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Courts - "N.J. Supreme Court considers journalism shield laws in blogger case"

Posted on February 09, 2011
An interesting story dated Feb. 8th by MaryAnn Spoto of the Trenton NJ Star-Ledger begins:In a courtroom on the eighth...

Ind. Courts - Continuing with : "Evansville attorney, prosecutor candidate indicted on sex charges"

Posted on February 09, 2011
Updating this ILB entry from Dec. 15, 2010, Andrea Howe reported yesterday in the Princeton Daily Clarion in a story...

Ind. Decisions - Supreme Court issues one this morning

Posted on February 09, 2011
In Indiana Dept. of State Revenue v. Belterra Resort Indiana, LLC, a 4-page opinion on a petition for rehearing, Justice...

Ind. Law - "Sentencing shift worries counties"

Posted on February 09, 2011
That is the headline to Niki Kelly's story today in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. (BTW, the IndyStar had no...

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Ind. Courts - More on "Hoosier lawyers get waiting period before contacting victims"

Posted on February 09, 2011
Updating this ILB entry from Oct. 18, 2010, about the 30-day waiting period the Supreme Court imposed Jan. 1, 2011...

Ind. Courts - Mandatory retirement age for trial court judges?

Posted on February 09, 2011
This Friday, February 11th, the Senate Judiciary Committee will meet at 9 am in Rm. 130, to hear several bills...

Ind. Decisions - Tax Court posts one today

Posted on February 09, 2011
As noted in this ILB entry from Jan. 19, 2011, Judge Martha Wentworth is already hard at work, although her...

Ind. Courts - Comments open on court rule changes until March 25th

Posted on February 08, 2011
See the notice here....

Ind. Decisions - Supreme Court issues one opinion today

Posted on February 08, 2011
In Mariea L. Best v. Russell C. Best, a 6-page, 3-1 opinion, Justice Dickson writes:In its resolution of intensely litigated...

Ind. Law - Yesterday was "social issues" day in the General Assembly

Posted on February 08, 2011
Or so it seemed. First up was HJR 6, a constitutional amendment to prohibit gay marriage. As Jim Shella of...

Ind. Decisions - Supreme court answers certified question from the SD Indiana

Posted on February 08, 2011
In a 7-page, 5-0 ruling issued this afternoon in Green v. Ford Motor Company, Justice Dickson writes:The United States District...

Ind. Law - Proposed amendment would add chickens to our Indiana bill of rights

Posted on February 07, 2011
Doug Masson's Blog had this report yesterday that began:The Senate passed Sen. Steele?s SJR 9 out of committee which amends...

Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 4 today (and 13 NFP)

Posted on February 07, 2011
For publication opinions today (4): In Jerry Ehman v. Mary Ehman, a 7-page opinion, Judge Baker writes:Here, after a husband...

Environment - "Hearing Tuesday for manure storage bill"

Posted on February 07, 2011
The Richmond Palladium-Item reports today:A bill that would regulate the on-ground storage of manure in Indiana will get a hearing...

Ind. Gov't. - "Welfare fixes being noticed"

Posted on February 07, 2011
Ken Kusmer of the AP has a story today that begins:INDIANAPOLIS ? A year after revamping its troubled welfare intake...

Law - "Emerging Legal Issues in Social Media: Part I"

Posted on February 07, 2011
This lengthy and valuable article, published by Ken Strutin at LLRX.com, has this introduction:Social media is engaging masses of people...

Ind. Courts - "The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana for the first time has seated a federal grand jury outside of Indianapolis"

Posted on February 07, 2011
Mark Wilson of the Evansville Courier & Press has an interesting story today - some quotes:Federal officials say having a...

Ind. Courts - "Cell phone lockers approved for Porter County courthouses"

Posted on February 07, 2011
Bob Kasarda of the NWI Times reports today:VALPARAISO | Cell phones were banned 3.5 years ago from the three courthouse...

Ind. Gov't. - More on: What to watch for this week in the General Assembly

Posted on February 07, 2011
Updating yesterday's long ILB entry, Mary Beth Schneider and Heather Gillers of the Indianapolis Star have a story today headed...

Catch-up: What did you miss over the weekend from the ILB?

Posted on February 07, 2011
Here is the answer to "What did you miss over the weekend from the ILB?" From Sunday, February 6,...

Ind. Decisions - Upcoming oral arguments this week and next

Posted on February 07, 2011
This week's oral arguments before the Supreme Court (week of 2/7/11): Tuesday, February 8th 1:00 PM - Putnam County...

Environment - "Supreme Court's Murky Clean Water Act Ruling Created Legal Quagmire"

Posted on February 07, 2011
This long story by Lawrence Hurley, the first of a valuable 3-part series in the NY Times "on muddled federal...

Ind. Courts - Even more on "Errors found in Indiana state lab toxicology tests: Mistakes that audit uncovered could lead to overturned verdicts"

Posted on February 07, 2011
Updating this ILB entry from Feb. 6th, Mary Kate Malone of the South Bend Tribune reports today on the impact...

Courts - More on "Convicted attorneys are still practicing: Some even have kept their licenses while serving time for their crimes"

Posted on February 07, 2011
Updating this Jan. 30, 2011 ILB entry re Wisconsin, headed "Convicted attorneys are still practicing: Some even have kept their...

Ind. Decisions - Transfer list for week ending February 4, 2011

Posted on February 07, 2011
No transfer list has yet been posted for the week ending Feb. 4, 2011. Here is the Clerk's transfer...

Ind. Gov't. - What to watch for this week in the General Assembly

Posted on February 06, 2011
Niki Kelly of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette tweeted last Friday:Next week at the legislature brutally busy - gay marriage;...

Local Gov't. - "Lake County's waste inspires move for statewide trash agency reforms"

Posted on February 06, 2011
A very long story today in the NWI Times, reported by Marc Chase, begins:An inflated director's salary, bloated budget and...

Ind. Courts - More on "Errors found in Indiana state lab toxicology tests: Mistakes that audit uncovered could lead to overturned verdicts"

Posted on February 06, 2011
Updating this ILB entry from Feb. 3rd, the Elkhart and Lafayette papers today report on the local impact of the...

Ind. Courts - Indiana Judicial Center reports on matters of interest to the judiciary

Posted on February 06, 2011
The Indiana Judicial Center has completed summaries of bills selected to be of interest to the judiciary which were heard...

Indiana Law - "A look at obscure criminal laws"

Posted on February 06, 2011
The Indianapolis Star today has this brief item at the end of what used to be called its "Behind Closed...

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