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Ind. Laws - More on "New Ind. laws include teen driver cell phone ban"
Posted on June 30, 2009Updating this ILB entry from June 28th, two stories today: From the Elkhart Truth, "Dog breeders face license law." The...
Ind. Decisions - One today, so far, from Supreme Court
Posted on June 30, 2009Referring back to this June 24th ILB entry headed "Many more Indiana Supreme Court opinions expected before July 1," one...
Ind. Law - What about the new budget agreement? What will be in it?
Posted on June 30, 2009Reports this morning are that a budget agreement may have been reached and that the House and Senate will...
Ind. Decisions - Supreme Court rules in sex offender case
Posted on June 30, 2009I've received this report:The following case has been granted transfer with opinion: State v. Anthony Pollard -- 05A02-0707-CR-640 -- 6/30/09...
Ind. Courts - More on: Court of Appeals caseload down considerably in calendar 2009
Posted on June 30, 2009Updating this ILB entry from Monday, today the ILB has received this information from Chief Judge Baker about the Court...
Ind. Courts - Courts should operate tomorrow, no matter what
Posted on June 30, 2009Chief Justice Shepard has issued this message:As of this hour, the General Assembly appears poised to adopt a new biennial...
Ind. Law - More on: What about the new budget agreement? What will be in it? [Updated]
Posted on June 30, 2009Updating this ILB entry from this morning, the Conference Committee Report (or draft #1 at least) has been posted online,...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 2 today (and 6 NFP)
Posted on June 29, 2009For publication opinions today (2): In Kenneth Baldi v. State of Indiana , an 8-page opinion, Chief Judge Baker writes:Appellant-defendant...
Ind. Courts - Court of Appeals caseload down considerably in calendar 2009
Posted on June 29, 2009The ILB has learned that the Court of Appeals case inventory is down 17% for the first five months of...
The Indiana Law Blog: Ind. Decisions - Transfer list for week ending June 26, 2009
Posted on June 29, 2009Here is the Clerk's transfer list for the week ending June 26, 2009. It is three pages long. No cases...
Ind. Decisions - 7th Circuit decides one Indiana case today
Posted on June 29, 2009In David Farr v. St. Francis Hospital (SD Ind., Judge Barker), an 11-page opinion, Judge Evans' opinion affirms the district...
Courts - SCOTUS final three decisions today
Posted on June 29, 2009The SCOTUS has reversed the 2nd Circuit's ruling in Ricci, 5-4. Here is the opinion (may be slow). Thanks once...
Courts - The realities of plea bargaining
Posted on June 29, 2009Douglas A. Berman's Sentencing Law and Policy blog had an entry yesterday pointing to: "local paper from Maryland this morning...
Ind. Courts - More on: Marion County Traffic Court in the news today
Posted on June 29, 2009Updating this ILB entry from May 5th, Jon Murray reports this morning in the Indianapolis Star in a story that...
Law - "Paper Avalanche Buries Plan to Stem Foreclosures"
Posted on June 29, 2009Here is a quote from a story today in the NY Times by Peter S. Goodman:For now, progress is constrained...
Ind. Decisions - Upcoming oral arguments this week and next
Posted on June 29, 2009This week's oral arguments before the Supreme Court (week of 6/29/09): Thursday, July 2nd 9:00 AM - In the...
Ind. Decisions - Legal filings indicate Office of Attorney General and the Indiana Gaming Commission to be somewhat at odds
Posted on June 29, 2009Readers of Indiana Legislative Insight and Indiana Gaming Insight are aware of a "war of words" going on in...
Ind. Courts - A bizarre story this afternoon involving the wife of a Marion Superior Court judge
Posted on June 29, 2009Heather Gillers of the Indianapolis Star has the story. Some quotes:A former IMPD employee who is the wife of a...
Environment - More on: "EPA secrecy on coal-ash list worries lawmakers: Some of 44 'high hazard' sites might be in Kentucky, Indiana" [Updated]
Posted on June 29, 2009Updating this ILB entry from June13th, the EPA has had a change of heart and has released the list, according...
Law - Interesting observation on U. of Illinois Law School admissions scandal
Posted on June 28, 2009This entry today at Brian Leiter's Law School Reports on the Chicago Tribune series on "the use of political clout...
Ind. Law - Protective orders by themselves are no panacea
Posted on June 28, 2009That is a conclusion to be drawn from this chilling front-page story today in the Indianapolis Star, reported by Francesca...
Ind. Laws - "New Ind. laws include teen diver cell phone ban"
Posted on June 28, 2009Mike Smith of the AP has a story on some of the new laws that will take effect Wednesday, July...
Courts - C-SPAN features CJ Roberts and panel on recent opinions
Posted on June 28, 2009The C-Span description of last evening's expanded America and the Courts reads:U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts made remarks...
Ind. Law - More on "'The officers didn't know he wasn't in the legislature,' Mount said. 'They called the prosecutor who advised that it was safer not to arrest him' on a misdemeanor charge.'"
Posted on June 28, 2009Updating this ILB entry from June 26th, an unattributed AP story today in the Indianapolis Star clarifies the prosecutor's office...
Ind. Courts - St. Joe Circuit Judge Michael Gotsch has ordered County Probate Judge Peter Nemeth, who handles juvenile cases, to appear in court Thursday
Posted on June 27, 2009Some quotes from a long story today by Dave Stephens of the South Bend Tribune:SOUTH BEND - Two judges are...
Courts - SCOTUS to decide final 3 cases on Monday
Posted on June 27, 2009Mark Sherman of the AP reports today in the Washington Post:WASHINGTON -- A closely watched discrimination lawsuit by white firefighters...
Environment - "Pipeline set to deliver natural gas to Indiana by Monday"
Posted on June 27, 2009The ILB has posted a number of entries about the construction of the Rockies Express Pipeline across the state and...
Ind. Decisions - More on "Third trial ordered for Camm"
Posted on June 27, 2009"Another Camm trial would put strain on county?s finances" is the headline to this story today by Chris Morris of...
Ind. Decisions - Supreme Court decides one more case today
Posted on June 26, 2009In Adoption of T.B.; W.G. v. D.B. & J.B., a 13-page, 4-1 opinion, Justice Dickson writes:The question presented is whether...
Ind. Decisions - "Third trial ordered for Camm"
Posted on June 26, 2009The Supreme Court's ruling this morning in the case of David R. Camm v. State of Indiana (ILB summary here)...
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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...
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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....








