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Ind. Gov't. - "Roosters head Lake County Council meeting agenda"
Posted on February 11, 2009Recalling a story from last year -- "Goats OK in Fortville backyard", Erik Potter of the Gary Post-Tribune reports today:CROWN...
Environment - Yet more on: Cleanup of Angola's former Dana site
Posted on February 11, 2009Updating earlier ILB entries, the Angola Herald-Republican reports today, in a story by Mike Marturello:If the lack of phone calls,...
Environment - More on: "CAFO regulation proposals will return to Indiana General Assembly in eight bills"
Posted on February 11, 2009Updating this ILB entry from Jan. 18th, Pam Tharp of the Richmond Palladium-Item reports today in a story headed "CAFO...
Ind. Law - "Obey open records law, or else"
Posted on February 11, 2009That is the headline to an editorial today in the Indianapolis Star, supporting:Senate Bill 232, which, in its current form,...
Courts - Still more on: "Kentucky will retain all court records forever"
Posted on February 11, 2009Updating this ILB entry from Sept. 1, 2008, which included this quote from an Aug. 31, 2008 story by Jason...
Ind. Decisions - Tax Court posts another opinion yesterday
Posted on February 11, 2009In Rohrman v. Tippecanoe Co. Assessor, a 5-page opinion, Judge Fisher denies the Assessor's motion to dismiss:First of all, Rohrman?s...
Courts - "Pa. judges accused of jailing kids for cash"
Posted on February 11, 2009Michael Rubinkam and MaryClaire Dale report in the Washington Post in a lengthy story that begins:WILKES-BARRE, Pa. -- For years,...
Ind. Law - Report(s) of the Indiana Judicial Study Commission from the 1960s
Posted on February 10, 2009If anyone has copies of the Report(s) of the Indiana Judicial Study Commission from the 1960s, I'd like to scan...
Ind. Courts - Merit selection problems for Lake and St. Joseph County Courts
Posted on February 10, 2009This afternoon Patrick Guinane of the NWI Times is reporting:[Rep. Linda Lawson, D-Hammond] said she doesn't expect to get a...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 0 today (and 3 NFP)
Posted on February 10, 2009For publication opinions today (0): NFP civil opinions today (1): Dan L. Williamson v. Review Board of Dept. of Workforce...
Ind. Decisions - Supreme Court issues one today
Posted on February 10, 2009In Steven McCullough v. State of Indiana, a 12-page, 5-0 opinion, Justice Dickson writes:We grant transfer and hold (1) in...
Ind. Decisions - "Mixed ruling gives some tax relief to U.S. Steel" in a case filed under seal
Posted on February 10, 2009In an 18-page ruling issued late yesterday afternoon, Lake County Assessor, Calumet Township Assessor, and Lake County Property Tax Assessment...
Law - "Bankruptcy Boom Is Big Business For Lawyers"
Posted on February 10, 2009So reported Richard Gonzales of National Public Radio this monring. A quote:This demand for bankruptcy lawyers comes after they were...
Ind. Courts - "Governor will pick Judge Snow to lead Indiana Alcohol and Tobacco Commission" [Updated]
Posted on February 10, 2009The Richmond Palladium-Item reports today, in a story by Bill Engle, that:Wayne Superior 1 Court Judge P. Thomas Snow is...
Ind. Courts - Judicial Center's Legislative Update #4
Posted on February 07, 2009Here is the Indiana Judicial Center's Legislative Update, current through Feb. 6th -- a good way to keep on top...
Ind. Law - 6th Circuit wine shipping ruling boosts home delivery
Posted on February 07, 2009Another great "Uncorked" column on wine shipping today by Dan and Krista Stockman of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. It...
Ind. Decisions - "Library loses a round in Court of Appeals"
Posted on February 07, 2009The Court of Appeals decision Friday in the case of Indianapolis Marion County Public Library v. Charlier Clark & Linard...
Ind. Law - Celebrating Abraham Lincoln's 200th birthday
Posted on February 07, 2009"Lincoln lands celebrating: Three states share claim to legacy" is the headline to this story by Seth Grundhoefer in the...
Environment - "Environmental Views, Past and Present "
Posted on February 07, 2009The NY Times has a lengthy and balenced article today, authored by John M. Broder, Andrew C. Revkin, Felicity Barringer,...
Ind. Law - "County has close eye on pole-barn plan: Tighter approval process after similar plan cost $23K in legal fees"
Posted on February 07, 2009Kevin Leininger has this report in the Fort Wayne News-Sentinel:Normally, an application to erect a pole barn would barely get...
Ind. Decisions - "New Albany strip club infringed on Horseshoe's trademark"
Posted on February 07, 2009Grace Schneider reports today in the Louisville Courier Journal:A federal judge has ruled that a New Albany strip club's use...
Environment - More on "Techniques that have dramatically reduced contamination at beaches in Racine, Wis."
Posted on February 07, 2009Updating this ILB entry from Feb. 5th, Gitte Laasby had a story yesterday in the Gary Post-Tribune that reported:Gary and...
Ind. Courts - Bill to elect St. Joe Superior Court judges moves out of committee
Posted on February 07, 2009Ed Ronco reports in the South Bend Tribune:A bill that would require that St. Joseph County Superior Court judges be...
Courts - "Computer virus shuts down Houston municipal courts"
Posted on February 07, 2009From the Houston Chronicle, a lengthy story by Bradley Olson, Melissa Vargas, and Dale Lezon that begins:Houston shut down part...
Ind. Courts - Marion County reportedly suspends bench warrants for delinquent parents
Posted on February 06, 2009This ILB had this entry Tuesday, Feb. 3rd, thanks to a WTHR Ch. 13 story. Today Jon Murray of the...
Not Law but interesting - Indy Star error, complete with photo
Posted on February 06, 2009The ILB rarely veers off course, but was amazed this morning to see a familar Indianapolis landmark misidentified (or mislocated)...
Ind. Courts - Still more on "St. Joseph County Probate Judge to issue pay raises despite council's objections"
Posted on February 06, 2009Updating this ILB entry from Jan. 31st, Alicia Gallegos of the South Bend Tribune reports today in a story headed...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 3 today (and 7 NFP)
Posted on February 06, 2009For publication opinions today (3): In Indianapolis Marion County Public Library v. Charlier Clark & Linard P.C. and Thornton Tomasetti...
Ind. Law - Golf cart legislation's future unpredictable at this point
Posted on February 06, 2009The ILB has had a long list of entries on golf carts and the issue of whether they may...
Ind. Law - "It's the Law -- 'Deadly force' can be justified against burglars, carjackers"
Posted on February 06, 2009Ken Kosky's NWI Times' "It's the Law" column for Jan. 19th, which the ILB somehow missed, looks at deadly force:If...
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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....








