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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. Gov't. - Local government revamp on the ropes [Update - or maybe not]
Posted on March 10, 2009From the Evansville Courier & Press, an AP developing story:An Indiana House committee has dealt a serious blow to local...
Ind. Decisions - 7th Circuit decides one Indiana case today
Posted on March 10, 2009In U.S. v. Brazelton (ND Ind., Chief Judge Mlller), a 10-age opinion, Judge Coffey writes:Police arrested Badayah Brazelton as he...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 0 today (and 1 NFP)
Posted on March 10, 2009For publication opinions today (0): NFP civil opinions today (0): NFP criminal opinions today (1): Jeffrey A. Foster v. State...
Ind. Decisions - Upcoming oral arguments this week and next
Posted on March 09, 2009This week's oral arguments before the Supreme Court: This Tuesday, March 10th:10:00 AM - Tommy Alvey v. State of Indiana...
Courts - "Web Directory Of Attorneys Upsets D.C. Bar"; Is Indiana Next?
Posted on March 09, 2009Kim Hart reports in the Washington Post today under the heading, "Web Directory Of Attorneys Upsets D.C. Bar." The story...
Law - "Don?t Rely on Bush?s Signing Statements, Obama Orders"
Posted on March 09, 2009Charlie Savage won a Pulitzer prize while writing about President Bush's signing statements for the Boston Globe. Now he has...
Courts - "Bringing Newly Issued Rulings to an Appellate Court's Attention" [Updated]
Posted on March 09, 2009Howard Bashman of How Appealing has a practice column today in The Legal Intelligencer, titled "Bringing Newly Issued Rulings to...
Courts - SCOTUS rules on impact of public defender delays in getting case to trial
Posted on March 09, 2009According to Lyle Denniston of the SCOTUSBlog, in an entry briefly describing several rulings today:By a 7-2 vote, the Court...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 2 today (and 18 NFP)
Posted on March 09, 2009For publication opinions today (2): In In Re: J.D. v. State of Indiana , a 7-page opinion, Judge Friedlander concludes:In...
About this blog: ILB introduces new feature re transfer lists
Posted on March 09, 2009Since Feb. 2, 2004, the ILB has been posting the transfer lists prepared by the Clerk of the Supreme and...
Ind. Law - "It's the Law: Animal cruelty and neglect"
Posted on March 09, 2009Ken Kosky's NWI Times' "It's the Law" column for today, looks at animal cruelty and neglect. Some quotes:Indiana law states...
Law - "Firms Trade Brick-and-Mortar Prestige for a Better Business Model"
Posted on March 09, 2009An interesting article today in the Washington Post, reported by V. Dion Haynes. It begins:Across the country, the recession is...
Ind. Courts - Indianapolis Central library lawsuit begins today in Boone County courtroom
Posted on March 09, 2009Jon Murray of the Indianapolis Star reports today in a story headlined "Taxpayers have huge stake in trial of Central...
Ind. Law - "Fur flies in legislatures over dog-breeding rules"
Posted on March 09, 2009Niki Kelly and Sylvia A. Smith of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette have a lengthy and wide-ranging story today on...
Ind. Courts - Judicial Center's Legislative Update #8
Posted on March 08, 2009Not much to speak of this week. The second half of the legislative session is underway. Two civil law bills...
Ind. Courts - "Six may seek U.S. attorney's job"
Posted on March 08, 2009That is the headline today to this story by Andy Grimm in the Gary Post-Tribune. The NWI Times had a...
Courts - More on: Suit filed seeking to enjoin Florida?s canons that require judges to recuse themselves from cases involving issues that they responded to in questionnaire
Posted on March 07, 2009Updating this ILB entry from Aug. 29, 2006, the AP is reporting:ATLANTA (AP) -- A federal appeals court has decided...
Law - More on "Citing Cost, States Consider End to Death Penalty"
Posted on March 07, 2009Updating this ILB entry from Feb. 25th, the Washington Post has a similar story today by Deborah Hastings of the...
Ind. Courts - "Judge pledges quick decision in Liberty Township hospital case"
Posted on March 07, 2009On Nov. 15, 2008, the ILB had an entry headed "Judge rules she will stick with hospital zoning suit." The...
Ind. Courts - More on: Training on new loan modification programs
Posted on March 07, 2009Updating this ILB entry from Feb. 26th, which announced:"An Update on Foreclosure Prevention through Loss Mitigation and Loan Modifications," sponsored...
Courts - "Justice Ginsburg, 'Alive and Well'"
Posted on March 06, 2009"First, I wanted people to see that the Supreme Court isn't all male," the lone female justice said of the...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 4 today (and 8 NFP)
Posted on March 06, 2009For publication opinions today (4): In Bledsoe's, Inc., et al. v. Steuben Lakes Regional Waste District, a 17-page, 2-1 opinion,...
Ind. Courts - Yet more on "St. Joseph County Probate Judge to issue pay raises despite council's objections."
Posted on March 06, 2009Updating earlier ILB entries, including this latest one from Feb. 25th, WNDU South Bend has this brief report:St. Joseph County...
Ind. Decisions - 7th Circuit decides one Indiana case today
Posted on March 06, 2009In US v. Martin Avila (SD Ind., Chief Judge Hamilton), a 27-page opinion, Judge Kanne writes:From 2000 to 2001, law...
Ind. Decisions - "Laws dampen malpractice victory"
Posted on March 06, 2009That was the headline to this story reported by Bob Kasarda March 3rd in the NWI Times:VALPARAISO | Attorney Ken...
Environment - Clean coal in Illinois, coal gasification in Indiana
Posted on March 06, 2009"New Life for 'Clean Coal' Project: Illinois Plant Was Abandoned by Bush; Now Its Backers Are in Power" is the...
Courts - "Live coverage boosts access to federal courtrooms"
Posted on March 06, 2009A lengthy story today in the Washington Post, reported by Roxana Hegeman, datelined Wichita, includes these quotes:n a victory for...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals rejects appeal in fatal OWI; flip-flop at issue
Posted on March 06, 2009The Court of Appeals NFP decision March 4th in the case of Kara Crisp v. State of Indiana is the...
Ind. Decisions - Helton oral argument reported today
Posted on March 06, 2009The oral argument yesterday before the Supreme Court in the case of James H. Helton, Jr. v. State of Indiana...
Ind. Decisions - "Ind. regulators can be tougher than feds"
Posted on March 06, 2009The Supreme Court's denial of transfer last week in the case of Indiana Department of Environmental Management v. Steel Dynamics,...
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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....








