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Ind. Decisions - More on: Indiana Chrysler bankruptcy challenge cert petition being reviewed today
Posted on December 14, 2009Friday the ILB posted this entry, reporting that "the petition in case of Indiana State Police Pension Trust v. Chrysler,...
Ind. Law - "A brief survey of the new amendments to the Indiana Child Support Rules & Guidelines"
Posted on December 14, 2009Michael R. Kohlhaas and James A. Reed of Bingham McHale LLP have written this excellent survey article for this month's...
Ind. Courts - "Clark County judge Dan Moore offers new approach"
Posted on December 14, 2009A long story yesterday by Dan Moss of the Louisville Courier Journal began:As a judicial candidate, Dan Moore was asked...
Courts - Federal judges in the news
Posted on December 14, 2009Two stories today on federal judges: "Federal Judges Push Back Against Recusal Proposals: Congress considers revising rules on judge disqualifications"...
Ind. Courts - "Courthouse restaurant opens new options in Hammond"
Posted on December 14, 2009Sue Ellen Ross reports today in the Gary Post-Tribune:Employees and visitors to the U.S. District Courthouse in Hammond again have...
About this Blog - Please sign on as annual ILB supporter
Posted on December 14, 2009Don't know how you kept up before the Indiana Law Blog? Are you an Indiana Law Blog addict? Does someone...
Law - "A J.D. used to mean a first-class seat on the gravy train. Now? Not so much. Critics say law schools have a duty to warn"
Posted on December 14, 2009"Going to law school? Proceed with caution" is the headline to this story today by Karen Sloan of The National...
Ind. Courts - More on "Casino takes card-counting case to Indiana Supreme Court"
Posted on December 14, 2009A petition to transfer has been filed re the Oct. 30, 2009 Court of Appeals opinion in the case...
Ind. Courts - "Translators speak for many in courtroom"
Posted on December 14, 2009From the story today by Lydia X. McCoy of the Evansville Courier & Press:Circuit Court Judge Carl Heldt has served...
Catch-up: What did you miss over the weekend from the ILB?
Posted on December 14, 2009Here is the answer to "What did you miss over the weekend from the ILB?" From Sunday, Dec. 13,...
Ind. Decisions - Upcoming oral arguments this week and next
Posted on December 14, 2009This week's oral arguments before the Supreme Court (week of 12/14/09): Thursday, December 17th 9:00 AM - Ghosh v. State...
Courts - "Judges confounded by jury's access to cyberspace" What about Indiana?
Posted on December 14, 2009Andrea F. Sieg reported Sunday in the Baltimore Sun:It's TMI - too much information, in the language of the Internet,...
Environment - " Get IndyStar on the go iPhone app & edition | Mobile site | Text alerts | Twitter Indiana regulators ban IPL tree trimming on private land"
Posted on December 14, 2009John Tuohy reports in the Indianapolis Star in a story posted late this morning that begins:State regulators have ordered Indianapolis...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 2 today (and 7 NFP)
Posted on December 14, 2009For publication opinions today (2): In Daniel Kribs v. State of Indiana , a 5-page opinion, Cheif Judge Baker writes:Appellant-defendant...
Law - "A J.D. used to mean a first-class seat on the gravy train. Now? Not so much. Critics say law schools have a duty to warn" [Updated]
Posted on December 14, 2009"Going to law school? Proceed with caution" is the headline to this story today by Karen Sloan of The National...
Ind. Decisions - Still more on: Indiana Chrysler bankruptcy challenge cert petition being reviewed today [Updated again]
Posted on December 14, 2009"Critics Of Chrysler Sale Find Positive In High Court's Order " is headline to this WSJ story by Brent Kendall....
Courts - "Attorneys and experts said court decisions have been "all over the map," offering little clarity to confused school administrators."
Posted on December 14, 2009"For students, a right to be mean online? With schools meting out discipline for what they see as cyber-bullying, some...
Courts - "SCOTUS will rule on privacy of text messages sent on employer-owned devices"
Posted on December 14, 2009David G. Savage of the LA Times has a story today, updating his story from Dec. 12, 2009. Here is...
Courts - "Terrific reporting on prosecutorial declinations and prosecutor elections"
Posted on December 14, 2009That is the heading to this entry today in the Sentencing Law & Policy Blog. After reading the lengthy stories...
Ind. Decisions - Transfer list for week ending December 11, 2009
Posted on December 14, 2009Here is the Clerk's transfer list for the week ending December 11, 2009. It is two pages long. Two...
Law - "Chicago-based firm under fire: Critics say it acts as referral service, a violation of ethics rules; company says its approach similar to Google's"
Posted on December 13, 2009Ameet Sachdev of the Chicago Tribune has this report from Dec. 12th. Here are a few quotes:A Chicago legal marketing...
Ind. Law - "Debt collectors' 'bully' tactics drawing scorn"
Posted on December 13, 2009A story today in the Evansville Courier & Press by Mark Wilson:Using records obtained under the federal Freedom of Information...
Ind. Law - Legislation proposed to remedy Indiana's 2009 golf cart legislation
Posted on December 13, 2009The brief list of bills introduced so far in the Indiana General Assembly includes SB 2, which would remedy faults...
Ind. Gov't. - "State will pilot new welfare application system in Evansville area"
Posted on December 13, 2009Supplementing a long story today by Eric Bradner of the Evansville Courier & Press, featuring Anne Murphy of the FSSA...
Law - NY Times story today on surogacy focuses in part on the Melinger twins
Posted on December 13, 2009Stephanie Saul of the NY Times has a lengthy story today headlined "21st-Century Babies: Building a Baby, With Few Ground...
Ind. Gov't. - "Steering a new course: FSSA leader garnering praise for tough first year"
Posted on December 13, 2009A long story today by Eric Bradner of the Evansville Courier & Press, featuring Anne Murphy, head of Indiana's human...
Ind. Courts - "The children?s judge: Allen County Juvenile court?s Pratt makes sound changes to benefit families"
Posted on December 13, 2009Karen Francisco, editorial writer at the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, writes today about Judge Charles F. Pratt?s work in the...
Ind. Gov't. - More on: Daniels appoints child services ombudsman
Posted on December 13, 2009Updating this ILB entry from Nov 13, 2009, Tim Evans reports today in the Indianapolis Star under the heading "New...
Courts - "Louisville's Jewish Hospital quietly drops suit against lawyers"
Posted on December 12, 2009The ILB had a number of entries in May of 2007 under the heading "Jewish Hospital sues lawyers who unsuccessfully...
Ind. Courts - More on: Supreme Court issues writ re Clark Circuit Judge Daniel E. Moore
Posted on December 12, 2009A story by Matt Thacker of the Jeffersonville News & Tribune dated Dec. 11th gives some background to this ILB...
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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....








