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Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 0 today (and 4 NFP)
Posted on February 02, 2009For publication opinions today (0): NFP civil opinions today (2): Dwight G. Fry v. Indiana Dept. of Correction, Prison Health...
Ind. Decisions - More on Redmond v. State
Posted on February 02, 2009Last week the ILB commented on the decision in the case of Dale Redmond v. State of Indiana, noting:The Court...
Environment - "Pollution control at issue: Lawmakers push to reverse policy"
Posted on February 02, 2009Eric Bradner has this report today in the Evansville Courier & Press. Some quotes from the lengthy story:Democratic state lawmakers...
Ind. Gov't. - "Critics say FSSA offices fail to offer voter registration forms"
Posted on February 02, 2009Mary Beth Schneider has a front-page story in today's Indianapolis Star that begins:When low-income Hoosiers turn to state social-services offices...
Ind. Law - Laws on littering, snow removal
Posted on February 02, 2009Ken Kosky's NWI Times' "It's the Law" column for this week looks at littering. It begins:In tough economic times, some...
Environment - "Hoosier streams still have high levels of mercury: Reduction in air emissions isn't reflected in water"
Posted on February 02, 2009Shari Rudavsky reports in the Indianapolis Star today in a lengthy, front-page story that begins:Levels of mercury remain high in...
Ind. Law - Can you rely on the Indiana Code? Where are we with the Indiana Code issues?
Posted on February 02, 2009In 2008 I published two articles in Res Gestae titled "Can You Rely on the Indiana Code?" Here is Part...
Law - Yet more on "Kentucky Tests State's Reach Against Online Gambling"
Posted on February 01, 2009Updating this list of earlier ILB entries under the same heading, Marcia Coyle of The National Law Journal has this...
Courts - Kentucky judge admonishes lawyers whose briefs contain personal attacks on one another
Posted on February 01, 2009Michael Stevens of the Kentucky Law Blog has some eye-catching quotes from an opinion by Judge Sara Walters Combs, Chief...
Environment - Yet more on: IDEM dissolves office of enforcement
Posted on February 01, 2009Updating this ILB entry from Dec. 19, where I noted that although a pending IDEM guidance document on Compliance and...
Ind. Law - "Bill allows DNA from felony arrestees"
Posted on February 01, 2009Niki Kelly of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette reports today on Senate Bill 24. Some quotes:Tens of thousands of Hoosiers...
Ind. Law - Notre Dame students hear about alcohol and the law"
Posted on February 01, 2009Liz Harter has an interesting story today in the South Bend Tribune. Some quotes:The speaker began his lecture by showing...
Ind. Law - "2 Indiana legislators want longer sentence for killing fetus"
Posted on February 01, 2009Jon Murray has this story today in the Indianapolis Star. Some quotes:An Indianapolis bank shooting that resulted in the deaths...
Environment - Hazardous chemical and liquid fertilizer spills in the news
Posted on February 01, 2009"Toxic soup in St. Marys: Chemicals spill from Essex Group; river ice masks extent of fish kill" is the headline...
Environment - Leaking underground storage tanks force Muncie plaintiff out of his house
Posted on January 31, 2009Seth Slabaugh reports today in the Muncie Star-Press:MUNCIE ? For years, the owners of a former gasoline station failed to...
Courts - "Justices Step Closer to Repeal of Evidence Ruling"
Posted on January 31, 2009From the front-page of this morning's NY Times, a long story by Adam Liptak. Some quotes:This month, Chief Justice Roberts,...
Ind. Decisions - Transfers granted in two cases, including Papa John's Pizza case
Posted on January 31, 2009The transfer list will not be available until Monday, but the ILB has received notice of two transfers granted Thursday,...
Ind. Courts - Judicial Center's Legislative Update #3
Posted on January 31, 2009Here is the Indiana Judicial Center's Legislative Update, current through Jan. 30th -- a good way to keep on top...
Ind. Courts - More on "St. Joseph County Probate Judge to issue pay raises despite council's objections"
Posted on January 31, 2009Updating this entry from Jan. 28th, the original story from Troy Kehoe from WSBT TV Mishwaka has been updated. Some...
Law - "Dawn Johnsen, an IU law professor, is awaiting Senate approval"
Posted on January 30, 2009Updating earlier ILB entries on IU-Blommington law prof Dawn Johnsen, Jon Murray of the Indianapolis Star has a lengthy feature...
Law - "U.S. To Unveil Used-Car Database"
Posted on January 30, 2009Here is a story that was on NPR's All Things Considered last evening. A few quotes:A new car-titling system from...
Ind. Courts - "Marion County could have 3 death-penalty trials this year"
Posted on January 30, 2009Jon Murray of the Indianapolis Star has this story today that begins:A delay Thursday in the Hamilton Avenue slayings case...
Courts - Rhode Island federal judge sprinkles opinion with links to songs
Posted on January 30, 2009The headline to the story reported by Katie Mulvaney in the Providence Rhode Island Journal is "Judge rules R.I. law...
Law - "Billable Hours Giving Ground at Law Firms "
Posted on January 30, 2009That is the headline to a lengthy front-page story today in the NY Times, reported by Jonathan D. Glater. The...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 6 today (and 22 NFP)
Posted on January 30, 2009For publication opinions today (7): In In Re the Paternity of Maria E. Duran: Baltasar Regalado v. Maria E. Duran...
Courts - More on: James Bopp asks Calif. federal judge to stop disclosure of names of Prop 8 donors
Posted on January 30, 2009Updating this ILB entry from yesterday, today the Sacramento Bee has this story headlined "Judge rejects bid to keep names...
Ind. Courts - Updating "LaPorte deputy prosecutor shot"
Posted on January 30, 2009Updating earlier stories, Laurie Wink of the Michigan City News-Dispatch reported Jan. 28 in a story that begins:LA PORTE -...
Ind. Decisions - Still more on: Upcoming oral arguments this week
Posted on January 29, 2009Remember, three oral arguments before the Supreme Court this morning, beginning at 9 AM. Here is the ILB preview from...
Courts - Still more on "Justices? Ruling in Discrimination Case May Draw Quick Action by Obama"
Posted on January 29, 2009Updating yesterday's ILB entry, today Debbi Wilgoren and Amy Goldstein of the Washington Post report in a story that begins:President...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 9 today (and 11 NFP)
Posted on January 29, 2009For publication opinions today (9): Thomas P. Harris v. Richard Denning and Susan K. Carpenter - "Thomas P. Harris appeals...
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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....








