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Ind. Decisions - Transfer list for week ending August 28, 2009
Posted on August 31, 2009Here is the Clerk's transfer list for the week ending August 28, 2009. It is one page long. No transfers...
Courts - "A.C.L.U. Lawyers Mine Documents for Truth "
Posted on August 31, 2009Scott Shane had this lengthy story August 29th in the NY Times. It began:WASHINGTON ? In the spring of 2003,...
Courts - "You don?t see newspapers fighting to open court proceedings the way they used to, and people are starting to notice"
Posted on August 31, 2009That is the lede to this column today by Adam Liptak of the NY Times. Some quotes from this important...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 2 today (and 8 NFP)
Posted on August 31, 2009For publication opinions today (2): In City of New Haven Board of Zoning Appeals v. Flying J, Inc. , Judge...
Ind. Decisions - "Court's trail confusing on sex offender rights"
Posted on August 31, 2009The Richmond Palladium-Item ran this editorial on August 30th:The Indiana Supreme Court ruled this summer that an offender who owned...
Ind. Law - "Mediation not about feeling good; it?s about making good decisions"
Posted on August 31, 2009Nicole Brooks had this story yesterday ($$) in the Bloomington Herald-Times that begins:Mediation is not ?feel good? work, said David...
Ind. Decisions - Upcoming oral arguments this week and next
Posted on August 31, 2009This week's oral arguments before the Supreme Court (week of 8/31/09): Thursday, September 3rd 9:00 AM - David A....
Ind. Law - Continuing on with: "Apparently there are all sorts of surprises in the special session budget"; my thoughts
Posted on August 30, 2009This week's issue of the highly-respected, subscription-only newsletter, Indiana Legislative Insight, includes this story: The Indiana Law Blog points...
Ind. Gov't. - "Local disasters prompt Clark County to seek ideas to back up documents"
Posted on August 30, 2009From the New Albany News & Tribune:The Clark County Public Records Commission held a meeting Thursday to hear a proposal...
Courts - SCOTUS will hear case next month, preceding the "First Monday in October"
Posted on August 30, 2009"Supreme Court to Revisit ?Hillary? Documentary" is the headline to this Adam Liptak story today in the NY Times. A...
Ind. Gov't. - "The Indianapolis Public School Board adopted the district's $448 million budget this week, but don't ask board members for too much detail -- they never saw the actual budget before voting on it"
Posted on August 30, 2009It gets worse. From today's "Behind Closed Doors" column in the Indanapolis Star:The Indianapolis Public School Board adopted the district's...
Environment - Wind turbines "can appear on Doppler radar like a violent storm or even a tornado"
Posted on August 30, 2009From the AP, a story that begins:SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- Wind farms have been blamed for disrupting the lives of...
Ind. Decisions - More on: "Judges deal double defeat to songwriter who sued Lake tourism bureau"
Posted on August 29, 2009Updating this ILB entry from August 5th, Steve Schmadeke of the Chicago Tribune has a lengthy story, dated Aug. 30th,...
Ind. Gov't. - Allen County's ordinances online
Posted on August 28, 2009From WOWO 1190 AM:Allen County has teamed up with IPFW's Helmke Library to put the entire county code online. The...
Ind. Decisions - "Court drops abuse suit against Fort Wayne. diocese"
Posted on August 28, 2009This AP alleged priest abuse story is about a different lawsuit than those that have appeared previously in the ILB....
Courts - "D.C. Circuit Tosses FCC Rule Capping Cable Subscribers"
Posted on August 28, 2009Take a look at this just-posted entry from the Blog of Legal Times....
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 5 today (and 9 NFP)
Posted on August 28, 2009For publication opinions today (5): In Annette Baker v. Heartland Food Corporation , a 9-page opinion, Judge Najam writes:Annette Baker...
Ind. Decisions - 7th Circuit issues one Indiana opinion today
Posted on August 28, 2009In Cruz v. Safford (SD Ind., Judge McKinney), a 10-page opinion, Judge Bauer writes:Oscar Cruz, an inmate at the...
Ind. Courts - Summit on Racial Disparities in the Juvenile Justice System
Posted on August 28, 2009The Summit on Racial Disparities in the Juvenile Justice System, held yesterday in Indianapolis, is the subject of a report...
Ind. Decisions - "High court denies Gary casino appeal: Ruling clears way for trial of casino mogul's lawsuit against city"
Posted on August 28, 2009As I wrote in this entry Monday when posting the August 21st transfer list:There look to be several other denials...
Ind. Decisions - "Seventh Circuit enforces requirement that district judges address non-frivolous sentencing arguments"
Posted on August 28, 2009That is the heading to this entry posted yesterday by Prof. Douglas Berman of the Sentencing Law and Policy Blog...
Ind. Gov't. - "Sex Registry Costs Increasing But Can't Be Cut "
Posted on August 27, 2009That is the headline to this August 26th story by Patrick Fazio, available via MyWabashValley.com:As local governments work to balance...
Ind. Decisions - An interesting non-Indiana opinion today from 7th Circuit
Posted on August 27, 2009In Federal Trade Commission v. Kevin Trudeau (ND Ill.), a 55-page opinion, Judge Tinder writes:If you have a problem, chances...
Ind. Courts - "Marion County Clerk?s office now accepting credit cards"
Posted on August 27, 2009From a press release:INDIANAPOLIS ? Marion County Clerk Beth White announced today that the Clerk?s office is now accepting credit...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 0 today (and 6 NFP)
Posted on August 27, 2009For publication opinions today (0): NFP civil opinions today (2): In In the Paternity of C.B. & C.R.; J.R. v....
Ind. Decisions - Another NFP COA decision reclassified
Posted on August 27, 2009The case is Carla Cunningham v. Review Board - NFP opinion issued 6/18/09; Appellee's motion for publication filed 7/16/09; Appellant's...
Ind. Courts - "Time might not be on Delaware County Prosecutor Mark McKinney's side"
Posted on August 27, 2009So announces the Muncie Star-Press in what appears to be a "teaser" leading to an "in print only" story. It...
Ind. Courts - Anonymous letter causes Knox County judge to step down from case
Posted on August 27, 2009Jenny Peter of the Vincennes Sun-Commercial has a lengthy report re Knox County Superior Court Judge Tim Crowley's decision. Some...
Ind. Gov't. - "St. Joseph County to crack down on homestead exemption cheats"
Posted on August 27, 2009Troy Kehoe of WSBT 2, South Bend, has this long story today. Here are some quotes:ST. JOSEPH COUNTY ? St....
Environment - Superfund site in Evansvlle; Indianapolis wins judgment for cleanup costs
Posted on August 26, 2009From the August 23rd Evansville Courier & Press, this story by Mark Wilson. It begins:Some of Evansville's oldest and...
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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....








