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Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 4 today (and 7 NFP)

Posted on May 04, 2009
For publication opinions today (4): In Kevin S. Varner v. Indiana Parole Board, a 19-page opinion in suit brought by...

Ind. Law - "Deputies hunt for sex offenders who hide out on Web"

Posted on May 04, 2009
A companion piece to the story Saturday in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, reported by Rebecca S. Green, headlined "Rulings...

Environment - "Pollutants Scrubbed From Smokestacks Are Being Diverted Into Waterways"

Posted on May 04, 2009
Juliet Eilperin reports today in the Washington Post, in a story that begins:Faced with new evidence that utilities across the...

Ind. Decisions - Upcoming oral arguments this week and next

Posted on May 04, 2009
This week's oral arguments before the Supreme Court (week of 5/4/09): None currently scheduled. Next week's oral arguments before the...

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Ind. Courts - More on: Marion County reportedly suspends bench warrants for delinquent parents

Posted on May 04, 2009
Following up on this ILB entry from Feb. 6th, Jon Murray of the Indianapolis Star today continues his reporting on...

Courts - "U.S. Supreme Court limits police searches; Southern Indiana prosecutors believe effects of decision will be minimal"

Posted on May 03, 2009
The U.S. Supreme Court's April 21st decision in the case of Arizona v. Gant, limiting police vehicle searches (see ILB...

Ind. Courts - "Jury still out on Lake County judge's request to move into old courthouse"

Posted on May 03, 2009
Kathleen Quilligan reports today in the NWI Times in a story that begins:CROWN POINT | Although a Lake County judge...

Ind. Law - "No law against abortion protest photos: Some residents upset by graphic images on trucks, banners"

Posted on May 03, 2009
Sue Lowe and Margaret Fosmoe report in the South Bend Tribune in a lengthy story:The images are part of protests...

Law - "Your government in secret: Weak Illinois laws let public officials stonewall citizens looking for information"

Posted on May 03, 2009
The effort this year to put some teeth in the Indiana public records law failed. See this April 8th ILB...

Courts - "Obama's Supreme Court pick may have Chicago link"

Posted on May 03, 2009
A story by John McCormick and Jeff Coen in the Chicago Tribune begins:Ever since Barack Obama's election as president, there...

Ind. Decisions - More on "Court overturns sex registry conviction"

Posted on May 03, 2009
The two Supreme Court decisions (see ILB summary here) issued April 30th were the subject of a story Saturday in...

Ind. Decisions - Another NFP COA decision reclassified

Posted on May 02, 2009
The ILB earlier this year began keeping an eye on NFP opinions reclassified as "for publication" by the Court of...

Ind. Courts - More on yesterday's post on the St. Joe judges selection bill

Posted on May 02, 2009
In this post yesterday I suggested:Rather than a new, unnecessary sixth panel of the Court of Appeals, if we are...

Ind. Courts - More on: Conferees agreed to version of St. Joe judges selection bill; my thoughts

Posted on May 01, 2009
Updating this ILB entry from Tuesday, HEA 1491 is now ready for submission to the Governor. The new panel of...

Ind. Decisions - "Court overturns sex registry conviction"

Posted on May 01, 2009
Yesterday's two Supreme Court decisions (see ILB summary here) are the subject of an AP story today in the Chicago...

Law - "Academic Innovation Hits the Legal Web"

Posted on May 01, 2009
Robert J. Ambrogi of Law Technology News begins his report:Recent projects launched online with the support of law schools show...

Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 0 today (and 4 NFP)

Posted on May 01, 2009
For publication opinions today (0): NFP civil opinions today (1): Roy Young, Jr. v. Teresa D. Baynes (NFP) - "Based...

Ind. Decisions - One Indiana decision today from 7th Circuit

Posted on May 01, 2009
In Abad et al. v. Bayer Corp.(ND Ill.) / Pastor v. Bridgestone/Firestone (SD Ind., Judge Barker), a 19-page opinion,...

Courts - "Justice David H. Souter plans to retire at the end of the term in June"

Posted on May 01, 2009
So report Peter Baker and Jeff Zeleny in this story today in the NY Times. The Washington Post today has...

Ind. Gov't. - Editorials chastise General Assembly

Posted on May 01, 2009
Nearly all the major Indiana newspapers today have editorials chastising the General Assembly for its sorry performance over the past...

Courts - Nearly simultaneous, conflicting Circuit Court NLRB opinions issued this afternoon

Posted on May 01, 2009
And one of them is from the 7th Circuit, affecting an Indiana company. An AP story by Nedra Pickler begins:WASHINGTON...

Ind. Courts - "Judge Hamilton sails through 2nd hearing"

Posted on April 30, 2009
So reports Maureen Groppe / Gannett News Service today in the Indianapolis Star. Some quotes:WASHINGTON -- Despite Republicans' insistence that...

Ind. Decisions - Supreme Court decides two today re ex post facto challenges to the Indiana Sex Offender Registration Act

Posted on April 30, 2009
In Richard P. Wallace v. State of Indiana, an 18-page, 5-0 opinion, Justice Rucker writes:The statutes collectively referred to as...

Courts - Michigan High Court tackles juries' Googling

Posted on April 30, 2009
Doug Guthrie reports today in The Detroit News:New rules to codify what seems like common sense: Barring jurors from making...

Ind. Courts - "State investigating Judge Spencer: Allegations stem from Ward murder trial"

Posted on April 30, 2009
From the Anderson Herald Bulletin, a story by Stephen Dick that begins:Judge Fredrick Spencer of Madison Circuit Court is under...

Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 8 today (and 18 NFP)

Posted on April 30, 2009
For publication opinions today (8): In ACLS d/b/a Nations Transportation, and Mr. and Mrs. Bob Milutinovic v. George Bujaroski, a...

Ind. Gov't. - General Assembly adjourns without budget; special session looms; what passed

Posted on April 30, 2009
A number of reports today on the failure of the General Assembly to pass a budget before midnight last night:...

Environment - "EPA seizes Crestwood Illinois files: Raid comes after tainted-well report"

Posted on April 30, 2009
All in all, this is a pretty amazing set of stories. On April 19th the Chicago Tribune published a story...

Law - "Recession hits top law firms' profits: Many Chicago practices have cut staff and even the top firms are seeing their revenues fall or flat line"

Posted on April 30, 2009
That is the headline to this long story today in the Chicago Tribune, reported by Ameet Sachdev. It begins:Partners at...

Ind. Decisions - Still more on: Supreme Court grants transfer with opinion, applying new Appellate Rule 14.1

Posted on April 30, 2009
The April 17th Indiana Supreme Court decision in the case of In Re: T.S.; Indiana Dept. of Child Services, LaPorte...

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