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Ind. Gov't. - Still more on: Daniels' welfare privatization: Too big to fail? Shouldn't we be working on a Plan B?
Posted on September 26, 2009Updating this ILB entry from Sept. 22nd, a number of stories today cover yesterday's testimony of Family and Social Services...
Ind. Courts - Yet more on "Lawyer ordered before judge on contempt issue"
Posted on September 25, 2009Updating yesterday's ILB entry, this afternoon KICKS 96 reports:The Wayne County Prosecutor?s Office has filed its response to an offer...
Ind. Gov't. - State funding now follows the student, and this makes a big difference
Posted on September 25, 2009"More students are crossing district lines: Families take advantage of change in state law that slashed cost of attending another...
Ind. Decisions - Another NFP COA decision reclassified
Posted on September 25, 2009The case is Antoine Sanders v. State of Indiana (49A02-0901-CR-31) - 2-1 NFP opinion issued 9/15/09; Ordered published on Court's...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 0 today (and 3 NFP)
Posted on September 25, 2009For publication opinions today (0): NFP civil opinions today (2): In the Marriage of D.L.C. v. S.C. n/k/a S.L. (NFP)...
Ind. Courts - "Trial about St. Joseph County judge's mandate order ends"
Posted on September 25, 2009Updating this ILB entry from Sept. 24th, Margaret Fosmoe of the South Bend Tribune reports today:St. Joseph County residents will...
Ind. Decisions - Still more on "IHSAA appealing Jasmine Watson ruling"
Posted on September 25, 2009Yesterday's 2-1 COA opinion in the case of IHSAA v. Jasmine S. Watson (see ILB summary here) is the subject...
Ind. Gov't. - "Panel ponders nuclear plant rates: Utilities want to charge customers from project onset"
Posted on September 25, 2009Updating these two entries (9/13 and 9/14) on the then-upcoming meeting of the legislative Regulatory Flexability Committee, Niki Kelly of...
Ind. Courts - More on: "Lesbians' petition is denied because Indiana doesn't recognize their marriage"
Posted on September 25, 2009Updating this ILB entry from Sept. 14th, quoting from a lengthy and comprehensive Indianapolis Star story by Jon Murray, this...
Law - Lawyers blogging critically about judges; students mocking teachers online
Posted on September 25, 2009Those are the topics of two new Findlaw articles: "Should Lawyers Be Allowed to Blog Critically About Judges?" by Julie...
Ind. Decisions - Supreme Court decides Pendergrass v. State
Posted on September 24, 2009In Richard Pendergrass v. State of Indiana, an 18-page 3-2 opinion, Chief Justice Shepard writes:Richard Pendergrass was convicted of two...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 4 today (and 13 NFP)
Posted on September 24, 2009For publication opinions today (4): Indiana High School Athletic Association v. Jasmine S. Watson and South Bend Community School Corporation...
Ind. Decisions - More on "IHSAA appealing Jasmine Watson ruling"
Posted on September 24, 2009Updating this ILB entry from Jan. 24th, which quoted a South Bend Tribune story that began:The Indiana High School Athletic...
Ind. Law - More on: Words matter, regardless of a legislator's, or legislature's, intent
Posted on September 24, 2009Just yesterday the ILB posted this lengthy entry, detailing imprecise language in the voter ID law, the property tax caps,...
Ind. Courts - Still more on "Lawyer ordered before judge on contempt issue"
Posted on September 24, 2009Updating this ILB entry from August 8th, Bill Engle of the Richmond Palladium-Item reports today:Indianapolis attorney Sarah Nagy has once...
Courts - "How does the concept of plain view apply to the modern technology of a computer?"
Posted on September 24, 2009This ILB entry from August 26th looked at the Ninth Circuit's new computer search and seizure decision in United States...
Ind. Courts - More on "Judge Nemeth vs. St. Joseph County trial under way"
Posted on September 24, 2009Margaret Fosmoe of the South Bend Tribune has an expanded version of yesterday's story in today's paper....
Ind. Courts - More on: Madison Circuit Court Judge Fredrick R. Spencer is resigning effective September 25, 2009
Posted on September 24, 2009Updating yesterday's ILB entry, this story from the Anderson Herald Bulletin, reported by Aleasha Sandley, provides additional information: Madison Circuit...
Ind. Decisions - More on: Supreme Court's call for amicus briefs in sentencing case answered
Posted on September 24, 2009Updating this Sept. 6th ILB entry re the Supreme Court's call for amicus briefs in the case of Anthony Malenchik...
Ind. Decisions - One case granted transfer Sept. 24th
Posted on September 24, 2009The Clerk's transfer list should be available sometime tomorrow or perhaps not until Monday. Meanwhile, the ILB has received notice...
Ind. Courts - Brinkman will serve as pro temp of the Madison Circuit Court
Posted on September 24, 2009Supreme Court appoints Judge Pro Temp:The Indiana Supreme Court is appointing Senior Judge Jack L. Brinkman to serve as Judge...
Ind. Courts - "Judge Nemeth vs. St. Joseph County trial under way"
Posted on September 23, 2009The South Bend Tribune reports this afternoon:A trial is under way today that will decide whether St. Joseph County Probate...
Ind. Decisions - Of interest 7th Circuit bankruptcy opinion today
Posted on September 23, 2009In In re Bruce S. Smith, M.D., a 28-page opinion, Judge Rovner writes:When defendant-appellant Dr. Bruce S. Smith filed...
Ind. Law - Words matter, regardless of a legislator's, or legislature's, intent
Posted on September 23, 2009An important editorial today in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette:Controversy over two key state laws adopted in recent years serves...
Ind. Courts - More on: "The public can now be the judge of whether a former South Bend Police officer used excessive force while arresting a man after a high speed chase"
Posted on September 23, 2009Updating this ILB entry from yesterday, in South Bend different viewers are having different (ILB - Rashomon-like?) reactions to "city...
Environment - "Hog Lawsuits Raising Stink in Missouri"
Posted on September 23, 2009Bill Draper of the AP reports on agricultural nuisance. (For earlier ILB entries on the topic, see this list.) Sme...
Ind. Decisions - SCOTUS considered likely to approve cert grant in Indiana sex offender case
Posted on September 23, 2009Listed today on SCOTUSblog's "Petitions to Watch for the Conference of 9.29.09 (Part II)" is the 7th Circuit opinion in...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 1 today (and 9 NFP)
Posted on September 23, 2009For publication opinions today (1): In Ronald N. Rennaker, Patricia A. Rennaker, Richard W. Pape, Jr., Karen M. Pape and...
Ind. Decisions - Another NFP COA decision reclassified
Posted on September 23, 2009The case is Casimir Szpunar v. State of Indiana (49A02-0812-CR-1136 ) - NFP opinion issued 7/16/09; Appellant's motion for publication...
Ind. Courts - Indianapolis Bar Ass'n weighs in on Governor's criticism of COA opinion and judge
Posted on September 23, 2009The ILB has just received this statement of James H. Voyles, Jr., President of the Association:Judicial independence is the cornerstone...
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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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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....
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