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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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Ind. Decisions - "Appeal over Ingalls annexation denied"
Posted on March 21, 2009The NFP Court of Appeals decision March 19th in the case of Madison Co. Board of Commissioners and Madison Co....
Ind. Decisions - "Teacher?s sex crime sentence reduced"
Posted on March 21, 2009Jeff Parrott of the South Bend Tribune reports on the Court of Appeals NFP decision March 19th in the case...
Environment - "Natural Gas, Suddenly Abundant, Is Cheaper "
Posted on March 21, 2009Here are earlier ILB entries on SB 423, the bill that puts the State into the coal-to-gas financing business. Specifically,...
Law - Attorney General Holder Issues New FOIA Guidelines
Posted on March 20, 2009From the Blog of Legal Times, an entry begins:Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. strongly encouraged federal agencies to voluntarily disclose...
Courts - "Judge Blocks Rule Permitting Concealed Guns In U.S. Parks"
Posted on March 20, 2009Juliet Eilperin and Del Quentin Wilber report today in the Washington Post:A federal judge yesterday blocked a last-minute rule enacted...
Law - More on: Senate panel OKs Ind. nominee Dawn Johnsen for DOJ role
Posted on March 20, 2009Updating yesterday's ILB entry, David Ingram of Legal Times reports today in a story that begins:The Senate Judiciary Committee voted...
Ind. Law - More on "Indiana fire codes could be tougher" says Star. And they could be accessible, says ILB
Posted on March 20, 2009Updating this ILB entry from March 15th, where I note that the Indiana Fire Code simply incorporates by reference the...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 4 today (and 5 NFP)
Posted on March 20, 2009For publication opinions today (4): In Massood Jallali v. National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners, Inc. (NBOME), 10-page opinion, Judge...
Ind. Gov't. - When everyday Hoosiers seek public information under the Access to Public Records Act, their requests often aren't filled in a timely manner, or are ignored altogether
Posted on March 20, 2009Joy Leiker of the Muncie Star Press reports on the problems the public has with governmental compliance with Indiana's public...
Law - Two interesting items from other law blogs
Posted on March 20, 2009SCOTUSBlog's report on the Dawn Johnsen nomination includes a link to the webcast of the committee debate and vote. The...
Law - "Governors can reject stimulus, congressional report concludes"
Posted on March 20, 2009So reads the headline to this story by James Rosen of McClatchy Newspapers. Some quotes from the story:A nonpartisan congressional...
Courts - Justice Ginsburg looks back on Harvard Law School, early career
Posted on March 20, 2009A good article today by Joanna Nairn, writing for the Harvard Law Record. A quote:Justice Ginsburg joined Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist...
Environment - "Corporations? ?water footprint? ? assessing their water use and pollution ? should be disclosed in SEC financial reports"
Posted on March 20, 2009Barry B. Burr reported in Pensions & Investments on Feb. 26th that:Corporations? ?water footprint? ? assessing their water use and...
Law - "Charity scraps idea for sex offender home in Kentucky"
Posted on March 19, 2009A lengthy story by Jeffrey McMurray in the Lexington Herald-Leader today begins:LEXINGTON, Ky. -- A Catholic charity in Kentucky faced...
Environment - "State offers loan for Dana site cleanup"
Posted on March 19, 2009Updating this ILB entry from Feb. 11th, Becky Manley of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette reports today in a story...
Ind. Courts - "Lawyer sanctioned over delayed release"
Posted on March 19, 2009From the Indianapolis Star:The Indiana Supreme Court has issued a public reprimand of an Indianapolis attorney whose client sat in...
Ind. Law - More on foreclosure and bankruptcy
Posted on March 19, 2009The Indianapolis Star has a story this moving headed "Marion County Clerk and Superior Court Judges tout mortgage foreclosure prevention."...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 5 today (and 20 NFP)
Posted on March 19, 2009For publication opinions today (5): In In the Matter of N.E.; N.L. v. Marion Co. Dept. of Child Svcs. and...
Law - Senate panel OKs Ind. nominee Dawn Johnsen for DOJ role
Posted on March 19, 2009Marueen Groppe has this report in the Indianapolis Star. It begins:WASHINGTON ? The nomination of Hoosier lawyer Dawn Johnsen to...
Ind. Law - More on: "2 Indiana legislators want longer sentence for killing fetus"
Posted on March 19, 2009Updating this comprehensive ILB entry from Feb. 1st, the Indianapolis Star has a report today headed "Bill stiffens feticide law:...
Ind. Law - Abortion requirements re hospital admission privileges heard at county level now proposed as state legislation
Posted on March 19, 2009Last fall the ILB had several entries on efforts in Allen and Vanderburgh counties to require doctors performing abortions to...
Ind. Law - More on the 2009 Sunshine Week survey spotlighting death certificates
Posted on March 19, 2009Yesterday, this ILB entry focused on the widely disseminated 2009 Sunshine Survey, and specifically its section on "online access" to...
Ind. Law - "Theatair X attorney says ordinance unconstitutional in Clarksville"
Posted on March 19, 2009Matt Thacker reports in the Clark / Floyd County News & Tribune in a story that begins:Attorneys representing Theatair X...
Ind. Gov't. - "Copies fees again an issue in Clarksville"
Posted on March 19, 2009From the Clark / Floyd County News & Tribune:While researching a story on the town of Clarksville?s case against Theatair...
Courts - "Proposal would open Kentucky judicial branch's records"
Posted on March 18, 2009Andrew Wolfson reports today in the Louisville Courier Journal:Want to know how much the Kentucky Bar Association paid an outside...
Ind. Courts - "Is Bankruptcy the Answer? ? Part 1"
Posted on March 18, 2009This story by Sarah Platt appears on the WNDU South Bend website. A quote:Compared to the other 50 states, Indiana...
Ind. Courts - "Justice Department Settles Allegations of Disability Discrimination Against Town of St. John, Indiana"
Posted on March 18, 2009The U.S. Department of Justice has issued this press release:WASHINGTON, March 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Justice Department today announced a...
Ind. Courts - "Obama's pick for Indianapolis judge would fill spot once saved for Hammond federal judge" [Updated]
Posted on March 18, 2009That is the headline to an unattributed NWI Times story that begins:President Barack Obama nominated an Indianapolis-based federal judge to...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 1 today (and 3 NFP)
Posted on March 18, 2009For publication opinions today (0): NFP civil opinions today (1): In Shicotta Coan v. Jeremy Boritzki and Ramona Ward (NFP),...
Ind. Law - More on: Indiana fails 2009 Sunshine Week survey; specifically, death certificates
Posted on March 18, 2009Indiana failed the 2009 Sunshine Week Survey, but some research by the ILB indicates that the Survey itself is...
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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....








