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Ind. Gov't. - Public Access Counselor moves on, to Indiana Department of Education; no successor named
Posted on August 20, 2009Robert Annis of the Indianapolis Star reports this afternoon:Indiana¹s top public records watchdog is leaving her job to take a...
Ind. Decisions - Another 7th Circuit post-Heller gun ruling
Posted on August 20, 2009The decision is Justice v. Town of Cicero (ND Ill), written by Judge Wood (joined by Judges Tinder and...
Law - More on: "New appraisal rules raise many concerns"
Posted on August 19, 2009"New appraisal rules raise many concerns" was the headline to a story by Nicole Blake of the Indianapolis Star, dated...
Courts - "After Settlement in Amtrak Case, Opinions Erased From Lexis and Westlaw"
Posted on August 19, 2009Shannon P. Duffy of The Legal Intelligencer reports today in a lengthy article. Here are some quotes:Ordinarily, the decision to...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 0 today (and 13 NFP)
Posted on August 19, 2009For publication opinions today (0): NFP civil opinions today (2): Fouchard Guillaume and Christine Guillaume v. Hall Farms, Inc. and...
Ind. Gov't - "I-69 project: Can state finish what it started?"
Posted on August 19, 2009I actually thought the Indianapolis Star was for the currenlty planned I-69 route to Evansville, before it was against it....
Courts - "Judge rules blogger's identity must be revealed"; differing viewpoints
Posted on August 19, 2009The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press site has this brief story:A blogger lost his bid to keep his...
Ind. Law - "IPS wants to put an end to students' sexting"
Posted on August 19, 2009Ken Kosky's NWI Times' "It's the Law" column June 15th, looked at "sexting" -- the ILB entry includes links to...
Courts - "Astor Trial Plods On, Trying the Patience of Many "
Posted on August 19, 2009Adding to this long list of earlier Brooke Astor estate trial entries, this story, by A. G. Sultzberger and John...
Courts - More on "Two Kentucky diet-drug lawyers permanently disbarred"
Posted on August 19, 2009Updating this Oct. 24, 2008 ILB entry, that headline wasn't the half of it. This story yesterday from the Lexington...
Ind. Decisions - "Indiana Supreme Court asked for clarity on local sex offender restrictions"
Posted on August 19, 2009"Ruling in Plainfield's case considered key for Indiana communities with similar rules" was the headline to a story Sept. 25,...
Ind. Decisions - Transfer list for week ending August 14, 2009 not yet available
Posted on August 18, 2009Still waiting on the Clerk's Transfer List for the week ending August 14th. As noted in this entry from August...
Environment - "'Chicken underground' emerges in Indiana"
Posted on August 18, 2009Bob Scott reports in the Indianapolis Star:Gay-Ellen Stulp and Stephany Miskunas are lobbying the Lafayette City Council to allow them...
Courts - "Va. Rushes To Address Ruling on Analysts: Drug-Case Demands Have Strained State Lab"
Posted on August 18, 2009Still pending before the Indiana Supreme Court are two cases which may turn on the SCOTUS ruling June 25th in...
Ind. Decisions - One Indiana case decided by 7th Circuit today; plus an Illinois case of interest
Posted on August 18, 2009In U.S. v. Foster (SD Ind., Judge Young), a 6-page opinion, Judge Cudahy writes:Darryl Foster pleaded guilty to violating...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 2 today (and 4 NFP)
Posted on August 18, 2009For publication opinions today (2): In Myers Blaker v. Ronald Young, II, M.D., and Indianapolis Neurosurgical Group, a 14-page, 2-1...
Ind. Courts - More on "A call for a moratorium on executions"
Posted on August 18, 2009Updating this ILB entry from August 9th, Jon Murray has a story today in the Indianapolis Star headed "Activists again...
Ind. Decisions - Brief filed in response to AG's July 27th petition for rehearing in David Camm case
Posted on August 18, 2009Updating this ILB entry from July 28, which includes a link to the AG's petition for rehearing, and this entry...
Ind. Courts - "Judge Morton retired: Have garden, will travel"
Posted on August 18, 2009Sarah O. Wilson's lengthy Aug. 15th story in the Rochester Sentinel begins:After 30 years as judge of Fulton Circuit Court,...
Ind. Courts - "Defendant will serve prison time under credit restriction, a recent Indiana law that states certain crimes can't receive the usual time off for good behavior"
Posted on August 18, 2009James D. Wolf Jr. reports in the Gary Post-Tribune, in a story that begins:VALPARAISO -- A man who moved from...
Ind. Decisions - Upcoming oral arguments this week and next
Posted on August 17, 2009This week's oral arguments before the Supreme Court (week of 8/17/09): None currently scheduled. Thursday, July 2nd 9:00 AM...
Ind. Courts - "Dearborn Judge Introduces New Court For Addicts"
Posted on August 17, 2009Southeast Indiana's Eagle News 99.3 FM has this story today by Mike Perleberg:(Lawrenceburg, IN) - A Dearborn County judge has...
Law - Prof. Dawn Johnsen to teach course this semester at IU Maurer School of Law
Posted on August 17, 2009So reports The Blog of Legal Times this afternoon. A quote:Dawn Johnsen is making a tentative return to the classroom...
Ind. Law - Golf carts update
Posted on August 17, 2009Starting off with this eye-catching story from the August 15th Gary Post Tribune, reported by Jon Seidel:GARY -- Police arrested...
Ind. Decisions - Interesting procedural decision in Illinois case by Judge Tinder
Posted on August 17, 2009In Eskridge v. Cook County (ND Ill.), a 9-page opinion, Judge Tinder writes:After their daughter tragically died of pneumonia,...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 3 today (and 6 NFP)
Posted on August 17, 2009For publication opinions today (3): In Subhen Ghosh v. Indiana State Ethics Commission and Office of the Inspector General [argued...
Not Law but Interesting - Illinois Citizens Utility Board
Posted on August 17, 2009This is cool. I don't think Indiana has an equivalent. It is discussed in this Chicago Sun-Times story today, headed...
Ind. Law - It's the Law: "Ignoring school bus stops more than infraction"
Posted on August 17, 2009Ken Kosky's "It's the Law" column in the NWI Times this week looks at school zone speeding and other school...
Ind. Decisions - "Oak Park annexation protestors say attorneys failed their case"
Posted on August 16, 2009David A. Mann reports in the Jeffersonville News & Tribune:The plaintiffs in a remonstrance case against Jeffersonville?s Oak Park annexation...
Ind. Decisions - Still more on "Apparently there are all sorts of surprises in the special session budget"
Posted on August 16, 2009Updating this ILB entry from Aug. 13th, the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette today has a feature on Janes Payne. Some...
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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....








