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Ind. Courts - "Haughee requests prison transfer"
Posted on June 06, 2008Updating this ILB entry from May 2nd, the Gary Post-Tribune reports today:A former Lake County prosecutor, Hebron councilman and attorney who was sentenced to a year in Porter County Jail asked that he be transferred to state prison so he...
Environment - "CAFO industry threatens lawsuit"
Posted on June 06, 2008"CAFO industry threatens lawsuit" is the headline to a story this morning by Seth Slabaugh of the Muncie Star-Press. Some quotes:The Muncie-Delaware County Planning Commission tabled a proposed zoning-ordinance amendment to regulate concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) on Thursday night...
Ind. Decisions - More on "ACLU to appeal loss in BMV case"
Posted on June 06, 2008This April 25th ILB entry quoted from an Indianapolis Star story reporting that "ACLU of Indiana will appeal a court ruling that allows the state to revoke driver's licenses if information on them doesn't match Social Security records." This afternoon...
Ind. Law - Still more on: "Bloomfield to 'test' golf carts on the streets this weekend"
Posted on June 06, 2008POSTPONED! Timberly Ferree reports today in the Greene County Daily World:The Bloomfield Town Council retracted the suspension of the golf cart ordinance at a special meeting Thursday afternoon. Council President Jo Ann Carmichael said the retraction matter was the main...
Ind. Courts - Morgan County attorneys accept accolades
Posted on June 06, 2008Aaron Blevins reports today in this story in the Martinsville Reporter-Times. A few quotes:Several local attorneys were awarded for their pro bono work at noon Thursday in a judicial recognition reception in Morgan County Superior Court III. The ceremony was...
Ind. Decisions - Transfer list for week ending June 6, 2008
Posted on June 06, 2008Here is the Indiana Supreme Court's transfer list for the week ending June 6, 2008. Note that there are four pages. The two transfers granted May 29th, Kimco and Grey Loon, are on today's list. They are summarized in this...
Ind. Decisions - "Jeff case goes to high court: Sewer-bill collection method in dispute"
Posted on June 05, 2008The case of Pinnacle Properties Development Group, LLC v. City of Jeffersonville, Indiana, which was on the May 30th Supreme Court transfer list (see ILB entry here), is the subject of a story today by Ben Zion Hershberg in the...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 2 today (and 14 NFP)
Posted on June 05, 2008For publication opinions today (2): In Cherokee Air v. Burlington Insurance Co. , a 10-page opinion, Chief Judge Baker writes:Appellant-defendant Cherokee Air Products, Inc., f/k/a Tippmann Pneumatics, Inc., L.P. (Cherokee), appeals the trial court?s order setting aside its previous entry...
Ind. Decisions - 7th Circuit decides one Indiana case today
Posted on June 05, 2008In Pavey v. Conley (ND Ind., CJ Miller), a 6-page opinion, Judge Posner writes:The question presented by this interlocutory appeal under 28 U.S.C. § 1292(b) is whether a prisoner plaintiff in a suit for damages governed by the Prison...
Law - Lawsuits Test Associational Discrimination Under the ADA
Posted on June 05, 2008"Lawsuits Test Disabilities Act: Two Cases Cite Little-Known Protections For People Who Aren't Disabled But Care For Those Who Are," was the headline of this article yesterday by Jane Zhang of the Wall Street Journal.. Some quotes:Two lawsuits now pending...
Ind. Courts - Yet more on "Intricate political web unravels at Cantrell trial"
Posted on June 05, 2008Updating the most recent ILB entry, from June 3rd, Joe Carlson of the NWI Times has a story today headed: "Cantrell's trial now focusing on daughter's court." Some quotes:HAMMOND | When Nancy Fromm and colleague George Safana started an addiction...
Ind. Gov't. - "Pence to announce Dem bid for AG"
Posted on June 05, 2008Patrick Guinane of the NWI Times reports today:INDIANAPOLIS | Democrat Linda Pence, an Indianapolis attorney who helped the state settle a high-profile pollution case seven years ago, said she plans to announce her candidacy for state attorney general today...
Environment - "Congress asks about trailers made in state"
Posted on June 05, 2008Maureen Groppe of Gannett reports today in a story that begins:WASHINGTON -- Congress wants the presidents of four Indiana trailer manufacturers to testify under oath about high formaldehyde levels found in trailers they sold the federal government as temporary homes...
Ind. Law - "Bloomfield to 'test' golf carts on the streets this weekend"
Posted on June 05, 2008Timberly Ferree of the Greene County Daly World reported June 3rd:Look for golf carts on the streets of Bloomfield this Saturday and Sunday. During a two-hour meeting on Tuesday, the Bloomfield Town Council voted 2-1 to suspendthe town's no golf...
Ind. Decisions - Yet another decision today from the Supreme Court
Posted on June 04, 2008In Adkins v. State, a 6-page, 5-0 opinion, Justice Sullivan writes:Henry Adkins was convicted of pointing a firearm as a Class D felony. He contends that the jury was incorrectly instructed that he, rather than the State, had the burden...
