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Focus is on Indiana law, and on interesting developments in law, government, and more (not just in Indiana).
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Law - "Cameras to Catch Speeders and Scofflaws Are Spreading -- And Sparking Road Rage"
Posted on March 27, 2009Supplementing this ILB entry from March 24th, today's Wall Street Journal has a lengthy article by William M. Bulkeley. The...
Ind. Gov't. - "IDEM calendar complaint rejected"
Posted on March 27, 2009Gitte Laasby reports today in the Gary Post-Tribune:MERRILLVILLE -- Indiana law does not allow the public to access officials' calendars...
Law - "Data Mining Case Heads to the Supreme Court"
Posted on March 27, 2009Tony Mauro reports today in The Blog of Legal Times in an entry that begins:Two major publishers of health care...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 1 today (and 16 NFP)
Posted on March 27, 2009For publication opinions today (1): In Richard Moore v. Wells Fargo Construction, a 15-page opinion, Judge Najam writes:Richard Moore appeals...
Ind. Decisions - One Indiana 7th Circuit opinion today
Posted on March 27, 2009In Bynum v. Lemmon (ND Ind., Judge Simon), a 17-page opinion, Judge Rovner concludes:The district court correctly denied Bynum?s...
Ind. Courts - More on: "Judge Mary Harper is researching what information jurors are required to provide to attorneys"
Posted on March 26, 2009Updating yesterday's ILB entry, the ILB received this note last evening from an Indiana deputy prosecutor:Ms. Oddi, In response...
Courts - Yet more on: "Pa. judges accused of jailing kids for cash"
Posted on March 26, 2009The ILB's most recent entry on this scandal is here, from Feb. 14th. This afternoon the AP is reporting:ALLENTOWN, Pa....
Ind. Law - "Indy law firm Bose McKinney & Evans cutting 25"
Posted on March 26, 2009The Indianapolis Star is reporting, via a statement from the firm?s managing partner:Bose McKinney & Evans LLP announced today that...
Law - NY Times editorial on Dawn Johnsen
Posted on March 26, 2009"A Legal Adviser Worthy of the Job " is the headline today to this editorial in the NY Times. Some...
Ind. Courts - "New judge appointed for Wayne County"
Posted on March 26, 2009Bill Engle reports in the Richmond Palladium-Item in a story that begins:Hagerstown native Chuck Todd will take his seat on...
Ind. Law - "Consumer Advocate Abby Kuzma Chosen by Attorney General to Lead Consumer Protection Efforts Statewide"
Posted on March 26, 2009A release from Attorney General Zoeller's office today reads in part:INDIANAPOLIS ? Today one of central Indiana?s leading consumer advocates...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 1 today (and 5 NFP)
Posted on March 26, 2009For publication opinions today (1): In Indiana Family and Social Services Administration v. Robert T. Pickett, a 22-page opinion, Judge...
Ind. Law - Terre Haute Board of Public Works nixes contract with Indy law firm; Bose layoffs
Posted on March 26, 2009An interesting story by Arthur E. Foulkes that appeared earlier this month in the Terre Haute Tribune Star. The story...
Ind. Decisions - 7th Circuit decides one Indiana case, and one FOIA case, today
Posted on March 26, 2009In Gross v. Knight (SD Ind., Judge Young), an 11-page opinion, Judge Kanne writes: On August 26, 1998, Jeremy...
Ind. Courts - Op-ed piece on merit retention by State Bar President Bill Jonas
Posted on March 26, 2009Indiana State Bar Association President Bill Jonas has written a long and thoughtful op-ed piece on judicial retention. You...
Courts - More on: "The Indianapolis Museum of Art wanted its Caravaggio back"
Posted on March 26, 2009Some of you may remember this ILB entry from October 20, 2007. Today the NY Times has this report by...
Ind. Courts - "Lawsuit targets Lake County polluters" [Updated]
Posted on March 26, 2009The AP's Charles Wilson has this story today in the NWI Times. Some quotes:INDIANAPOLIS | Ron Kurth grew up in...
Ind. Decisions - "Appeals court slashes molesting sentence: Projected prison time drops from eight to 1½ years"
Posted on March 26, 2009So reads the headline to this story by Jeff Parrott in the South Bend Tribune. Some quotes:At the sentencing hearing,...
Courts - Still more on: "The Indianapolis Museum of Art wanted its Caravaggio back"
Posted on March 26, 2009Updating this ILB entry from earlier today, where I wondered whether the IMA's Caravaggio, the Sleeping Cupid, was still tied...
Ind. Decisions - Supreme Court issues another today; and a note
Posted on March 25, 2009In Estate of Jerome Mintz v. Connecticut General Life Ins. Co. and Wayne E. Gruber, a 12-page, 5-0 opinion, Justice...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 7 today (and 10 NFP)
Posted on March 25, 2009For publication opinions today (7): Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. v. Mark Dill Plumbing Co., Mark E. Neff and Invironmental...
Ind. Decisions - Supreme Court decides one today, on grandparents' rights [Corrected]
Posted on March 25, 2009In the Matter of the Paternity of K.I., by Grandmother and Next Friend J.I. v. J.H. is a 13-page, 5-0...
Ind. Decisions - Two interesting non-Indiana opinions today from 7th Circuit
Posted on March 25, 2009The first, U.S. v. Approximately 81,454 Cans OF Baby Formula, is a Judge Posner opinion, but it caught my eye...
Courts - "What Constitutional Rights Should Schoolchildren Have?"
Posted on March 25, 2009Michael C. Dorf, a FindLaw columnist who is the Robert S. Stevens Professor of Law at Cornell University, has a...
Environment - "EPA to Scrutinize Permits for Mountaintop-Removal Mining"
Posted on March 25, 2009The ILB has had many entries on mountaintop mining, including "Coal Industry Wins a Round on Mountaintop Mining" from Feb....
Ind. Decisions "Second appeal denied in crash that killed Jimmy DeBoy"
Posted on March 25, 2009The Court of Appeals NFP opinion yesterday i n the case of Cesar De la Rosa v. State of Indiana...
Ind. Law - More on: Governor signs first bill of 2009 session
Posted on March 25, 2009Updating yesterday's ILB entry on the Governor's signing of SEA 423, Eric Bradner of the Evansville Courier & Press has...
Ind. Courts - "Judge Mary Harper is researching what information jurors are required to provide to attorneys"
Posted on March 25, 2009James D. Wolf Jr. reports today in the Gary Post-Tribune:VALPARAISO -- A county judge is researching protection of jurors after...
Courts - Broward County judge leaps over bench to protect witness
Posted on March 25, 2009"Judge leaps to protect woman in Broward County court: A defendant in Broward County court ended up in jail after...
Ind. Courts - Judge Hamilton hearing set for April 1st
Posted on March 25, 2009The Blog of Legal Times reports this afternoon in an entry that begins:The next possible battle in the judicial confirmation...
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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?
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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....








