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Ind. Decisions - More on: Iowa Supreme Court this morning rules state's same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional
Posted on April 03, 2009For those who read the ILB entry earlier today on the decision of the Iowa Supreme Court that ?The Iowa...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 1 today (and 8 NFP)
Posted on April 03, 2009For publication opinions today (1): In Jerry Storey v. Theodore S. Leonas, Jr. and Leonas & Associates Ltd. , a...
Environment - Cooler head than mine at National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Posted on April 03, 2009All the ILB can say about this item by Al Kamen of the Washington Post in his "In the Loop"...
Courts - Iowa Supreme Court this morning rules state's same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional [Updated]
Posted on April 03, 2009Here is the AP lede:DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- The Iowa Supreme Court issued a unanimous ruling Friday finding that...
Ind. Gov't. - Kentucky rates low and Indiana high according to Ralph Nader survey; ILB observations
Posted on April 03, 2009"Ky.'s OpenDoor Web site gets poor marks" is the headline to this story today, by Tom Loftus, in the Louisville...
Ind. Law - More on "Goshen lawyer's confidential files found in trash"
Posted on April 03, 2009Updating this ILB entry from April 1st, Justin Leighty of the Elkhart Truth has a follow-up story today:GOSHEN -- Former...
Ind. Gov't. - Yet more on: Issues continue with state's new welfare eligibility system
Posted on April 03, 2009Updating this ILB entry from Jan. 19th, quoting a report from the Evansville Courier & Press that began:Although the governor...
Ind. Decisions - More on: Iowa Supreme Court this morning rules state's same-sex marriage ban unconstitutiona [Updated]l
Posted on April 03, 2009For those who read the ILB entry earlier today on the decision of the Iowa Supreme Court that ?The Iowa...
Ind. Decisions - Three transfers granted today
Posted on April 02, 2009The transfer list will not be available until Monday, April 6th, but the ILB has received notice of three transfers...
Ind. Decisions - "Bob Cantrell: No regrets, no apologies"
Posted on April 02, 2009On Tuesday, March 31st, in federal court in Hammond, Robert Cantrell was found guilty on all charges - see ILB...
Ind. Decisions - "Failure to call client was deficient performance"
Posted on April 02, 2009The March 27th 7th Circuit decision in the case of Bynum v. Lemmon [ILB entry here] is the subject of...
Courts - Hamilton joined by nominees to 2nd and 4th Circuits
Posted on April 02, 2009Larry Margasak of the AP has this story. Here is the White House press release, via the BLT....
Ind. Law - Warm weather reawakens "golf carts in city streets" issue
Posted on April 02, 2009The Columbia City Post & Mail had this story by Chris Meyers on March 23rd, which begins:As the temperature starts...
Ind. Gov't. - "Open records law needs changes"
Posted on April 02, 2009That is the heading to this editorial today in the Gary Post-Tribune. It begins:Indiana citizens have no legal right to...
Ind. Courts - "Attorneys host Justice O'Connor to tout merit selection of St. Joseph judges"
Posted on April 02, 2009Ed Ronco reports today in the South Bend Tribune:A former U.S. Supreme Court justice is throwing her voice into the...
Ind. Decisions - 7th Circuit decides one Indiana case today; and an Illinois opinion about clemency
Posted on April 02, 2009In U.S. v. Brewer (CJ Miller), a 6-page opinion, Judge Posner writes: The defendant appeals from his conviction for...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 1 today (and 0 NFP)
Posted on April 02, 2009For publication opinions today (1): In Travis L. Roberson v. State of Indiana, a 2-page, 2-1 opinion on a petition...
Law - "With the Downturn, It?s Time to Rethink the Legal Profession"
Posted on April 02, 2009That is the headline to an opinion piece in the NY Times today by Adam Cohen that makes a number...
Law - Governor Schwarzenegger Launches Website to Increase Government Transparency
Posted on April 02, 2009From the press release:Continuing his commitment to making government more transparent to the people of California, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today...
Courts - "Employment Contracts Now Seen as Being Rewritable "
Posted on April 01, 2009Some quotes from a lengthy story published yesterday in the NY Times, reported by Mary Williams Walsh and Jonathan Glater:Contracts...
Law - "Goshen lawyer's confidential files found in trash"
Posted on April 01, 2009Justin Leighty reports in the Elkhart Truth in a story that begins:GOSHEN -- If you ever need an attorney, you...
Ind. Courts - Still more on: State workers lawsuit for back pay during 1973-1993 period begins today
Posted on April 01, 2009Yesterday the ILB asked if anyone had update information about the state workers' lawsuit -- the bench trial began March...
Law - "Storm Clouds Gather Over Obama Nominees "
Posted on April 01, 2009Some quotes from an article today in the NY Times, by Neil A. Lewis:WASHINGTON ? Although the parties have changed...
Ind. Courts - More on: Re the Appellate Clerk's docket, has the other shoe finally dropped?
Posted on April 01, 2009The entry from earlier today has been updated with some Q & A thanks to Kevin Smith, Clerk of the...
Ind. Courts - Still more on "House overwhelmingly passes measure to elect jurists in St. Joe County"
Posted on April 01, 2009Updating this ILB entry from March 12th, Ed Ronco is reporting this afternoon in the South Bend Tribune under the...
Environment - SCOTUS rules on use of cost-benefit analysis in at least some CWA applications
Posted on April 01, 2009SCOTUSBlog reported earlier today:The Court has released the opinion in Entergy Corp. v. EPA (07-588), on the Clean Water Act...
Courts - SCOTUS rules federal government should pay lawyers for clemency work
Posted on April 01, 2009From the AP:WASHINGTON (AP) ? The Supreme Court said Wednesday the government should pay federally appointed lawyers for working on...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 0 today (and 3 NFP)
Posted on April 01, 2009For publication opinions today (0): NFP civil opinions today (1): John E. Hendrix v. Mary E. Hendrix (NFP) - "John...
Ind. Courts - Re the Appellate Clerk's docket, has the other shoe finally dropped? [Updated]
Posted on April 01, 2009Almost exactly one year ago, on April 2, 2008, the ILB posted a note from a attorney-reader, raising the alert...
Environment - "Megadairy review continues: Latest design submitted to IDEM includes earthquake provisions"
Posted on March 31, 2009Pam Tharp has a long story today in the Richmond Palladium-Item, on Liberty Dairy LLC, a 2,500-cow megadairy proposed last...
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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....








