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Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 0 today (and 2 NFP)
Posted on September 14, 2009For publication opinions today (0): NFP civil opinions today (0): NFP criminal opinions today (0): Joshua Scott v. State of...
Ind. Decisions - Supreme Court grants a number of transfers
Posted on September 14, 2009The ILB has received notice that the following cases were granted transfer on Friday, September 11, 2009 (more details to...
Ind. Courts - "Lesbians' petition is denied because Indiana doesn't recognize their marriage"
Posted on September 14, 2009Jon Murray has a lengthy and comprehensive story today on the issue. A few quotes:Gay and lesbian couples from Indiana...
Ind. Gov't. - More on: Some upcoming legislative committee meetings
Posted on September 14, 2009Updating yesterday's ILB entry, which focused on issues being examined at the upcoming meetings of the legislative interim Commission on...
Courts - More on "Justices Asked to Weigh Free Speech vs. License Plates"
Posted on September 14, 2009Updating this ILB entry from April 27th, SCOTUSBlog today selects the 7th Circuit decision Choose Life Illinois, Incorporated, et al....
Ind. Courts - More on: "Time might not be on Delaware County Prosecutor Mark McKinney's side"
Posted on September 14, 2009This August 27th ILB entry includes this quote from the Muncie Star-Press:Supporters of the beleaguered prosecutor are presumably praying the...
Law - Two with Hoosier connections featured by ABA Journal
Posted on September 13, 2009The ILB has had a long list of entries on Carl Malamud. Now the ABA Journal is featuring him as...
Courts - "Federal judge rejects LCJ?s bid to block enforcement of city?s anti-litter ordinance"
Posted on September 13, 2009Sean Rose reports in the Sept. 12th Louisville Courier Journal - some quotes:A federal judge has rejected The Courier-Journal's effort...
Ind. gov't. - Stories about access to information in Fort Wayne
Posted on September 13, 2009"City eyes court battle for I&M data: Litigation next step in quest for info on utility system, consultant says" is...
Law - "Legal ethics experts say that collisions between the freewheeling ways of the Internet and the tight boundaries of legal discourse are inevitable"
Posted on September 13, 2009"Legal Battle Plays Out: Online Attitude vs. Rules of the Bar" is the headline to this lengthy Sept. 12th story...
Ind. Gov't - "State no longer holds all cards"
Posted on September 13, 2009Niki Kelly of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette has a lengthy (and oddly unparagraphed) story today on what looks to...
Environment - "North Judson attorney argues for environment"
Posted on September 13, 2009Jeff Manes of the Gary Post-Tribune has a lengthy interview today with Marty Lucas - a quote:Martin Robert Lucas is...
Ind. Gov't. - Some upcoming legislative committee meetings
Posted on September 13, 2009The Indiana Commission on Courts, a legislative commission, will hold its first meeting this interim on Oct. 1st. The Agenda...
Courts - "State of Washington federal judge shields signatures in gay-rights referendum"
Posted on September 13, 2009Jesse McKinley reports today in the NY Times in a story that includes the following:SAN FRANCISCO ? Come November, Washington...
Environment - "Turning to Windmills, but Resistance Lingers: Court Ruling Highlights Odds Against Them"
Posted on September 13, 2009Adding again to this long list of earlier wind turbine stories, the NY Times' Abby Goodnough has this long story...
Ind. Courts - More on: LaPorte County judge threatens attorney with jail
Posted on September 12, 2009Updating this Sept. 6th ILB entry, the Michigan City News-Dispatch reported Sept. 11th:MICHIGAN CITY - Accused murderer Shawn Kelley's defense...
Ind. Gov't - Still more on: "Petitions U.S. Supreme Court, Seeks Equitable Compensation for Indiana Funds Affected by Chrysler, LLC Bankruptcy"
Posted on September 12, 2009Updating this ILB entry from Sept. 6th, Lyle Denniston of SCOTUSBlog has this long entry today on the new petition...
Ind. Gov't. - Still more on "Lights Out at the Penitentiary: Strapped States are Shutting Prisons"
Posted on September 12, 2009Updating this ILB entry from Sept. 7, Jonathan Saltzman and Peter Schworm of the Boston Globe report today in a...
Environment - More on: City of Richmond may soon own contaminated Dana site
Posted on September 12, 2009Updating this long list of ILB entries on cleanup of the bankrupt Dana Corp.'s Angola and Richmond sites, Bill Engle...
Courts - "7th Circuit Chief Judge Calls for Loosening of Sentencing Guidelines"
Posted on September 12, 2009Lynne Marek has this report in The National Law Journal, dated Sept. 14th. It begins:Judge Frank Easterbrook urged the U.S....
Ind. Courts - "Chief Floyd County probation officer cited in sexual harassment lawsuit"
Posted on September 12, 2009Daniel Suddeath reports in the New Albany News & Tribune in a long story that begins:Chief Floyd County probation officer...
Environment - More on "EPA to Scrutinize Permits for Mountaintop-Removal Mining"
Posted on September 12, 2009Updating this ILB entry from March 25th, Tim Huber reports today in USA Today in a story that begins:CHARLESTON, W.Va....
Ind. Courts - "Clark Circuit Court to hold night sessions"
Posted on September 12, 2009Chris Quay has this report in the Louisville Courier Journal. Some quotes:For the first time, Clark Circuit Court will offer...
Not law but important - "A Virtual Revolution Is Brewing for Colleges"
Posted on September 12, 2009This article in the Sunday Washington Post, written by Zephyr Teachout, deserves close reading. It begins:Students starting school this year...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 3 today (and 15 NFP)
Posted on September 11, 2009For publication opinions today (3): In Brian B. Baldwin v. Tippecanoe Land & Cattle Company , a 6-page opinion, Judge...
Ind. Decisions - Two Indiana decisions today from 7th Circuit
Posted on September 11, 2009In Khem Bissessur v. IU Board of Trustees (SD Ind., Judge Barker), a 9-page opinion, the Supreme Court's Iqbal...
Enviroment - "Porter County readies wind mill ordinance: Move spurred by firm that wants to put towers between Kouts-LaCrosse"
Posted on September 11, 2009Updating this ILB entry from August 15th headed "NW Indiana counties stop residents' wind tower ventures," and adding to this...
Courts - "Blogging Assistant PD Accused of Revealing Secrets of Little-Disguised Clients"
Posted on September 11, 2009Debra Cassens Weiss of the ABA Journal has this interesting story that begins:A former Illinois assistant public defender?s blog musings...
Environment - More on: Great Lakes losing even more water via St. Clair River
Posted on September 11, 2009Updating this ILB entry from July 26th, Dan Egan of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports today in a story headed...
Ind. Decisions - More on "Lap-Band Surgery to be Covered By Pizza Shop"
Posted on September 11, 2009In this entry on Sept. 1st, the ILB reported that the August 6th COA decision in PS2, LLC, D/B/A Boston's...
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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....








