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Ind. Courts - Even more on: Training on new loan modification programs
Posted on March 17, 2009Updating this ILB entry from March 13th, which set forth the known dates of upcoming foreclosure seminars, tomorrow evening's session...
Environment - "Stimulus Money Puts Clean Coal Projects on a Faster Track"
Posted on March 17, 2009That is the headline to this story by Matthew L. Wald of the NY Times, dateline Edwardsport, Indiana. Some quotes...
Law - Chicago sees more moeny to be made from red-light cameras
Posted on March 17, 2009The ILB's most recent entry on red light cameras (SB 389) was March 14th, quoting a story from Iowa headed...
Ind. Courts - David F. Hamilton said to be selection of President Obama for 7th Circuit
Posted on March 17, 2009Neil A. Lewis reports today in the NY Times:WASHINGTON ? President Obama is expected to name his first candidate to...
Courts - Federal Judge awards attorneys fees in Kentucky ten commandments case
Posted on March 17, 2009From the AP, a story in the Lexington Herald-Leader that begins:A federal judge has ordered a pair of southern Kentucky...
Courts - "Mistrial by iPhone: Juries? Web Research Upends Trials"
Posted on March 17, 2009This ILB entry from March 14th was headed "Appeal says juror sent 'tweets' during $12.6M case ". This one from...
Ind. Decisions - Two Indiana decisions today from the 7th Circuit
Posted on March 17, 2009In US v. Devon Groves (ND Ind., CJ Miller), a 12-page opinion, Judge Sykes writes:On appeal, Groves renews his...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 6 today (and 10 NFP)
Posted on March 17, 2009For publication opinions today (6): In Judy Whitaker and John Davis v. Town of Cloverdale Town Council, a 6-page opinion...
Ind. Courts - "McKinney won't have to repay DTF money"
Posted on March 17, 2009Rick Yencer reports today in the Muncie Star-Press in a story that begins:MUNCIE -- Delaware County Prosecutor Mark McKinney will...
Ind. Courts - More on: David F. Hamilton said to be selection of President Obama for 7th Circuit [Updated]
Posted on March 17, 2009Updating this ILB entry from earlier this morning, it is no longer "said to be." Here is the official White...
Ind. Decisions - Supreme Court decides Ahmad Edwards v. State, on remand from SCOTUS
Posted on March 17, 2009Here is a quote from our Supreme Court's May 17, 2007 decision in Ahmad Edwards v. State:Here we have a...
Ind. Courts - More on: Settlement avoids judicial mandate action in Hammond
Posted on March 17, 2009Updating this ILB entry from Feb. 26th, Susan Brown reports today in the NWI Times:HAMMOND | Money didn't provoke the...
Ind. Courts - Here is a list of opinions by Judge David Hamilton
Posted on March 17, 2009Here is a list of opinions by SD Ind. Judge David Hamilton cited in ILB entries. Most of them involve...
Ind. Courts - DOJ Files Lawsuit Against Indianapolis Law Firm to Enforce the Employment Rights of Indiana Army National Guardsman
Posted on March 16, 2009A press release today from the U.S. Department of Justice:WASHINGTON, March 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Department of Justice today filed...
Environment - More on: State legislation re the financing of a coal-to-gas plant near Rockport close to passage
Posted on March 16, 2009Updating this ILB entry from March 13th, Eric Bradner of the Evansville Courier & Press is reporting this afternoon:The Indiana...
Ind. Courts - "Hebron police getting high-tech cameras for cars"
Posted on March 16, 2009Phil Wieland reports today in the NWI Times:The department is getting cameras for each of its eight squad cars through...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 1 today (and 21 NFP)
Posted on March 16, 2009For publication opinions today (1): In Demetrick D. Shepherd v. State of Indiana, a 10-page opinion, Judge Kirsch writes:Demetrick D....
Ind. Law - "It's the Law: obstructing justice and interfering with police"
Posted on March 16, 2009Ken Kosky's NWI Times' "It's the Law" column for today, looks at obstructing justice and interfering with police. Some quotes:Police...
Ind. Decisions - Transfer list for week ending March 13, 2009
Posted on March 16, 2009Here is the transfer list for the week ending March 13, 2009. It is 2 pages long. Transfer was granted,...
Law - "Another sign of tough times: legal aid for the middle class"
Posted on March 16, 2009This story in the March 10th LA Times, reported by Carol J. Williams , is subheaded "Among the resources available...
Courts - More on: Seymour-based Rose Acre Farms takings judgment reversed by Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Posted on March 16, 2009Updating this ILB entry from March 13th, Marcia Coyle writes today in The National Law Journal in an article that...
Ind. Courts - Several attorneys expected to apply for Madison County judgeship
Posted on March 16, 2009Shawn McGrath of the Anderson Herald Bulletin writes today in a story that begins:ANDERSON ? The speculation has been rife....
Ind. Law - "Lawyers step up to the bar for seniors"
Posted on March 16, 2009Rebecca S. Green of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette has a long story today on the Volunteer Lawyer Program of...
Ind. Decisions - Upcoming oral arguments this week and next
Posted on March 16, 2009This week's oral arguments before the Supreme Court (week of 3/16/09):None currently scheduled Next week's oral arguments before the Supreme...
Environment - More on: State legislation re the financing of a coal-to-gas plant near Rockport close to passage
Posted on March 15, 2009Updating this ILB entry from March 13th, concerning Senate Bill 423, which passed second reading last week and will be...
Ind. Courts - Judicial Center's Legislative Update #9
Posted on March 15, 2009Not much to speak of again this week. The second half of the legislative session is underway and a few...
Ind. Courts - More on "Girl sues Lebanon Schools for right to wear tuxedo to prom"
Posted on March 15, 2009Updating this ILB entry from March 12th, Indy 6 News is reporting:LEBANON, Ind. -- A Lebanon High School senior girl...
Ind. Law - Two stories today on Indiana home foreclosures
Posted on March 15, 2009Interestingly, both stories point to an Indiana problem lost in all the talk of subprime lending -- ballooning property taxes,...
Courts - "Implementing federal sex offender registration law may prove impossible"
Posted on March 15, 2009A long, important article today in the Providence RI Journal, about the federal sex offender law, reported by Tracy Breton....
Ind. Courts - Morgan County prosecutor writes from Afghanistan
Posted on March 15, 2009The ILB was delighted to receive this e-mail this morning:Marcia, Just wanted you to know how much I appreciate your...
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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?
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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....








