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Ind. Courts - "Stop making judges run for office, Lake County commissioners argue"

Posted on August 05, 2008
John Byrne of the Gary Post-Tribune reports today:No judges in Lake County should run for election in political campaigns, the Lake County commissioners argue in a memo released Monday. The commissioners contend county government could be run more efficiently, and...

Ind. Courts - More again today on the Delaware County drug forfeiture investigation

Posted on August 05, 2008
Two stories today by Rick Yencer of the Muncie Star-Press, updating this ILB entry from Aug. 2nd: "Reed, Winkle spar over DTF testimony," and "Adrian Kirtz case scrutinized in DTF case", available here and here....

Ind. Gov't. - "County mulls appealing doctors' offices tax status"

Posted on August 05, 2008
Bill Dolan reports today in the NWI Times in a story that begins:CROWN POINT | Lake County Assessor Paul Karras said the county may decide later this week whether to appeal a state ruling to exempt from taxation five doctors'...

Courts - "A Primer on What Lawyers Can Say About Judges"

Posted on August 05, 2008
Bruce A. Campbell of the Texas Lawyer has this article. A quote: What happens when an attorney makes a false statement about a member of the judiciary? Will the offending attorney be disciplined? Perhaps, but not necessarily. In 1964's Garrison...

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Ind. Courts - " 'Dead' woman sues Porter hospital"

Posted on August 05, 2008
James D. Wolf Jr. of the Gary Post-Tribune reports today:VALPARAISO -- The very much alive Jackson Township woman declared dead by Porter hospital in January filed suit last week against the hospital. Diane Wright, 67, and her husband are suing...

Ind. Law - Attorney Alan T. Nolan, 85, dies

Posted on August 05, 2008
Today's Indianapolis Star contains the obituary of Alan T. Nolan, prominent Indianapolis attorney and historian, who practiced 45 years with the firm of Ice Miller. His brother Val Nolan Jr., 87, eminent ornithologist and Indiana University Professor Emeritus of Law...

Ind. Courts - "Blood test put judge's alcohol at twice limit"

Posted on August 05, 2008
So reports Rebecca S. Green in this story today in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. Some quotes:With the results of a blood test showing a blood-alcohol content more than twice the legal limit, Allen Circuit Judge Thomas Felts might now...

Ind. Decisions - 7th Circuit issues 2 Indiana opinions today

Posted on August 04, 2008
In US V. Broadnax (ND Ind., Judge Sharp), a 14-page opinion, Judge Wood writes:Having concluded that the district court properly found the sentence that the Guidelines recommend for Broadnax?s offense, all that remains for us is to ensure that...

Ind. Law - ILB makes the complete history of the Indiana Code of 1971 accessible; and a plea for funding

Posted on August 04, 2008
Today I am very pleased to announce that I have been able to make available online the complete legislative history of the Indiana Code of 1971. Here is the preface:This is the complete history of the deliberations of the Indiana...

Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 4 today (and 7 NFP)

Posted on August 04, 2008
For publication opinions today (4): In Filemon Sanchez v. State of Indiana , a 5-page opinion, Judge May writes:Filemon Sanchez appeals his sentence of forty years in the Indiana Department of Correction for Class A felony dealing in cocaine. Sanchez...

Ind. Courts - "It's time to open up our Hoosier courts to cameras: Technology has changed the meaning of having a public trial"

Posted on August 04, 2008
An excellent editorial today in the Fort Wayne News Sentinel:The Indiana Supreme Court should just decide one way or the other whether to allow cameras in the courtroom instead of continuing to tease Hoosiers with the issue. The court approved...

Law - Employee cellphones a fringe beneifit, per IRS

Posted on August 04, 2008
From a July 28th story by Jim Puzzanghera of the Los Angeles Times:Times and technology have changed. Federal tax rules have not. The Internal Revenue Service still considers cellphones to be a pricey fringe benefit and has started enforcing regulations...

Ind. Decisions - "Lawyers and Employers Take The Fight to 'Workplace Bullies'"

Posted on August 04, 2008
Indiana's "workplace bullying" case, Daniel H. Raess, M.D. v. Joseph E. Doescher (ILB summary here), about which the ILB has had many entries, is the subject of a column by Cari Tuna today in the WSJ's Career Journal that begins:A...

Ind. Courts - Sound Bend Tribune starts new series on sentencing by St. Joe County courts

Posted on August 04, 2008
The South Bend Tribune had a series in the fall of 2006 titled "Judging the Judges." The last story in the series, as quoted in this Sept. 28, 2006 ILB entry, was about problems with inconsistency in sentencing. Sunday the...

Courts - Still more on: The plot of John Grisham's latest novel may have already come to life in W. Va.

