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Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 4 today (and 15 NFP)

Posted on June 27, 2008
For publication opinions today (4): Bobby Robinson a/k/a Steven Smith v. State of Indiana - "We conclude that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in admitting evidence collected following Robinson?s arrest, as it was supported by probable cause...

Ind. Decisions - One Indiana case today from 7th Circuit

Posted on June 27, 2008
In U.S. v. Daniel Groves, Sr. (ND Ind., Judge Sharp), a 12-page opinion, Judge Rovner writes:In this successive appeal, Daniel Groves challenges the district court?s denial of his Motion to Suppress Evidence, claiming that the ammunition which provided the...

Ind. Gov't. - "Public access counselor says Muncie violated law"

Posted on June 27, 2008
Seth Slabaugh of the Muncie Star-Press reports:MUNCIE -- The city of Muncie gave The Star Press "a number of problematic reasons" for denial of access to a proposed street-paving list for 2008, Indiana Public Access Counselor Heather Willis Neal has....

Ind. Courts - "United States Senate Confirms William T. Lawrence as District Judge"

Posted on June 27, 2008
Updating yesterday's ILB on-the-spot entry about the Senate vote, the USDC for the Southern District of Indiana has this morning posted this press release that begins:On Thursday, June 26, the United States Senate voted unanimously to confirm the appointment of...

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Ind. Gov't. - "Crown Point hires Indy law firm to recover loan money"

Posted on June 27, 2008
Kathleen Quilligan reports today in the NWI Times in a story that begins:CROWN POINT | The Crown Point Development Corp. will use Indianapolis-based law firm Ice Miller to attempt to recover $380,000 the city loaned to New York-based Plasmatronics. City...

Posted on June 26, 2008

Ind. Decisions - Supreme Court issues a mini-slew of new opinions late today

Posted on June 26, 2008
In addition to the opinion in Jeter (here), issued earlier, the Supreme Court has now posted five additional opinions. Nicole L. Huss v. David M. Huss Keith Neff v. State of Indiana Charles Young v. State of Indiana -363 Charles...

Ind. Law - More on golf carts in Lebanon

Posted on June 26, 2008
Tim Evans comprehensive front-page Indianapolis Star story Sunday, June 22nd (see ILB summary), headlined: "Debate rolls on: Hoosier towns mixed on regulation of golf carts, which advocates see as fuel-saving alternative," began:LEBANON, Ind. -- Nadine Urban gets more upset every...

Ind. Courts - Nominee to SD Indiana seat being voted on this afternoon

Posted on June 26, 2008
The nomination of U.S. Magistrate Judge William T. Lawrence to serve as U.S. District Court Judge for Indiana's southern district is being voted on by the full Senate at this moment. You may watch on C-Span 2. [5:00 PM EDT]...

Ind. Decisions - Supreme Court decides one today

Posted on June 26, 2008
In Darryl Jeter v. State, a 12-page, 5-0 opinion in a case argued 12/13/07, Justice Rucker writes:A jury found Darryl Jeter guilty of murder in the shooting death of Indiana State Trooper Scott Patrick. He was also found guilty of...

Courts - More on the Heller 2nd Amendment decision today

Posted on June 26, 2008
Here, thanks again to SCOTUSBlog, is the 157-page opinion. Tony Mauro of Legal Times has a post that begins:Supreme Court: Scalia and Stevens Duke It Out It was an extraordinary 23-minute-long scene at the Supreme Court this morning as Justice...

Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 3 today (and 8 NFP)

Posted on June 26, 2008
For publication opinions today (3): In Knightstown Banner v. Town of Knightstown, Governmental Insurance Managers Inc., et al, an opinion on rehearing on the issue of attorney fees, Judge Friedlander writes:It is enough to say that GIE and GIM were...

Environment - More on: Plan Commission rejects request to move Wednesday's meeting to a larger location

Posted on June 26, 2008
Updating this ILB entry from June 21, Pam Tharp reports on the meeting under the headline "Seething crowd in Union County sees CAFO ordinance OK'd." Some quotes:LIBERTY, Ind. -- The Union County Area Plan Commission on Wednesday recommended an ordinance...

Ind. Law - "Key to safe-haven law is spreading the word"

Posted on June 26, 2008
Lesley Stedman Weidenbener of the Louisville Courier Journal reports today on Indiana's Safe Haven Law. Some quotes:Since Indiana enacted the law, the National Safe Haven Alliance has recorded six lives saved in the state and 20 illegal abandonments, of which...

Courts - Still more on: Final opinion days from the SCOTUS

Posted on June 26, 2008
Check the ever excellent SCOTUSBlog for the details. Only three cases left this term. Davis v. Federal Election Commission - Millionaire's amendment. "The ruling below, which upheld the law, is reversed and remanded." Morgan Stanley Capital Group Inc...

