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Ind. Law - New golf cart law, as amended, may work a hardship on those outside Culver town limits
Posted on August 05, 2009Here is what Jeff Kenney, Citizen editor, writes in the July 30th Culver Citizen, under the heading "Golf cart conundrum."...
Ind. Courts - Plan to move office of Starke County Prosecutor from the basement of the jail to the second floor of the court house
Posted on August 05, 2009WKVI Daily News has this report today:Yesterday www.wkvi.com had a chance to read the perspective of Starke County Commissioner Dan...
Ind. Courts - More on: Managing the electronic communication revolution in the Indiana courtroom
Posted on August 04, 2009In this ILB entry from July 25th, I quoted from an article in the New York Law Journal that: "Attorneys...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 2 today (and 12 NFP)
Posted on August 04, 2009For publication opinions today (2): In Joseph Balagtas and Federated Mutual Ins. Co. v. Harry Joe Bishop , a 12-page...
Ind. Courts - "Evansville student is among 30 participating in an Indiana Supreme Court summer program for those interested in law school"
Posted on August 04, 2009The Evansville Courier & Press reports:Tanisha Carothers, a 2005 graduate of North High School and a 2009 graduate of Tennessee...
Courts - "Kentucky judge's no-objection policy struck down"
Posted on August 04, 2009Jason Riley reports today in the Louisville Courier Journal:The Kentucky Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court ruling ordering...
Courts - "Two More 'Iqbal' Dismissals Emerge in Product Liability Cases"
Posted on August 04, 2009Updating earlier ILB "Iqbal" entries, Alison Frankel reports today in the The American Lawyer in a story that begins:The Supreme...
Ind. Decisions - Upcoming oral arguments this week and next
Posted on August 03, 2009This week's oral arguments before the Supreme Court (week of 8/3/09): None currently scheduled. Thursday, July 2nd 9:00 AM -...
Ind. Gov't. - Still more on: IU Law tutition slated to go UP!
Posted on August 03, 2009Updating this ILB entry from July 9th, Karen Sloan of the National Law Journal reports today that "At public law...
Law - More on "Illinois Law Dean Announces New Admission Policy in Wake of Scandal"
Posted on August 03, 2009Updating this ILB entry from July 12th, the Chicago Tribune has a breaking news report this afternoon headed "U. of...
Environment - "Vultures roost in downtown Lafayette"
Posted on August 03, 2009Turkey vultures, according to the story today in the Lafayette Courier & Courier, reported by Justin Mack. Here is a...
Ind. Decisions - 7th Circuit issues two Indiana opinions today; also a case re attorney fees under the FDCPA
Posted on August 03, 2009In Cheryl Janky v. Lake Co. Convntion & Visitors Bureau (ND Ind., Rodovich, Magistrate Judge), a 17-page, 2-1 opinion,...
Environment - "Critics say little change since BP permit issued"
Posted on August 03, 2009That is the headline to this story today by Gitte Laasby in the Gary Post-Tribune. Some quotes from the lengthy...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 1 today (and 6 NFP)
Posted on August 03, 2009For publication opinions today (1): In Eric D. Smith v. Sgt. Thompson, DHB, and Barry Holder , a 6-page opinion,...
Ind. Decisions - ND federal court imposes sanctions
Posted on August 03, 2009We've seen several cases recently out of SD Indiana where the judge threatened sanctions or sanctioned an entire firm -...
Ind. Law - "It's the Law: courts want people on their best behavior"
Posted on August 03, 2009Ken Kosky's NWI Times' "It's the Law" column today, August 3rd, looks at court etiquette, in the second of two...
Ind. Decisions - Transfer list for week ending July 31, 2009
Posted on August 03, 2009Here is the Clerk's transfer list for the week ending July 31, 2009. It is two pages long. Two transfers...
Ind. Gov't. - State paying millions more to "correct" IBM problems in implementing welfare contract?
Posted on August 02, 2009Updating a long list of earlier ILB entries, the AP's Ken Kusmer has a report this afternoon headed "State?s IBM...
Ind. Law - Enthusiasm continues for use of golf carts in smaller communities
Posted on August 02, 2009Updating this long list of ILB golf cart entries, and specifically this list from July 15th, here are some recent...
Ind. Courts - Interview with Indiana Court of Appeals Judge Paul Mathias about JTAC
Posted on August 02, 2009The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, which published this story on July 13th, headed "Delays hurt plan to link state courts:...
Ind. Decisions - "Suspect, families await possible third murder trial"
Posted on August 02, 2009Updating this ILB entry from July 28th, Charles Wilson of the AP has a story today on what's next. Some...
Courts - Indiana's statutory history and the dangers of the controversial Google book settlement
Posted on August 02, 2009This editorial from the July 29th NY Times, headed "Google?s Big Plan for Books ," gives a good summary of...
Courts - Two interesting SCOTUS stories
Posted on August 01, 2009"Supreme Court Appoints Advocate to Argue Immigration Case" writes Tony Mauro for The National Law Journal. The story begins:As we...
Ind. Courts - Verdict in on "He was trying to put her over that railing"
Posted on August 01, 2009Updating this ILB entry from July 31st, an AP story reports:LAFAYETTE, Ind. ? A man who witnesses said tried to...
Law - The New Director of the Ivy League has Indiana connections
Posted on August 01, 2009From this story by Katie Thomas, dated July 31, in the NY Times:PRINCETON ? Like many leaders of athletic conferences,...
Ind. Gov't. - "FLOYD COUNTY: Officials look to protect important documents"
Posted on August 01, 2009A story today in the New Albany News & Tribune by Chris Morris:The recent fire at the Madison courthouse not...
Ind. Courts -More on: Verdict in road-rage shooting trial in Clark County
Posted on August 01, 2009Updating yesterday's entry, here is today's expanded story by Matt Thacker of the Jeffersonville News & Tribune. Some quotes:Prosecutor Steve...
Ind. Decisions - "Ruling backs Indiana University South Bend in lawsuit"
Posted on August 01, 2009The COA decision July 30th (ILB summary here) in the case of Trustees of Indiana University v. H. Daniel Cohen...
Ind. Courts - "Texting, tweeting tempt jurors, frustrate judges"
Posted on July 31, 2009An AP story appearing today in the Miami Herald, by Charles Wilson, picks up on this ILB entry from July...
Ind. Courts -Verdict in road-rage shooting trial in Clark County
Posted on July 31, 2009Updating prior entries, including this one from June 21, 2008, Matt Thacker of the Jeffersonville News & Tribune reports this...
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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....








