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Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 3 today (and 1 NFP)
Posted on October 07, 2008For publication opinions today (3): In Indiana Department of Env. Mgmt. v. Steel Dynamics Inc. , a 10-page opinion, Judge Mathias writes:The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (?IDEM?) appeals the order of the Marion Superior Court reversing the Office of...
Ind. Courts - More on: Marion County Judge Hawkins, Master Commissioner Broyles charged by Disciplinary Commission
Posted on October 07, 2008Updating this ILB entry from April 10th, the Indianapolis Star has a brief item today:A two-day hearing will conclude today in the disciplinary action against a Marion Superior Court judge over his court's delayed handling of an exonerated man's case...
Ind. Decisions - "Kokomo strip club wins fight over liquor license"
Posted on October 07, 2008The Indiana Court of Appeals' Sept. 30th not-for-publication decision in the case of Indiana Alcohol and Tobacco Commission v. Ultimate Place, et al. (NFP) (see ILB brief summary here - 5th case) is the subject of AP story which appears...
Ind. Courts - Judicial race in Delaware County
Posted on October 07, 2008Rick Yencer reports today in a story in the Muncie Star-Press that begins:MUNCIE -- Restoring confidence and credibility in the local criminal justice system weighs heavily on Republican Delaware Circuit Court 4 Judge John Feick, who oversees drug forfeiture cases,...
Ind. Courts - Lake judge criticizes county policies that are affecting the services of his East Chicago courtroom
Posted on October 07, 2008Marisa Kwiatkowski of the NWI Times reports today in a story that begins:EAST CHICAGO | Lake County Superior Court Judge Calvin Hawkins on Monday criticized county policies that are affecting the services of his East Chicago courtroom. The judge spoke...
Courts - More on "Kentucky Prosecutor says plea deal punishes philanthropist Robert Clarkson in DUI case"
Posted on October 07, 2008Updating this ILB entry from Sept. 28th, Deborah Yetter of the Louisville Courier Journal reports today:A wealthy Louisville insurance executive charged in a drunken driving accident that injured a motorcyclist in June could wind up with a much stiffer sentence...
Ind. Decisions - More on: Remote voting sites at issue in Lake County
Posted on October 07, 2008Well, now three judges are involved: (1) Lake Superior Court Judge Calvin Hawkins - who granted a restraining order last Friday morning preventing the Lake County election board from opening three satellite voting centers; (2) U.S. District Court Judge Joseph...
Ind. Decisions - Transfer list for week ending Oct. 3, 2008
Posted on October 06, 2008Here is the just issued transfer list for the week ending Oct. 3, 2008. It is 2 pages long. One transfer was granted last week. It is discussed in this ILB entry from Oct. 1. Over 4.5 years of Transfer...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 3 today (and 9 NFP); Tax Court issues one
Posted on October 06, 2008For publication opinions today (3): In Hank Johnson, Jr. v. American Classic Mortgage Corporation, Milton Booth, Dennis Hayes, and Jocelyn Tandy, a 6-page opinion, Judge Crone writes:Hank Johnson, Jr., appeals the judgment in favor of American Classic Mortgage Corporation (?American...
Ind. Decisions - 7th Circuit issues one Indiana opinion today
Posted on October 06, 2008In Burrus, et al. v. State Lottery Commission (SD Ind., Judge Barker), a 13-page opinion, Judge Manion writes:Plaintiffs, seven former employees of the State Lottery Commission of Indiana, which does business under the name Hoosier Lottery (hereinafter ?Lottery?), sued...
Courts - "Consumer Issues Top Supreme Court's Docket"
Posted on October 06, 2008Nina Totenberg of NPR had a great 7:45 minute preview of the Supreme Court term this morning, on Morning Edition. Listen to it, or read the transcript, here. For details of today's arguments, check SCOTUSLaw.com here....
Ind. Law - Greenwood and Bargersville are trying to avoid bringing a judge into annexation dispute
Posted on October 06, 2008Jason Thomas reports today in the Indianapolis Star in a story that begins:BARGERVILLE, Ind. -- The lines have been drawn in a battle over prime suburban land in Johnson County, as officials of two neighboring municipalities search for common ground....
Ind. Law - "It's the law: Some weapons are illegal to have"
Posted on October 06, 2008Ken Kosky's "It's the Law" column in the NWI Times this week focuses on getting weapons that are illegal to possess. It begins:Two people -- both armed with guns and knives -- could get pulled over by police. But why...
Ind. Courts - Judicial race in Spencer County
Posted on October 06, 2008Libby Keeling reports in the Evansville Courier & Press in a story that begins:The Spencer County prosecutor and a Rockport, Ind., attorney in private practice are vying for the position of judge of the Circuit Court, 84th Judicial District. Prosecuting...