Courts - Still more on "California Supreme Court says same-sex couples have right to marry" [Updated]
Posted on June 04, 2008Updating this ILB entry from May 18th, the California Supreme Court today has denied a request for a rehearing and a stay of the May 15th decision. From an AP report:Wednesday's denial clears the way for gays and lesbians in...
Ind. Decisions - Supreme Court issues a decision today on a direct appeal
Posted on June 04, 2008In Wayne Jewell v. State of Indiana, a 4-page, 5-0 opinion, Justice Dickson writes:In this direct appeal, the defendant has challenged his three convictions by asserting six appellate claims as fundamental error. The Court of Appeals sua sponte recharacterized three...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 1 today (and 8 NFP)
Posted on June 04, 2008For publication opinions today (1): In Michael J. Gomez v. Alissa M.Gomez, an 11-page opinion, Judge Riley writes:Father raises two issues for our review, which we restate as: (1) Whether the trial court abused its discretion when it admitted the...
Ind. Decisions - Supreme Court rules in trampoline case
Posted on June 04, 2008In Beth Kopczynski v. David Barger, an 8-page, 5-0 opinion, in a case argued Dec. 6, 2007, Justice Boehm writes:This case presents two issues of first impression. We hold that under some circumstances a minor?s invitation to enter the premises...
Law - "A Deluge of Law Schools"
Posted on June 04, 2008Leigh Jones of The National Law Journal writes today:As many as 10 new law schools are in the works, with the majority of them proposed in the eastern part of the country. While their proponents insist that the schools will...
Ind. Courts - "Search for the front of the Randolph County Courthouse continues"
Posted on June 04, 2008Updatng this ILB entry from May 28th, Joy Leiker of the Muncie Star-Press reports today:WINCHESTER, Ind. -- The search for the front of the Randolph County Courthouse continues. Advertisement And it looks like the only way officials are going to...
Ind. Law - "Red light cameras legal?"
Posted on June 04, 2008"Red light cameras legal?" is the headlne to this story today in the NWI Times, written by Susan Brown. The report begins:HAMMOND | When the City Council gave its approval Monday to installing red light cameras at six city intersections,...
Ind. Decisions - "Attempted murder conviction upheld"
Posted on June 04, 2008Sophia Vorovong of the Lafayette Journal Courier reports today on the Court of Appeals decision yesterday in the case of State of Indiana v. Shannon Hollars (see ILB entry here - 6th case). Some quotes:Shannon L. Hollars, 46, has been...
Ind. Courts - "Township assessor sues over loss of duty"
Posted on June 04, 2008Rebecca S. Green of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette reports today in a lengthy story:The Huntington Township assessor sued a number of Huntington County officials - and some state agencies - Monday, contesting recent legislation that will phase out township...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 6 today (and 10 NFP)
Posted on June 03, 2008For publication opinions today (6): In Term. of Parent-Child Rel. of A.B., and Angela B. and Brian J. v. Lake Co. Dept. of Child Services - a 15-page opinion, the Court reverses an involuntary termination of parental rights, on the...
Ind. Decisions - Still more on: Indiana Supreme Court bars Geoffrey N. Fieger from temporary admission
Posted on June 03, 2008Supplementing this May 24th ILB entry, the ABA Journal Blog has a report that not only did a Detroit federal jury acquit Mr. Fieger yesterday on charges of illegal campaign contributions, but his attorney, the legendary Gerry Spence, 80, maintained...
Environment - "Corn Prices Rise, Pitting Chickens Against Ethanol"
Posted on June 03, 2008Cindy Skrzycki writes the Tuesday column, The Regulators, for the Washington Post.. Her column today begins:Taking corn from the mouths of chickens to put into the gas tanks of U.S. cars and trucks is causing feathers to fly in Washington....
Ind. Courts - Still more on "Intricate political web unravels at Cantrell trial"
Posted on June 03, 2008Updating yesterday's ILB entry is this story today in the Gary Post-Tribune, reported by Andy Grimm. Headed "Witnesses tell of Cantrell's political clout." the story begins:HAMMOND -- Witnesses called by federal prosecutors expanded the list of services available in the...
Ind. Law - "Baker & Daniels Opens Chicago Office"
Posted on June 03, 2008Baker & Daniels LLP issued a press release yesterday "announcing plans to establish a significant presence in Chicago with the opening of a new law office at 311 South Wacker Drive." Access the release here. ILB Note - The ILB...
Ind. Decisions - More on: U.S. Supreme Court rules on Lake County definition of "money laundering" case
Posted on June 03, 2008Updating this ILB entry from yesterday, Warren Richey of The Christian Science Monitor has a long article today headed "Harder task to nail money launderers: Two high court rulings on Monday will complicate US efforts to prove certain crimes." It...
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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?
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