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Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 0 today (and 2 NFP)
Posted on December 04, 2009For publication opinions today (0): NFP civil opinions today (0): Jeremiah W. v. Jenny W. (NFP) - "Father has demonstrated...
Ind. Decisions - 7th Circuit decides establishment clause case today
Posted on December 04, 2009In Milwaukee Deputy Sheriffs' Ass'n. v. Clarke (ED Wis.), a 14-page opinion, Judge Williams writes:When the Milwaukee County Sheriff...
Environment - "Voices aired on Rockport gasification plant "
Posted on December 04, 2009Updating this ILB entry from Nov. 25th, 2009, Garret Mathews of the Evansville Courier & Press reports today on Thursday's...
Ind. Decisions - No cases granted transfer this week
Posted on December 04, 2009IThe Clerk's transfer list should be available probably Monday. Meanwhile, the ILB has just received notice that no transfers have...
Ind. Decisions - "State Supreme Court upholds a December 2007 wrongful death verdict against Clay Community School Corporation"
Posted on December 04, 2009The Indiana Supreme Court decision Nov. 30th in the case of Clay City Consolidated School Corp. v. Ronna Timberman and...
Ind. Courts - "Sikh sues shuttle operator that wouldn't hire him: Airport contractor won't let drivers work with a beard, turban"
Posted on December 04, 2009Bruce C. Smith reported in the Dec. 3rd Indianapolis Star:A Greenwood man whose Sikh faith requires him to wear a...
Ind. Law - More on "Ex-state rep. Oxley charged over claim"
Posted on December 04, 2009Updating this ILB entry from July 1, 2009, Rick Callahan of the AP reports:INDIANAPOLIS ? The 2008 Democratic candidate for...
Ind. Courts - "Attention Turns To Science In Rape Trial"
Posted on December 04, 2009This lengthy story today in the Warsaw Times-Union, reported by Jen Gibson, caught my eye in light of recent case...
Ind. Law - "Attorney General defends Indiana robo-call law from national political group?s challenge"
Posted on December 04, 2009I suspect that many of you are like me. Now that the No Call List has been in effect, and...
Ind. Law - More on "Surprises" in the 2009 budget continue to be revealed
Posted on December 04, 2009Wasn't it just Tuesday that the ILB posted this entry on yet another surprise that has been hidden in...
Ind. Courts - Still more on "David Camm defense seeks special prosecutor to replace Henderson"
Posted on December 03, 2009Updating this ILB entry from earlier today, this report from WIBC Indianapolis has a few new pieces of information addressing...
Law - Following up on "Concord Online Law School Places Second in National Moot Court Competition"
Posted on December 03, 2009Following up on this ILB entry from July 13, 2009, which ended:The point? Virtual schooling is now accepted at the...
Ind. Courts - Still more on "Group challenges arrests of Notre Dame protesters"
Posted on December 03, 2009Updating this ILB entry from Sept. 10, 2009, which quoted a South Bend Tribune story headed "Defense claimed judge in...
Courts - "Trial of Blogger Accused of Threatening 7th Circuit Judges Opens"
Posted on December 03, 2009Just so you know, a trial with bizarre facts is taking place in Brooklyn. Today's New York Law Journal story...
Law - "?Fear of Falling?: How the U.S. News Rankings Have Changed Law School"
Posted on December 03, 2009Fascinating. The WSJ Law Blog's Ashby Jones' just-posted entry begins:It?s something we all sorta know ? that the law school...
Courts - PACER's $0.08 a page rate adds up in a hurry
Posted on December 03, 2009That is the conclusion from this WIRED story by Ryan Singel, headlined "DOJ Pays $4M a Year to Read Public...
Ind. Courts - More on: Supreme Court weighing use of tests in sentencing
Posted on December 03, 2009Updating this ILB entry from Nov. 16, 2009, which was the latest of a long list of ILB entries on...
Ind. Courts - "Restructuring state courts"
Posted on October 01, 2009The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette has an editorial today on the Indiana Judicial Conference's 27-page plan to improve the Indiana...
Law - Still more on: Maintaining governmental emails in Boston and elsewhere
Posted on October 01, 2009Updating this ILB entry from Sept. 17th, which started with the Boston Globe's report "about a high level city employee...
Ind. Courts - More today on: A bizarre story this afternoon involving the wife of a Marion Superior Court judge
Posted on October 01, 2009Updating this ILB entry from July 1st, Jon Murray of the Indianapolis Star reports today that the "Forgery case will...
Ind. Decisions - Still more on "N.J. man asks Indiana court to reconsider recent ruling regarding twins born to surrogate"
Posted on October 01, 2009Updating yesterday's ILB entry, Tim Evans has this story today in the Indianapolis Star, headed "Twins' adoption must be redone."...
Ind. Decisions - "Ind. court says no warrant needed for DNA test"
Posted on October 01, 2009Yesterday's 2-1 COA decision in Arturo Garcia-Torres v. State of Indiana (ILB summary here) is the subject of a brief...
Courts - Still more on the McDonald v. Chicago cert grant
Posted on October 01, 2009Several of the stories I've read today indicate that McDonald v. Chicago is a different case than NRA v. Chicago....
Courts - The new Supreme Court, 2009 - 2010
Posted on October 01, 2009This USA Today story features a cool photo galley of all the justices - and each photo can be expanded...
Courts - More on the McDonald v. Chicago cert grant
Posted on October 01, 2009Updating yesterday's ILB entry headed "Courts - The SCOTUS has granted cert in a number of cases, including an Indiana...
Ind. Decisions - More on "N.J. man asks Indiana court to reconsider recent ruling regarding twins born to surrogate"
Posted on September 30, 2009Updating this ILB entry from May 9, 2009, in which the Indy Star is quoted as reporting:A New Jersey man...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 3 today (and 11 NFP)
Posted on September 30, 2009For publication opinions today (3): In Arturo Garcia-Torres v. State of Indiana , a 26-page, 2-1 opinion, Judge Bradford writes:Appellant/Defendant...
Ind. Law - "Did an amendment to this year?s state budget open the door to tax refunds for nursing homes across the state?"
Posted on September 30, 2009Following up on this ILB entry from Sept. 24th, quoting from a story by Jennifer Tangeman of the Logansport Pharos-Tribune,...
Ind. Decisions - "Hospital rezoning opponents lose appeal" [Updated]
Posted on September 30, 2009Yesterday's Court of Appeals decision in the case of Liberty Landowners Assn. v. Porter County Commissioners, et al (ILB summary...
Courts - The SCOTUS has granted cert in a number of cases, including an Indiana federal case
Posted on September 30, 2009Includng three from the 7th Circuit, one on the right to bear arms and its application to ordinances prohibiting possession...
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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....