Law - "Legal professionals shed light on mental illnesses"
Posted on October 06, 2008Deborah Yetter of the Louisville Courier Journal reports today in a story that begins:By last year, University of Louisville law professor James T.R. Jones was about to reveal publicly a secret he feared could be a career-killer -- his severe...
Ind. Law - The Indiana Law Blog's Legislative Research Shortcuts
Posted on October 06, 2008I've created a new resource for those doing Indiana legislative research, The Indiana Law Blog's Legislative Research Shortcuts. I believe those of you who do legislative research will find this new resource to be extremely useful, and timesaving. Drop me...
Ind. Decisions - Upcoming oral arguments this week
Posted on October 06, 2008This week's oral arguments before the Supreme Court: This Thursday, Oct. 9th: 9:00 AM - State v. Chad Arnold - The Marion Superior Court ordered the police to expunge Arnold's arrest record, see Ind. Code section 35-38-5-1, and the Court...
Ind. Decisions - Remote voting sites at issue in Lake County [Updated]
Posted on October 05, 2008John Byrne reported Saturday in the Gary Post-Tribune:HAMMOND -- Lawyers for the major political parties spent Friday battling in state and federal court over a plan by Lake County Democrats to open satellite voting centers in three Democratic strongholds...
Courts - Tomorrow is "First Monday in October" and SCOTUS convenes
Posted on October 05, 2008Adam Liptak's story in the NY Times is headed "Justices Return to Less Meaty Docket ." Here is a quote from the long story:Perhaps the most significant cases of the term involve pre-emption, a doctrine that can bar state-court lawsuits...
Ind. Decisions - 'In God We Trust' License Plate Case set for Oct. 14
Posted on October 05, 2008DePauw University News reports:A high-profile case involving Indiana's "In God We Trust" license plate will bring the Indiana Court of Appeals to DePauw University on Tuesday, October 14. As part of its outreach efforts, the Court will hear oral arguments...
Ind. Courts - Judicial races in Vanderburgh and Vigo counties
Posted on October 05, 2008Vanderburgh County - Libby Keeling has a story today in the Evansville Courier & Press that begins:Two local magistrates who have previously taken aim at Vanderburgh County judgeships and a political novice are vying for the seat of retiring Vanderburgh...
Environment - Still more on: Major pipeline break near Indiana border
Posted on October 05, 2008Updating this ILB entry from August 17th, Len Wells of the Evansville Courier & Press reports in a story that begins:GOLDEN GATE, Ill. ? The amount of crude oil that leaked onto a remote Southern Illinois farm when a crosscountry...
Ind. Gov't. - "Attorney general candidates outline plans"
Posted on October 05, 2008Lesley Stedman Weidenbener of the Louisville Courier Journal has a long article today on the race for Indiana attorney general. It begins:Voters have a clear choice in this year's race for state attorney general between a candidate who works in...
Courts - "Castroneves: 'I am not guilty'" [Updated]
Posted on October 04, 2008Here, via Access Hollywood, is a copy of the 22-page federal indictment filed Oct. 2 in the Southern District of Florida, against race drvier/dancer Helio Castroneves. Here is the story, reported by Curt Cavin in today's Indianapolis Star. [Updated at...
Ind. Courts - Two cases before COA involving West Lafayette's application of city occupancy ordinances
Posted on October 04, 2008Last Tuesday, Sept. 30th, the COA heard oral arguments in the case of Bowden vs. City of West Lafayette, Indiana (see ILB entry here). Among the issues listed in the case - "the City's claim that the Bowdens violated city...
Ind. Courts - More on: "Group calls for merit selection of Lake County judges"
Posted on October 04, 2008Updating this ILB entry from Oct. 2nd, Patrick Guinane of the NWI Times reports today:INDIANAPOLIS | An envoy of Lake County officials told a legislative panel Friday that depoliticizing the selection of four county judges would facilitate cost-cutting the General...
Environemnt - Great Lakes Compact now law
Posted on October 04, 2008From the AP. From the Gary P-T. From the NWI Times. See list of many earlier ILB entries here....
Law - More on "Neb. Officials: Parents Misusing Infant Drop-Off Law"
Posted on October 03, 2008Updating this ILB entry from Sept. 29th, my copy of the printed NY Times today has a page 1 story by Erik Eckholm headlined "License to abandon children in a law meant to save them." The online version has a...
Law - Judge orders Michigan to Allow Wine Shipping by Out-of-State Retailers
Posted on October 03, 2008Dan & Krista Stockman, authors of Uncorked - A column for those who want to love wine, but don't know how, that appears weekends in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, wrote this morning:Marcia, MichWine.com is reporting on a federal wine-shipping...
Law - A lone dissenter in Indiana weighed in against SEC rule change
Posted on October 03, 2008A reader has pointed me to an intriguing reference in a NY Times story today by Stephen Labaton that is headlined "Agency?s ?04 Rule Let Banks Pile Up New Debt ." From the story [emphasis added by ILB]:Many events 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...
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