Ind. Law - "New laws take effect on July 1"

Posted on June 26, 2008
Ed Ronco of the South Bend Tribune has this story on new laws today. The subhead is "Great Lakes protection, breast-feeding support, crash scene aid among measures." Take alook....

Ind. Decisions - More on: Judge Hamilton holds SB 258 unconstitutional

Posted on June 26, 2008
Updating this ILB entry from Tuesday on U.S. District Court Judge David Hamilton's ruling in the case of John Doe v. Prosecutor, Marion County (available here via the Evansville Courier & Press), a law professors' blog, The Volokh Conspiracy, had...

Ind. Law - "Ind. law bars guns at work"; potential impact of Heller

Posted on June 26, 2008
Bryan Corbin of the Evansville Courier & Press reports today in the aftermath of the shootings this week at a plastics plant across the river in Henderson, Kentucky:INDIANAPOLIS ? Unlike their Kentucky counterparts, employers in Indiana generally have the right...

Courts - Final opinion days from the SCOTUS

Posted on June 25, 2008
Expect some biggies today, starting at 10:00 AM. Likely there also will be opinions issued Thursday. The ILB is watching for the 2nd Amendment case, District of Columbia v. Heller, as mentioned in this entry from June 11th. Two other...

Ind. Gov't. - Competition fierce for Fort Wayne's Lincoln Museum

Posted on June 25, 2008
Updating these earlier ILB entries, Angela Mapes Turner reports today in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette:The local group fighting to keep Fort Wayne?s Lincoln Museum collection in Indiana faces powerhouse opposition from four major Washington institutions to relocate the material...

Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 2 today (and 5 NFP)

Posted on June 25, 2008
For publication opinions today (2): In Burns-Kish Funeral Homes, Inc. v. Kish Funeral Homes, LLC, a 20-page opinion re an interlocutory appeal, Judge Vaidik writes:Burns-Kish Funeral Homes, Inc. is a family-run funeral home in northwest Indiana that has been in...

Courts - More on: Final opinion days from the SCOTUS [Updated]

Posted on June 25, 2008
Check the ever excellent SCOTUSBlog for the details. Here is what has been handed down so far: Excon v. Baker - "on the validity of the $2.5 billion punitive damages award to victims of the Exxon Valdez oil spill. The...

Ind. Courts - Files from Kalab Lay tragedy released by state child welfare chief

Posted on June 25, 2008
Here are earlier ILB entries on the Kahlib Lay death, from reports in the Evansville Courier & Press. Today Libby Keeling reports in the Courier & Press in a lengthy story headed "File details tragedy: Thousands of pages of documents...

Environment - Still more on: Gary Post-Tribune examines IDEM calls to BP

Posted on June 25, 2008
In this ILB entry from June 18, Gitte Laasby of the Gary Post-Tribune reported:The Indiana Department of Environmental Management has released more itemized phone records for its managers. But the agency still refuses to reveal whom its top air quality...

Ind. Law - More on: "Lawyer says driver is devastated by shooting: Woman had no choice, he said"

Posted on June 25, 2008
Updating this ILB entry from June 21st, Michelle Day of the Louisville Courier Journal reports today under the headline: "Grand jury to assess shooting: Road-rage case is 'too close to call'". Some quotes:A panel of six grand jurors and one...

Ind. Decisions - Judge Hamilton holds SB 258 unconstitutional

Posted on June 24, 2008
This April 3 ILB entry reports that the ACLU had filed a suit challenging Senate Bill 258. As reported that day by Jon Murray of the Indianapolis Star, the law, which was scheduled to go into effect July 1st, would...

Ind. Decisions - Supreme Court issues a third opinion late this afternoon

Posted on June 24, 2008
In Anthony N. Stewart v. Signe L. (Stewart) Vulliet, a 12-page, 5-0 opinion (J. Sullivan concurring in result), in a case argued 11/8/07, Cheif Justice Shepard writes:An expectant mother filed divorce and custody proceedings in Indiana and thereafter moved to...

Ind. Law - "Indiana towns, counties debate golf cart road worthiness"

Posted on June 24, 2008
That is the headline of a story by Tim Murray today on WTHD 105.5, serving NE Indiana and S Michigan. The story includes links to three audio reports. (Note - I think these links are only good for a day.)...

Ind. Decisions - Supreme Court issues two today

Posted on June 24, 2008
In Kirk Reuille v. E.E. Brandenberger Construction, Inc., a 5-page, 5-0 opinion, in a case argued 4/24/08, Chief Justice Shepard writes, in affirming the judgment of the trial court:The parties in this case entered into a construction contract providing that...

Ind. Decisions - 7th Circuit decides one Indiana case today

Posted on June 24, 2008
In Ind. Funeral Directors Ins. Trust v. Benefit Actuaries, Inc. (SD Ind., Godich, Magistrate Judge), a 14-page opinion, Judge Evans writes:Things were hunky-dory for awhile, but eventually there came a time when the Trust experienced an unexpected spike in...

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