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Ind. Decisions - More on "Federal sex registry law not retroactive"
Posted on December 24, 2008Updating this ILB entry from Dec. 23, Monday's 7th Circuit decision of two sex offender cases with Indiana defendants (see...
Enironment - Even more on: DC Circuit strikes down the Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR)
Posted on December 24, 2008James Bruggers of the Louisville Courier Journal reports today on yesterday's action by the DC COA (reported here by the...
Law - Still more on "Feds take Gov. Blagojevich into custody"
Posted on December 24, 2008In this Dec. 9th entry, the ILB linked to the 78-page criminal complaint (provided via the Chicago Tribune) filed against...
Ind. Decisions - A second Supreme Court decision today, perhaps there are others [Updated]
Posted on December 24, 2008In Therese Newkirk, Personal Representative of the Estate of Martha O'Neal v. Bethlehem Woods Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, a 6-page,...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 1 today (and 7 NFP)
Posted on December 24, 2008For publication opinions today (1): In Henry Lewis v. State of Indiana , an 18-page decision with 3 seaprate opinions,...
Ind. Decisions - Supreme Court posts one today
Posted on December 24, 2008[This case is currently erroneously listed online as a COA decision] In Randall and Marla Wagler, et al. v....
Law - "Top 10 Wackiest Wine Laws That Still Exist"
Posted on December 24, 2008Okay, here is #5 on the list:5. Seven states still enforce Prohibition-era Bans on Election Day - Not even a...
Ind. Decisions - Tax Court releases 4 NPD opinions, dated Dec. 23
Posted on December 24, 2008Victory Chevrolet Cadillac v. Wayne Township Assessor (Wayne County, Indiana) (NFP) Jim Hadley Chevrolet-Cadillac, Inc. v. Madison Township Assessor (Jefferson...
Environment - "IDEM actions raise eyebrows, questions"
Posted on December 24, 2008Here is a story, reported by Rod Shaw, that appeared in the Dec. 23rd edition of the Martinsville Reporter-Times:Activists and...
Ind. Courts - Delaware County prosecutor ordered to repay lawyer fees, seized money
Posted on December 24, 2008Rick Yencer reports today in the Muncie Star-Press in a story that begins:Delaware County Prosecutor Mark McKinney and a deputy...
Ind. Courts - "LaPorte deputy prosecutor shot" [Updated]
Posted on December 24, 2008Stan Maddux, a NWI Times correspondent, reports today:LAPORTE | LaPorte County Deputy Prosecutor Jennifer Evans remained hospitalized Tuesday after being...
Ind. Decisions - "Court rules on robo call ban: Law applies to political messages"
Posted on December 24, 2008The Supreme Court's decision yesterday in the case of State of Indiana v. American Family Voices, Inc., Jim Gonzalez, et...
Enironment - Still more on: DC Circuit strikes down the Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR)
Posted on December 23, 2008Updating there earlier ILB entries, this afternoon Cary O?Reilly and Bob Van Voris of Bloomberg News are reporting: Dec. 23...
Courts - Indiana decisions cited in Coleman-Frankin Senate dispute
Posted on December 23, 2008The NY Times column on Bush v. Gore I quoted from in this ILB entry earlier today noted:Bush v. Gore...
Ind. Decisions - Supreme Court holds the robo-call law applies to all autodialer calls, not just consumer transaction calls with commercial messages
Posted on December 23, 2008In State of Indiana v. American Family Voices, Inc., Jim Gonzalez, et al, a 9-page, 5-0 opinion, Justice Sullivan...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 5 today (and 9 NFP)
Posted on December 23, 2008For publication opinions today (5): In American United Life v. The Restaurant Hospitality, a 19-page, 2-1 opinion, CJ Baker concludes:In...
Ind. Decisions - 7th Circuit issues one Indiana decision today
Posted on December 23, 2008In Hansen, Sondra v. Bd Trustees Hamilton SE School Corp (SD Ind., Judge McKinney), a 33-page opinion, Judge Kanne...
Courts - Meaning of "dictum"?
Posted on December 23, 2008No surprises here, IMHO. Lawrence Solum of the Legal Theory Blog notes that:Josh Blackman (George Mason University - School of...
Courts - Despite SCOTUS, Bush v. Gore being used as precedent
Posted on December 23, 2008Adam Liptak's column today on the NY Times is headed "Bush v. Gore Set to Outlast Its Beneficiary ." It...
Ind. Decisions - "Federal sex registry law not retroactive"
Posted on December 23, 2008Yesterday's 7th Circuit decision of two sex offender cases with Indiana defendants (see ILB summary here) is the subject of...
Courts - Abuse Victims Seek Court Date With Vatican
Posted on December 22, 2008Here is an interesting legal story I woke up to this morning, reported by Barbara Bradley Hagerty of NPR. Here...
Ind. Decisions - Upcoming oral arguments this week
Posted on December 22, 2008This weeks oral arguments before the Supreme Court: This Monday, Dec. 22th: 9:00 AM - State of Indiana v. Steve...
About this blog - ILB monthly reader
Posted on December 22, 2008Im working on something. I thought it might be nice to be able to look at a months worth of...
Ind. Decisions - Transfer list for week ending Dec. 19, 2008
Posted on December 22, 2008Here is the transfer list for the week ending Dec. 19, 2008. It is four pages long. Three transfers were...
Ind. Decisions - Supreme Court decides one today
Posted on December 22, 2008In Abjul K. Johnson v. State of Indiana, a 4-page, 5-0 opinion, Justice Sullivan writes:In its unpublished opinion affirming the...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 1 today (and 5 NFP)
Posted on December 22, 2008For publication opinions today (1): In Josa Williams v. State of Indiana , a 5-page opinion, Judge Crone writes:Josa Williams...
Ind. Decisions - One today from Tax Court
Posted on December 22, 2008In Allied Collection Sevice, Inc. v. Indiana Dept. of State Revenue, a 12-page opinion, Judge Fisher writes:Allied Collection Service, Inc....
Ind. Decisions - 7th Circuit decides two Indiana cases today, in one opinion
Posted on December 22, 2008In U.S. v. Macrus Dixon (ND Ind., CJ Miller), and U.S. v. Thomas Carr (ND Ind., Judge Springmann), a...
Ind. Law - Dont drive left of center
Posted on December 22, 2008Ken Koskys Its the Law column in the NWI Times this week focuses on how it is illegal to drive...
Ind. Courts - Delaware County Judge Barnet prepares for life after the bench
Posted on December 22, 2008John Carlson reports in the Muncie Star-Press in a long story that begins:If your image of a typical jurist springs...
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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....








