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Ind. Courts - "Franklin College sues Ohio-based university"
Posted on July 07, 2009Today in the Indianapolis Star, Cindy Marshall reports:Franklin College filed a federal lawsuit Monday against Franklin University to stop the...
Law - More on "Jackson?s Will Could Set Off Legal Battle Over Estate"
Posted on July 07, 2009Updating this ILB entry from July 1st, several stories of interest today. "Despite a Will, Jackson Left a Tangled Estate"...
Ind. Law - "It's the Law: Leave wild animals alone"
Posted on July 07, 2009Ken Kosky's NWI Times' "It's the Law" column from June 29th looked at the need to leave wild animals alone....
Ind. Decisions - "People Forced to Appear in Court Without Interpreters, Violating Federal Law"
Posted on July 07, 2009From the Jan. 9, 2008 Indiana Supreme Court decision in Jesus Arrieta v. State of Indiana:American courts regularly supply interpreters...
Courts - "Automakers? Swift Cases in Bankruptcy Shock Experts"
Posted on July 07, 2009Micheline Maynard of the NY Times reports today:In fewer than 45 days each, General Motors and Chrysler swept through government-sponsored...
Law - "As BigLaw Stumbles, SmallerLaw Picks up the Pace"
Posted on July 06, 2009That is the heading to this entry in the WSJ Law Blog today, reported by Ashby Jones. It begins:The well-chronicled...
Ind. Decisions - One Indiana decision today from 7th Circuit
Posted on July 06, 2009In Castronovo v. Nat'l Union Fire Ins. (ND Ind., Judge Van Bokkelen), an 11-page opinion, Judge Flaum writes:Plaintiff John...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 0 today (and 2 NFP)
Posted on July 06, 2009For publication opinions today (0): NFP civil opinions today (2): In Emily Jo Coryell v. Brett Coryell (NFP), a 25-page...
Environment - "700,000 tons of waste waits for landfill" at Lake Co. lakefront
Posted on July 06, 2009Gitte Laasby reports today in the Gary Post-Tribune in a long stroy that begins:MERRILLVILLE -- For years, ArcelorMittal Burns Harbor...
Law - "Are Law Schools Relevant to the Future of Law?"
Posted on July 06, 2009Here is a post by William D. Henderson, Associate Professor of Law at IU Mauer School of Law, on the...
Ind. Law - "It's the Law: No guns for domestic batterers"
Posted on July 06, 2009Ken Kosky's NWI Times' "It's the Law" column today, July 6th, looks at "a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision that...
Ind. Courts - "Backlog of cases extends toxicology test results: Toxicology tests often take weeks, months to complete"
Posted on July 06, 2009So reports Tom Moor of the South Bend Tribune today in this story. Some quotes:When a death investigation is being...
Ind. Decisions - Upcoming oral arguments this week and next
Posted on July 06, 2009This week's oral arguments before the Supreme Court (week of 7/6/09): None currently scheduled. Thursday, July 2nd 9:00 AM -...
Ind. Decisions - More on: Legal filings indicate Office of Attorney General and the Indiana Gaming Commission to be somewhat at odds
Posted on July 05, 2009The ILB has updated this June 29th entry to include additional filings documenting a "war of words" that had been...
Courts - More on: "A lesson for every Internet user: Nothing is private"
Posted on July 05, 2009On June 15, 2008, the ILB quoted from an editorial in the Seattle Times:THE roiling water in which Judge Alex...
Ind. Gov't. - "Some ideas on improving the legislature"
Posted on July 05, 2009Matt Tully of the Indianapolis Star today has a column today listing five suggestions for a better-functioning legislature. In brief,...
Ind. Courts - "St. Joseph County courtrooms will soon be outfitted with computers and Internet access, revolutionizing judges' access to information on the bench"; a look at Rule 2.9(C) limits on independent research
Posted on July 04, 2009Madeline Buckley today has this story in the South Bend Tribune. Some quotes:St. Joseph County courtrooms will soon be outfitted...
Law - "States Plot New Path to Tax Online Retailers"
Posted on July 04, 2009Geoffrey A. Fowler and Erica Alini had this report in the July 3rd Wall Street Journal. It begins: Amazon.com Inc....
Ind. Law - A bundle of Independence Day stories about attorneys and citizens' rights
Posted on July 04, 2009A number of interesting feature stories today in the Indianapolis Star, relating to citizens' rights: "Judge sees 5th Amendment at...
Law - "Tax Bill Appeals Take Rising Toll on Governments "
Posted on July 04, 2009Jack Healy of the NY Times has a long report today on falling property values and sometimes rising property taxes....
Ind. Decisions - "Court limits sex offender residency law"
Posted on July 04, 2009Charles Wilson of the AP reports today on the Supreme Court decision June 30th in the case of State of...
Ind. Courts - More on: Injunction against Governor not needed after all, but interesting
Posted on July 03, 2009On July 1st the ILB quoted from a story in the Anderson Herald Bulletin that:Fearing lawmakers might fail to produce...
About the ILB - Problem reading the ILB from a mobile device?
Posted on July 03, 2009A reader on vacation in a western state wrote yesterday to say she was unable to access the ILB from...
Law - Impact of Ricci on private employers in NE Indiana
Posted on July 03, 2009Jenni Glenn and Marty Schladen have a story today in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette headed "Local job tests avoid...
Law - "Law Firm Cost Recovery Is Here to Stay"
Posted on July 03, 2009An article today by Robert C. Mattern at Law.com details the results of a survey on what law firms recover...
Ind. Decisions - Federal judge throws out stun belt conviction
Posted on July 03, 2009From an ILB report April 26, 2007 on the Supreme Court opinion in the case of John Stephenson v. State...
Courts - Federal Court Tells Out-of-State (Indiana) Wine Stores to Stay Out of New York
Posted on July 03, 2009Mitch Frank of Wine Spectator reports in a story that begins:New Yorkers who order wine online from retailers in other...
Ind. Decisions - Five cases granted transfer July 2nd
Posted on July 02, 2009The Clerk's transfer list should be available sometime Monday. Meanwhile, the ILB has received notice that transfer was granted July...
Ind. Law - Golf carts in the news
Posted on July 02, 2009Laura Lane of the Bloomington Herald-Times had this story ($$) June 25th, headed "Golf carts get the go-ahead: Starting July...
Law - "It?s Now Legal to Catch a Raindrop in Colorado"
Posted on July 02, 2009Kirk Johnson of the NY Times had a story June 28th on "Western" water law. It began:DURANGO, Colo. ? For...
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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....








