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Ind. Courts - More on: "Duke wins four of six in in EPA power plant lawsuit"
Posted on May 22, 2009Updating the ILB entry from May 20th, Robin Bravender of the NY Times reported yesterday:An Indiana jury sided Tuesday with...
Ind. Courts - Gary paper praises Gov. Daniels for HEA 1491 veto
Posted on May 22, 2009Here is the editorial in the Gary Post-Tribune today:The Lake Superior Court system as we know it today was created...
Ind. Courts - More on "Pastrick civil trial likely called off"
Posted on May 22, 2009Updating this ILB entry from yesterday, Andy Grimm of the Gary Post-Tribune reports today:HAMMOND -- It's official: There will be...
Ind. Courts - More on: 7th Circuit judges comment on female attorneys' attire
Posted on May 22, 2009More re the topic of this ILB entry yesterday, today from John Schwartz of the NY Times...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 3 today (and 7 NFP)
Posted on May 22, 2009For publication opinions today (3): In Jeffrey Mosley v. Julie Mosley , a 5-page opinion, Judge Kirsch writes:Husband argues that...
Law - Concealed carry to be allowed in Indiana national, as well as state, parks
Posted on May 22, 2009The ILB has had a number of entries on recent moves to allow citizens to carry concealed weapons in state...
Courts - More on: President Obama's Indiana nominees David Hamilton and Dawn Johnsen remain in limbo
Posted on May 22, 2009Updating this ILB entry from yesterday, Maureen Groppe of the Gannett News Service reports:WASHINGTON -- At the request of Republicans,...
Courts - "Should judges have a representative in the Cabinet? Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer seems to think so"
Posted on May 22, 2009That is the lede to this brief story today by Jordan Weissmann of The National Law Journal. Some quotes:The talk...
Ind. Courts - Jefferson County Courthouse in Madison goes up in flames, roof collapses
Posted on May 21, 2009Here is the story from WLKY.com, along with video, and a slideshow, that shows the total destruction of the historic...
Law - "Is This the Beginning of the End for Summer Associate Programs?"
Posted on May 21, 2009So ask David Lat and Elie Mystal today the Above the Law....
Ind. Courts - 7th Circuit judges comment on female attorneys' attire
Posted on May 21, 2009Really. Read the entry and comments at the WSJ Law Blog. A quote:Some esteemed federal judges in Illinois, it seems,...
Ind. Decisions - One case granted transfer May 21st
Posted on May 21, 2009The Clerk's transfer list should be available sometime Monday. Meanwhile, the ILB has received notice that transfer has been granted...
Courts - President Obama's Indiana nominees David Hamilton and Dawn Johnsen remain in limbo
Posted on May 21, 2009No vote has yet been scheduled for full Senate consideration of Bloomington law professor Dawn Johnsen to head the DOJ...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 6 today (and 13 NFP)
Posted on May 21, 2009For publication opinions today (6): In Painters District Council 91 v. Calvert Enterprises Electronics Svcs., Inc. , an 8-page opinion,...
Ind. Decisions - Supreme Court decides one today
Posted on May 21, 2009In Filter Specialists, Inc. v. Dawn Brooks, et al, a 20-page opinion, Justice Rucker writes:Dawn Brooks and Charmaine Weathers initiated...
Environment - More on "Federal authorities are investigating the Lake County Health Department, probing allegations that employees there were falsifying drinking water tests"
Posted on May 21, 2009Updating this ILB entry from May 13th, Christine Kraly of the NWI Times reports today under the headline "Materials pulled...
Ind. Courts - "Federal Judge asked to rule on fate, costs for Pastrick: Former East Chicago mayor, co-defendant Fife face racketeering charges"
Posted on May 21, 2009Andy Grimm reports today in the Gary Post-Tribune:HAMMOND -- Former East Chicago mayor Robert A. Pastrick likely will never have...
Ind. Gov't. - More on: "Pension Funds Object to Chrysler Sale, Want Trustee"
Posted on May 21, 2009Updating this ILB entry from yesterday, here is a story today in the Washington Post headed "New Group of Creditors...
Ind. Decisions - Court denies transfer and remands in posted order
Posted on May 21, 2009In a posted Order Denying Transfer, issued May 15th, the Supreme Court has denied transfer in the case of Aleksander...
Ind. Courts - "Pastrick civil trial likely called off"
Posted on May 21, 2009Updating this ILB entry from earlier today, Dan Hinkel of the NWI Times reports:HAMMOND | A lawyer for former East...
Ind. Courts - More on: Jefferson County Courthouse in Madison goes up in flames, roof collapses
Posted on May 21, 2009Updating this ILB entry from early this morning, Ben Jackey of WLKY has this story. A quote:Decades of history may...
Ind. Courts - "Duke wins four of six in in EPA power plant lawsuit"
Posted on May 20, 2009From the Dayton Business Journal this afternoon:The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana on Tuesday ruled that...
Courts - "Judge Wood Goes to Washington"
Posted on May 20, 2009Jan Crawford Greenburg, a correspondent for ABC News' bureau in Washington DC., writes today about 7th Circuit Court of Appeals...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 6 today (and 9 NFP)
Posted on May 20, 2009Details to follow For publication opinions today (6): State ex rel., Chauffeurs, Teamsters and Helpers, Local Union No. 414 v....
Law - "GOP state senators off track on Dawn Johnsen"
Posted on May 20, 2009An editorial today from the Bloomington Herald-Times ($$):So, 31 of Indiana?s 33 Republican state senators have asked U.S. Sens. Evan...
Ind. Law - "Law offices of Vigo County prosecutor Terry Modesitt go up in flames"
Posted on May 20, 2009From the story today in the Terre Haute Tribune Star:Bill Strecker had just closed a real estate transaction in the...
Ind. Decisions - "Former coach wins $200,000 verdict against Gary schools"
Posted on May 20, 2009Reporting on yesterday's Supreme Court decision in the case of Gary Community School Corporation v. Tom Powell (see ILB entry...
Ind. Courts - "New rule on St. Joseph Superior Court bonds likely to be permanent"
Posted on May 20, 2009Updating several earlier ILB entries, the most recent posted yesterday, this story today in the South Bend Tribune by Alicia...
Ind. Decisions - "Orban Suit Finally Reaches Settlement"
Posted on May 20, 2009City of Warsaw and R. Paul Schmitt v. Richard and Jan Orban (NFP) was issued Dec. 31, 2007. In a...
Ind. Gov't. - "Pension Funds Object to Chrysler Sale, Want Trustee" [Updated]
Posted on May 20, 2009From Bloomberg News this afternoon, a story by Christopher Scinta and Bob Van Voris that begins: A group of Indiana...
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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....








