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Courts - "Kentucky students' court operates just like real thing"
Posted on March 31, 2009From a story by Chris Otts in the March 30th Louisville Courier Journal:Melissa Moore is not a lawyer. But the...
Courts - Highly compensated California state judges not sharing state's economic pain
Posted on March 31, 2009That is the thrust of an AP story by Paul Elias today, published in the Washington Post. The long story...
Ind. Courts - More on: State workers lawsuit for back pay during 1973-1993 period begins today
Posted on March 31, 2009The ILB reported on March 10th that the $8.5 million settlement had fallen through and that the state workers' lawsuit...
Ind. Courts - More on: Indianapolis Central library lawsuit begins in Boone County courtroom
Posted on March 31, 2009Updating this ILB entry from March 14th, Jon Murray reports today on the Indianapolis Star site in a story that...
Ind. Decisions - Supreme Court issues four today
Posted on March 31, 2009In The Indiana Dept. of Environmental Management v. Raybestos Products Co., on a petition for rehearing, Justice Boehm's opinion reads...
Ind. Courts - Still more on: Robert Cantrell found guilty on all charges
Posted on March 31, 2009Updating this ILB entry from Nov. 23, 2008, Dan Hinkel of the NWI Times reports this afternoon in a story...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 7 today (and 13 NFP)
Posted on March 31, 2009For publication opinions today (7): In Home Telephone Co. of Pittsboro, Inc., et al. v. Verizon North, Inc., et al....
Law - Dawn Johnsen vote may not be for another three weeks
Posted on March 31, 2009The Blog of Legal Times reports:Dawn Johnsen, nominated to be assistant attorney general in charge of the Office of Legal...
Ind. Decisions - 7th Circuit issues one Indiana opinion today
Posted on March 31, 2009In Re John W. Bartle (SD Ind., Judge Barker), is a 14-page opinion by Judge Rovner: Debtor-appellant John W....
Law - Gary Post-Tribune parent company files for bankruptcy [Updated]
Posted on March 31, 2009Just posted on the NWI Times website:CHICAGO | The Sun-Times Media Group, owner of the Chicago Sun-Times, the Post-Tribune in...
Ind. Courts - Re the Appellate Clerk's docket, has the other shoe finally dropped?
Posted on March 31, 2009Coming tomorrow . . ....
Ind. Decisions - Upcoming oral arguments this week and next
Posted on March 30, 2009This week's oral arguments before the Supreme Court (week of 3/30/09):None currently scheduled Next week's oral arguments before the Supreme...
Ind. Decisions - Transfer list for week ending March 27, 2009
Posted on March 30, 2009I'm told there is no transfer list for the week ending March 27, 2009....
Ind. Law - "Banks Starting to Walk Away on Foreclosures"
Posted on March 30, 2009From the NY Times today, a long story, dateline South Bend, reported by Susan Saulny, on mortgage foreclosures. A quote:City...
Ind. Law - "It's the Law: Burning yard waste can lead to troubles"
Posted on March 30, 2009Ken Kosky's NWI Times' "It's the Law" column for today, looks at illegal burning. Some quotes:Fire officials say it's common,...
Not law! - Bob Knight and friends in hilarious Guitar Hero ad
Posted on March 30, 2009Don't miss it. From the Indianapolis Star: "The latest "Risky Business"-style commercial for "Guitar Hero," featuring Mike Krzyzewski, Roy Williams,...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 1 today (and 2 NFP)
Posted on March 30, 2009For publication opinions today (1): In Brandon Vernon v. State of Indiana, a 7-page opinion, Judge Vaidik writes:Brandon Vernon appeals...
Ind. Law - "Meth lab cleanup a hassle for landlords"
Posted on March 30, 2009On August 6, 2006, the ILB posted this entry, headed: "Who should pay price for meth messes?" Here is what...
Courts - "In Britain, Web Leaves Courts Playing Catch-Up "
Posted on March 30, 2009The ILB found this article in today's NY Times, by Noah Cohen, really interesting. Here are some quotes:ON March 17,...
Ind. Courts - "The Indiana Supreme Court is seeking comments from judges, attorneys and the public as it considers proposed rule amendments governing Alternative Dispute Resolution"
Posted on March 30, 2009A release from the Court this evening begins:The Indiana Supreme Court is seeking comments from judges, attorneys and the public...
Ind. Law - "Over the limit; under arrest"
Posted on March 29, 2009Gavin Lesnick of the Evansville Courier & Press reports today on getting intoxicated drivers of the roads. Some quotes from...
Environment - "Benzene-laden groundwater has been seeping into Lake Michigan from an old tank farm at U.S. Steel Gary Works"
Posted on March 29, 2009Gitte Laasby reports today in the Gary Post-Tribune in a story that begins:For several years, benzene-laden groundwater has been seeping...
Court - "Fighting Over Child Support After the Pink Slip Arrives"
Posted on March 29, 2009Julie Bosman reports today in a story on the front page of the Sunday NY Times. Some quotes from the...
Environment - Even more on: Major pipeline break near Indiana border
Posted on March 29, 2009Updating this ILB entry from Oct. 5, 2008, Len Wells of the Evansville Courier & Press reports today:ELLERY, Ill. ?...
Ind. Courts - Judicial Center's Legislative Update #11
Posted on March 29, 2009The second half of the legislative session is well underway this week. April 15th is the last day for 3rd...
Ind. Decisions - Still more on "Federal magistrate urges ban of schools? faith study"
Posted on March 29, 2009For those interested in the case involving the Huntington County Community Schools and the establishment clause, about which the ILB...
Ind. Law - "Indiana laws govern use of off-road vehicles"
Posted on March 29, 2009The South Bend Tribune has an article today on the laws governing off-road vehicles (ORV). The long article begins:With many...
Courts - "Residents of Luzerne County, Pa., wondered what led two judges to send thousands of juveniles to detention centers in return for kickbacks ? and why they weren?t stopped"
Posted on March 28, 2009Updating this ILB entry from March 26th, Ian Urbina has a long story in the NY Times today headed "Judges?...
Ind. Courts - "Evansville attorney found guilty of theft again"
Posted on March 28, 2009Libby Keeling reports in the Evansville Courier & Press in a long story:An Evansville attorney who pleaded guilty to bilking...
Courts - "Students Sue Prosecutor in Cellphone Photos Case "
Posted on March 27, 2009The NY Times has had stories two days in a row now on ?'sexting': the increasingly popular phenomenon of nude...
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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....








