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Ind. Courts - Vanderburgh County judge delays Hatch Act ruling
Posted on January 09, 2009Following on a lengthy list of earlier ILB entries on the application of the Indiana Hatch Act, Thomas B. Langhorne...
Ind. Courts - Title IV-D Court moving to Vigo Community Corrections building"
Posted on January 09, 2009A story today by Howard Greninger of the Terre Haute Tribune-Star begins:Title IV-D Court, which deals with cases of non-payment...
Ind. Courts - "Gary court, clerk fight for jobs"
Posted on January 09, 2009That is the headline to this story today by Christine Kraly of the NWI Times.GARY | A pair of officials...
Courts - More on Courts - "Groups Urge High Court to Review Key Judicial Recusal Case"
Posted on January 09, 2009Marcia Coyle of The National Law Journal this week posted her second story on the case of Caperton v. Massey...
Ind. Courts - "Clark County judges seek new courtroom for magistrate"
Posted on January 09, 2009Matt Thacker reports in the New Albany News & Tribune:The judges of Clark County Circuit Court and Superior Court No....
Ind. Decisions - More on: New trial ordered by judge in pollution suit against New Albany power plant that jury rejected
Posted on January 09, 2009In this ILB entry from Jan. 4th, the ILB had obtained and provided a link to a now-unsealed 29-page...
Ind. Decisions - More on: Upcoming oral arguments this week
Posted on January 08, 2009Don't forget, the Supreme Court hears three oral arguments this morning, including two highly-lawyered insurance cases. Read more here. Watch...
Envirtonment - More on coal ash; costs of coal-gasification
Posted on January 08, 2009Coal ash. James Bruggers of the Louisville Courier Journal has a report today that begins:Coal ash ponds at several power...
Ind. Law - "Lending system wracked with issues"
Posted on January 08, 2009Bryan Corbin of the Evansville Courier & Press has good coverage today of yesterday's Indiana house committee hearing on Indiana's...
Ind. Law - Abraham Lincoln: His Legal Career and His Vision for America
Posted on January 08, 2009The Seventh Circuit Bar Association is offering an exceptional CLE opportunity on Friday, Feb. 6th - Abraham Lincoln: His Legal...
Ind. Gov't. - More on: "Attorney perks irk board member"
Posted on January 08, 2009Updating this ILB entry from Dec. 11th, the Gary Post Tribune has an editorial today headed "End health insurance for...
Environment - Still more on: "Ex-Dana site fueling fears; Angola eyes cleanup plan"
Posted on January 08, 2009Updating this ILB entry from yesterday, Becky Manley reports today in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette under a headline that...
Ind. Decisions - No Indiana decisions, but a rare Chapter 12 bankruptcy opinion
Posted on January 08, 2009From the opinion:Chapter 12 bankruptcy was created ?to give family farmers facing bankruptcy a fighting chance to reorganize their debts...
Law - Obama appoints Cass Sunstein as head of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
Posted on January 08, 2009Some quotes from this story by Jonathan Weisman and Jess Bravin in the Wall Street Journal:Cass Sunstein, a Harvard Law...
Ind. Courts - More on "Madison Co. prosecutor denies alleged misconduct"
Posted on January 08, 2009More today on yesterday's ILB entry on the complaint filed by the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission against Madison County...
Courts - 4th Circuit throws out law allowing the federal government to place in indefinite civil commitment "sexually dangerous" persons
Posted on January 08, 2009Thanks to Howard Bashman's How Appealing for reporting today's decision of the 4th Circuit, which begins:This case presents the...
Ind. Courts - More on "Officials unveil Vigo County Courthouse renovation"
Posted on January 07, 2009Updating this Aug. 2, 2008 ILB entry that included a quote from the Terre Haute Tribune-Star that began "Nearly four...
Ind. Courts - "Madison Co. prosecutor denies alleged misconduct"
Posted on January 07, 2009An AP story today begins:ANDERSON, Ind. - Madison County Prosecutor Thomas J. Broderick Jr. denies that he committed misconduct when...
Environment - Still more on: "Spill renews debate over coal ash: Toxicity, slurry pond safety are questioned"
Posted on January 07, 2009Updating earlier ILB entries, including this latest from Dec. 30th, 2008, James Bruggers reports today in the Louisville Courier Journal....
Ind. Law - More on: Political yard signs in the news again
Posted on January 07, 2009Updating this ILB entry from Aug. 8, 2005, Bruce C. Smith reports today in the Indianapolis Star, under the headline...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 0 today (and 1 NFP)
Posted on January 07, 2009For publication opinions today (0): NFP civil opinions today (0): NFP criminal opinions today (1): Tierre Moore v. State of...
Environment - More on: "Ex-Dana site fueling fears; Angola eyes cleanup plan"
Posted on January 07, 2009Updating this ILB entry from Dec. 31st, 2008, Becky Manley reports today in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette:The cleanup of...
Ind. Decisions - More on: Court of Appeals nullifies 2007 mayoral election; Bennett, Burke both file appeals
Posted on January 07, 2009Updating this ILB entry from Dec. 16, 2008, Arthur Foulkes of the Terre Haute Tribune-Star reports today in a story...
Ind. Courts - More on: Court of Appeals of Indiana will begin webcasting most oral arguments held in its Statehouse courtroom
Posted on January 07, 2009In answer to the ILB question yesterday re the announcement of new Court of Appeals webcasts:The news release is silent,...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 0 today (and 0 NFP)
Posted on January 07, 2009For publication opinions today (0): NFP civil opinions today (0): NFP criminal opinions today (0): Tierre Moore v. State of...
Ind. Courts - More on "Floyd County's newest judge a history maker"
Posted on January 07, 2009Updating this ILB entry from Dec. 29, 2008, Chris Morris reports today in the New Albany News & Tribune. Some...
Ind. Decisions - Still more on "Judge gives reprieve to Hoosier Energy"
Posted on January 06, 2009The 7th Circuit heard oral argument yesterday in the case of Hoosier Energy v. John Hancock (08-4030). You can heard...
Ind. Courts - "After shooting, LaPorte County judge sworn in"
Posted on January 06, 2009Updating this entry from Jan. 1st and this one from Dec. 30th, the South Bend Tribune reports today in a...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 0 today (and 2 NFP)
Posted on January 06, 2009For publication opinions today (0): NFP civil opinions today (0): In Term. of Parent-Child Rel. of D.L. and K.L.; and...
Ind. Courts - Court of Appeals of Indiana will begin webcasting most oral arguments held in its Statehouse courtroom
Posted on January 06, 2009From a news release:Starting in January, the Court of Appeals of Indiana will begin webcasting most oral arguments held in...
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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....