Posted on August 04, 2008
Updating this ILB entry from Feb. 19th, Marcia Coyle reports today in The National Law Journal that begins:The ethical hornets' nest stirred up by the refusal of an acting West Virginia chief justice to recuse himself from a multimillion-dollar appeal...

Ind. Courts - Security will be beefed up at the East Chicago courthouse

Posted on August 04, 2008
Lori Caldwell of the Gary Post-Tribune writes today:Every hearing for a protective order has potential for an emotional, sometimes hostile confrontation. The victims seeking court-ordered solace from an abuser must make their request in public, before a judge, and often,...

Ind. Decisions - Upcoming oral arguments this week

Posted on August 04, 2008
This week's oral arguments before the Supreme Court: None scheduled. This week's oral arguments before the Court of Appeals that will be webcast: None scheduled. This week's oral arguments before the Court of Appeals that will NOT be webcast: None...

Ind. Courts - "Jurors tend to be younger in summer"

Posted on August 04, 2008
Rebecca S. Green of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette has a lengthy story this morning that begins:Oh, the sights of summer ? parades, festivals, picnics, younger people among the pool of potential jurors. What? Younger jurors? Yep. Each summer, for...

Law - Strict Construction & Judicial Acitivism.

Posted on August 03, 2008
Lawrence B. Solum, John E. Cribbet Professor of Law & Professor of Philosophy at the University of Illinois College of Law, has a useful entry this weekend in his Legal Theory Lexicon, titled Strict Construction & Judicial Acitivism....

Law - "If You Run a Red Light, Will Everyone Know?"

Posted on August 03, 2008
That is the headline to an essay today in the NY Times, written by Brad Stone, who covers Internet trends and consumer technology for the Times. Some quotes:WANT to vet a baby sitter? Need to peek into the background of...

Environment - More on: "EPA Closure of Libraries Faulted For Curbing Access to Key Data"

Posted on August 03, 2008
Updating this ILB entry from March 15th, The Volokh Conspiracy reports the good news that the libraries will be reopening by the end of September....

Ind. Courts - More re: U.S. District Judge Joseph Van Bokkelen first jury trial

Posted on August 03, 2008
Updating this ILB entry from July 7th, quoting a NWI Times story by Joe Carlson, today the Times has a story reported by Carolyn Thompson, headlined "Judge rules in favor of fired worker." Some quotes:HAMMOND | U.S. District Judge Joseph...

Ind. Courts - Distribution of cases when two judges facing charges

Posted on August 03, 2008
Rebecca S. Green of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette has a lengthy story today about the distribution of cases in Allen County courts, where two judges are facing charges. Some quotes:Can a judge who has a pending drunken-driving case preside...

Courts - "Ky. court fees spike sharply under new deal"

Posted on August 03, 2008
Jason Riley of the Louisville Courier Journal has a story today on the increased court costs in Kentucky. Some quotes:Looking to get a court case expunged in Kentucky? The court fee just shot up to $100 from $25. And you...

Ind. Courts - "Officials unveil Vigo County Courthouse renovation"

Posted on August 02, 2008
Crystal Garcia reports today in the Terre Haute Trib-Star:Nearly four years and more than $13 million later, the 19th century Vigo County Courthouse?s 21st century renovation is complete. Past and present county officeholders spread a ribbon in front of the...

Ind. Courts - "Judge orders arrest of no-show juror"

Posted on August 02, 2008
Bill Dolan reports today in the NWI Times in a story that begins:CROWN POINT | A judge ordered the arrest Friday of a former Lake County Criminal Court juror suspected of lying and avoiding jury duty last spring. Court records...

Environment - Great Lakes Compact passes US Senate

Posted on August 02, 2008
Jeff Burton reports in the NWI Times:PORTAGE | The U.S. Senate approved an interstate agreement that creates unified standards for Great Lakes water and resource management Friday, moving the compact a step closer to becoming law. The agreement, negotiated and...

Ind. Decisions - "Appellate court reverses ruling on school shooting"

Posted on August 02, 2008
The Court of Appeals opinion July 28th in the case of Gary Community School Corp. v. Neal Boyd III and Theresa Stanback (see ILB entry here, 5th case) is the subject of a story today in the Gary Post Tribune...

Ind. Courts - Both Clark County judicial nominees certifed by State Election Board

Posted on August 02, 2008
The ballot dispute in Clark County appeals to be resolved. See the most recent earlier ILB entry here, from Aug. 30th. Dann A. Mann of the Jeffersonville News & Tribune reported last evening:Both candidates for Clark County?s Circuit Court Judge...

Ind. Courts - More again today on the Delaware County drug forfeiture investigation

Posted on August 02, 2008
The most recent ILB entry on the drug forfeiture investigation in Delaware County was July 30. Today Rick Yencer of the Muncie Star-Press reports in a story that begins:An ongoing investigation into the possible misuse of seized funds by the...

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