, but it did happen in our circuit ... Some quotes from...
Law - "Michigan holds the eyebrow-raising distinction of having the highest ratio of its citizens on a state sex offender registry"
Posted on December 15, 2009Some quotes from a story in yesterday's Michigan Messenger, reported by David Alire Garcia:With over 45,100 names and faces on...
Courts - "Though the legal issue in the case concerns only text messaging in government workplaces, the Supreme Court?s decision may provide some hints about its attitude toward privacy in the Internet era more generally"
Posted on December 15, 2009So writes Adam Liptak of the NY Times in this Dec. 14th article headed "Supreme Court Takes Texting Case." See...
Environment - Don't forget to order the 2009 Edition of the Indiana Environmental Statutes
Posted on December 15, 2009The 2009 edition of the Indiana Environmental Statutes, edited by Marcia J. Oddi, is now available. The 2009 edition of...
Ind. Gov't. - "Move to National ID Cards Delayed"
Posted on December 15, 2009The ILB has had a number of entries on the Real ID program, particularly in reference to the new requirements...
Courts - Ohio Supreme Court rules warrant required for cell phone searches [Updated]
Posted on December 15, 2009Stephen Majors AP story begins:COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Police officers must obtain a search warrant before searching the contents of...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 5 today (and 6 NFP)
Posted on December 15, 2009For publication opinions today (5): In Richard Patrick Wilson and Billy Don Wilson v. Gene Isaacs, Sheriff of Cass Co.,...
Ind. Decisions - Supreme Court decides one today
Posted on December 15, 2009In Babes Showclub, Jaba, Inc. and James B. Altman v. Patrick Lair and Lisa Lair, a 10-page, 5-0 opinion, Justice...
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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
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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?
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....








