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Ind. Decisions - One Indiana decision from the 7th Circuit
Posted on July 28, 2009In Indiana Protection and Advocacy Services v. Indiana FSSA (SD Ind., Judge McKinney), a 10-page opinion, CJ Easterbrook writes:Advocacy...
Ind. Gov't. - More on: Who should decide Indiana's position on national legal issues? Who should know?
Posted on July 28, 2009Updating yesterday's ILB entry, Attorney General Zoeller's office has now completed preparing its response to the ILB's May 19th request:I've...
Ind. Courts - FWJG on campaigns for judges
Posted on July 28, 2009The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette has a long and somewhat unfocused editorial today, that concludes:As long as candidates must run...
Ind. Courts - More on "Road-rage shooting trial begins this week in Clark County"
Posted on July 28, 2009Updating yesterday's ILB entry, Harold J. Adams has this report today in the Louisville Courier Journal. Some quotes:A Jeffersonville woman...
Ind. Courts - Greene County Courthouse lawsuit tops $1 million in legal fees and counting
Posted on July 28, 2009From Nick Schneider's very long story yesterday in the Greene County Daily World, here is the beginning:If the Greene County...
Ind. Gov't. - Interim Legislative Study Committees created
Posted on July 28, 2009This report in the FWJG yesterday, and this report today by Eric Bradner of the Evansville Courier Journal record that:The...
Ind. Decisions - Attorney General files for rehearing in Camm ruling
Posted on July 28, 2009Updating yesterday's ILB entry, here is an expanded story in the Louisville Courier Journal, now reported by Lesley Stedman Weidenbener...
Ind. Decisions - More on: "Judge rules state workers owed $42 million"
Posted on July 28, 2009Here is the 27-page opinion in the case of Paula Brattain et al v. Richmond State Hospital, et al. For...
Ind. Decisions - Upcoming oral arguments this week and next
Posted on July 27, 2009This week's oral arguments before the Supreme Court (week of 7/27/09): None currently scheduled. Thursday, July 2nd 9:00 AM...
Ind. Decisions - Tax Court issued two last Friday
Posted on July 27, 2009In Jamestown Homes of Mishawaka, Inc. v. St. Joseph County Assessor, a 12-page opinion, Judge Fisher rules that "the Indiana...
Ind. Gov't. - Who should decide Indiana's position on national legal issues? Who should know?
Posted on July 27, 2009Indiana Legislative Insight had this item in this week's edition:The State of Indiana joins 32 other states (California also filed...
Ind. Decisions - More on: Floyd County prosecutor asks for rehearing in Camm ruling
Posted on July 27, 2009Updating this brief entry from early this morning, Lesley Stedman Weidenbener of the Louisville Courier Journal is now reporting:INDIANAPOLIS ?...
Ind. Decisions - Transfer list for week ending July 24, 2009
Posted on July 27, 2009Here is the Clerk's transfer list for the week ending July 17, 2009. It is three pages long. Two transfers...
Law - Still more on "Amazon's Kindle to Sell Law Books" and the implications
Posted on July 27, 2009Updating this ILB entry from July 23rd, here are several items of interest. "When the Kindle Hits the Ivory Tower,...
Ind. Courts - More on: managing the electronic communication revolution in the Indiana courtroom
Posted on July 27, 2009Updating this ILB entry from July 25th, which noted that the ILB had been told that:Friday, an Indiana Supreme Court...
Law - More computer problems: Kentucky county's funds stolen by online hackers
Posted on July 27, 2009This quote from a LCJ story posted yesterday from Kentucky's courts:Chief Justice John Minton Jr. said in an interview that...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 0 today (and 6 NFP)
Posted on July 27, 2009For publication opinions today (0): NFP civil opinions today (4): Charles B. Haskett v. Marlene Haskett (NFP) Simon Investments, LLC,...
Ind. Gov't. - Southern Indiana town may file for bankruptcy protection
Posted on July 27, 2009Herald J. Adams of the Louisville Courier Journal reports today in a lengthy article that begins:Facing a debt of $1.45...
Courts - Another article on impact of Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts
Posted on July 27, 2009Here is a list of earlier ILB entries on the opinion. Today David G. Savage has an article in the...
Ind. Decisions - Floyd County prosecutor asks for rehearing in Camm ruling
Posted on July 27, 2009So reports WLKY.com....
Ind. Law - "It's the Law: messing with a judge is criminal"
Posted on July 27, 2009Ken Kosky's NWI Times' "It's the Law" column today, July 27th, looks at courtroom laws, in the first of two...
Ind. Gov't. - "Legislative budget committee to study IBM's welfare contract performance"
Posted on July 27, 2009Niki Kelly of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette reports this afternoon in a story that begins:Legislative leaders voted Monday to...
Ind. Gov't. - More on: Southern Indiana town may file for bankruptcy protection
Posted on July 27, 2009Appropo of the ILB entry this morning on the Town of Georgetown's financial woes, worth a look is this story...
Ind. Courts - "Three lawsuits may change how NCAA operates"
Posted on July 26, 2009Mark Alesia of the Indianapolis Star reports today that: "The NCAA has spent more than $84 million defending lawsuits since...
Environment - "Dry cleaners leave a toxic legacy: Despite cleanup effort, chemicals still taint hundreds of Illinois sites"
Posted on July 26, 2009Michael Hawthorne of the Chicago Tribune has a long story today that begins: For decades, one of the nation's most...
Ind. Courts - "Road-rage shooting trial begins this week in Clark County"
Posted on July 26, 2009Updating this list of earlier ILB entries, Matt Thacker of the New Albany News & Tribune wrote July 25th:One of...
Courts - Jefferson Co. Kentucky judge can't explain chronic delays
Posted on July 26, 2009Andrew Wolfson reports today in the Louisville Courier Journal in a lengthy story - here are some quotes:For three years...
Environment - Great Lakes losing even more water via St. Clair River
Posted on July 26, 2009Although concern has been focused on withdrawals of water from the Great Lakes by adjacent states, the real conern may...
Courts - "5th Circuit Rules That Changes in Debtor Income Should Be Addressed in Chapter 13 Bankruptcies"
Posted on July 25, 2009John Council has this lengthy story in the Texas Lawyer. A few quotes:The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has...
Ind. Gov't. - Attorney General contracts with Deborah Daniels for federal lobbying
Posted on July 25, 2009Indiana Legislative Insight has the story in its subscription-only, July 27th issue. The following is quoted with permission:Deborah Daniels...
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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....








