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Ind. Courts - "Lake County judges shouldn't be elected"
Posted on April 14, 2009An editorial today in the Gary Post-Tribune:A bill pending in the state Senate would, if approved, change judicial procedures in...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 4 today (and 9 NFP)
Posted on April 14, 2009For publication opinions today (4): In Wymberley Sanitary Works v. Earl J. Batliner, Jr., et al. , a 24-page opinion,...
Courts - "Under Apprendi, findings that justify transferring a juvenile to adult court must be proven to a jury beyond a reasonable doubt"
Posted on April 14, 2009See this upcoming law journal article by Jenny E. Carroll (University of Cincinnati College of Law), titled "Rethinking the Constitutional...
Ind. Law - Updated Governor's billwatch page
Posted on April 14, 2009Access it here. Seven new bills have been received by the governor. One bill, HEA 1037 (product transfer between beer...
Law - NCAA nixes Facebook sites wooing prospects
Posted on April 14, 2009From the San Francisco Chronicle, an AP story by Justin Pope that begins:College sports fans, be careful of the company...
Courts - Specialty plates questions being heard in 3rd Circuit
Posted on April 14, 2009Here is a long list of ILB entries on "God" plates and "Choose Life" plates. Plus there was the ILB...
Ind. Courts - "Indiana bankruptcies soar 41% in year"
Posted on April 14, 2009An AP story posted to the Indy Star site begins:As the economy foundered, bankruptcies in Indiana soared 41% from March...
Ind. Decisions - More on: "State high court agrees to hear Burke v. Bennett"
Posted on April 14, 2009Updating this ILB entry from yesterday, Arthur E. Foulkes of the Terre Haute Tribune Star reports today in a lengthy...
Ind. Law - Still more on "Independent official would review deaths of children in custody"
Posted on April 14, 2009Updating yesterday's entry, Mary Beth Schneider of the Indianapolis Star reports today:An ombudsman may give new oversight to the state...
Ind. Decisions - "State high court revives casino fund case"
Posted on April 14, 2009The Supreme Court's decision yesterday in the case of Gregory Zoeller v. East Chicago Second Century (ILB summary here) is...
Ind. Courts - A story that leaves you wanting to know more
Posted on April 14, 2009The Decatur Daily Democrat has a story today that certainly leaves you wanting more, but apparently there is no more:Adams...
Ind. Decisions - Supreme Court rules in riverboat gambling proceeds case
Posted on April 13, 2009In Gregory Zoeller v. East Chicago Second Century (Marion Sup.Ct. 4, Judge Bradford), a 10-page, 5-0 opinion, Chief Justice Shepard...
Ind. Decisions - "State high court agrees to hear Burke v. Bennett"
Posted on April 13, 2009A staff report from the Terre Haute Tribune Star this afternoon reports:The Indiana Supreme Court will be the next stage...
Ind. Decisions - Transfer list for week ending April 9, 2009
Posted on April 13, 2009Here is the transfer list for the week ending April 9, 2009. It is 6 pages long. Eight transfers were...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 1 today (and 7 NFP)
Posted on April 13, 2009For publication opinions today (1): In Jacob A. Donaldson v. State of Indiana , a 13-page opinion, Judge Riley concludes:Based...
Ind. Decisions - Six cases granted transfer April 9th, including Terre Haute Little Hatch Act challenge
Posted on April 13, 2009The Clerk's transfer list should be available later today. Meanwhile, the ILB has just received notice of six transfers granted...
Ind. Courts - What is a cogent argument?
Posted on April 13, 2009Indiana Appellate Rule 46 sets out the requirements for the arrangement and content of briefs. Appellant's brief shall contain an...
Ind. Law - More on "Independent official would review deaths of children in custody"
Posted on April 13, 2009Updating this ILB entry from Feb. 19th and this follow-up from Feb. 26th, the Indianapolis Star today has this editorial,...
Ind. Law - Barnes & Thornburg announces expansion to Columbus Ohio
Posted on April 13, 2009See today's press release here. It begins:Barnes & Thornburg LLP, a leading national law firm, is expanding into Ohio with...
Ind. Courts - Significant changes to Indiana?s Child Support Rules and Guidelines under consideration
Posted on April 13, 2009From a release by the Indiana Judicial Center:The Domestic Relations Committee of the Judicial Conference of Indiana is seeking comments...
Ind. Courts - "Uncontested foreclosure cases on the rise in Lake County"
Posted on April 13, 2009Here is a long list of earlier ILB entries on the mortgage foreclosure crisis. Today Marisa Kwiatkowski of the NWI...
Ind. Courts - "Mansfield v. McShurley ? again"
Posted on April 13, 2009That is the headline to this story this morning by Nick Werner of the Muncie Star-Press about the oral argument...
Ind. Decisions - Upcoming oral arguments this week and next
Posted on April 13, 2009This week's oral arguments before the Supreme Court (week of 4/13/09): None currently scheduled Next week's oral arguments before the...
Ind. Law - Election of all St. Joseph superior court judges / Creation of 6th district COA panel
Posted on April 13, 2009HB 1491, about which there are many ILB entries (here is a list), is on the Senate 2nd reading calendar...
Ind. Law - Golf cart bill is on third reading
Posted on April 13, 2009Correcting this ILB entry from April 2nd, where I wrote:[The ILB] has posted many entries on golf carts and on...
Ind. Courts - "Lake County prosecutor declines interest in judgeship, U.S. attorney post"
Posted on April 13, 2009Marisa Kwiatkowski reports this afternoon in the NWI Times in a story that begins:CROWN POINT | Lake County Prosecutor Bernard...
Ind. Courts - Judicial Center's Legislative Update #13
Posted on April 12, 2009Committee meetings ended last week. April 15th is the last day for 3rd reading of bills in the opposite house...
Ind. Law - "Budget talks heated up last week in the Indiana General Assembly"
Posted on April 12, 2009Although the Evansville Courier & Press appeared last week to have revived the weekly "Legislative Notenote", Eric Bradner's report here...
Ind. Decisions - "Property owners may want to be thinking twice about drinking and driving, even on their own land"
Posted on April 11, 2009The Supreme Court's decision April 8th in the case of State of Indiana v. Adam L. Manuwal (see ILB summary...
Ind. Courts - More on: "Judge pledges quick decision in Liberty Township hospital case"
Posted on April 11, 2009Updating this ILB entry from March 7th, Vivki Urbanik of the Chesterton Tribune reported April 9th: A Porter County judge...
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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....








