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Law - Another update on efforts to receive compensation for land taken to build Kentucky Camp Breckenridge

Posted on April 20, 2008
This ILB entry from May 22, 2007 began:The ILB has had four earlier entries about Kentucky families' "long legal fight to get compensation for land taken from their families by the federal government to make way for a World War...

Ind. Courts - Madison County courts change to Superior

Posted on April 20, 2008
Today in the Anderson Herald Bulltetin, Derek Reiff reports:On Jan. 1, 2009, Madison County will no longer operate county courts. A bill originally written and introduced by state Sen. Tim Lanane, D-Anderson, will take effect shortly after the November 2008...

Ind. Courts - "Man Kicked Out Of Court"

Posted on April 19, 2008
Kaitlin Vanderpool reports today in the Michigan City News-Dispatch: LA PORTE - A man sitting in the gallery was thrown out of La Porte Circuit Court Friday morning after Judge Thomas Alevizos saw him "flashing gang signs" at defendants allegedly...

Ind. Courts - Delaware County "Judicial races drawing most local campaign donations"

Posted on April 19, 2008
Rick Yencer reports today in the Muncie Star-Press:Delaware County's contested judicial races -- especially the campaign for the Democratic nomination in Circuit Court 5 -- are drawing the most money in advance of the May 6 primary election. Friday marked...

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Environment - "Corn-Based Ethanol Tied to Higher Food Costs"

Posted on April 19, 2008
Siobhan Hughes of the WS Journal reports today:Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman said Friday that the growing emphasis on corn-based ethanol has contributed to higher food prices, and he said the nation should begin "moving away gradually" from ethanol made from...

Ind. Decisions - No transfer list for week of April 18th, 2008

Posted on April 18, 2008
No transfer list was issued by the Supreme Court for the week ending April 18, 2008....

Ind. Courts - "Judicial Candidates Sue to Protect Judicial Speech Rights"

Posted on April 18, 2008
From a press release this afternoon from Indiana attorney James Bopp, Jr.:Two Indiana judicial candidates filed suit today in federal court to block enforcement of Indiana rules prohibiting them from responding to a survey asking their views on abortion, euthanasia,...

Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 1 today (and 11 NFP)

Posted on April 18, 2008
For publication opinions today (1): In Robert & Melinda Sexton, Stephanie & Craig Flinn, David & Gail Helt, et.al. v. Jackson County Board of Zoning Appeals and members, et.al., an 11-page opinion, the dispositive issues were:I. whether the trial court...

Ind. Decisions - "Memorandum Decisions Reclassified as For Publication"

Posted on April 18, 2008
This is great. I just noticed it today, although it may have been up for much longer. It is something this blog in the past has mentioned as needed. The Indiana Appellate Opinions page now has a link to a...

Courts - "When the Ex Blogs, the Dirtiest Laundry Is Aired"

Posted on April 18, 2008
Leslie Kaufman of the NY Times has this long story today. Some quotes on the legal aspects:In separation, of course, one person?s truth can be another?s lie. Often the postings are furtive. But even when the ex-spouse is well aware...

Ind. Decisions - "Who gets bill for juvenile facilities?"

Posted on April 18, 2008
Yesterday afternoon a panel of the Indiana Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in the case of Marion County, et al vs. State of Indiana, et al.. (See ILB "Upcoming oral arguments" entry, from April 14th.) Jeff Parrott of the...

Ind. Decisions - More on: "Judge: 'God' plates OK without fee"

Posted on April 18, 2008
Niki Kelly's story in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette this morning adds:The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana filed suit last April on behalf of Fort Wayne resident Mark E. Studler. The lawsuit alleged that the BMV gave preferential treatment....

Ind. Decisions - "Judge: 'God' plates OK without fee"

Posted on April 17, 2008
That is the headline to this story by the Indianapolis Star's Jon Murray, posted on the Star site late this afternoon:A Marion Superior Court judge has ruled that Hoosier motorists can purchase "In God We Trust" license plates without paying...

Environment - John Graham to lead IU SPEA

Posted on April 17, 2008
A press release today from Indiana University includes the following:INDIANAPOLIS -- John D. Graham, a former Harvard faculty member and top official with the White House Office of Management and Budget, has been named dean of the Indiana University School...

Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 2 today (and 26 NFP)

Posted on April 17, 2008
For publication opinions today (2): In Thelma M. Nornes v. Raymond M. Nornes , a 6-page opinion, Judge Kirsch writes:Thelma M. Nornes (?Wife?) appeals the trial court?s Decree of Dissolution claiming that the trial court abused its discretion in dividing...

Ind. Law - More on "Should sex offenders' wrongs cost them their civil rights?"

Posted on April 17, 2008
Following up on reporter Laura Lane's comprehensive look yesterday at the issues posed by sex offender statutes (see ILB entry here), today the Bloomington Herald-Times adds its editorial voice ($$$):In 2003, the Indiana General Assembly established Indiana?s sex and violent...

Ind. Courts - "Suit blames Alcoa for toxins"

Posted on April 17, 2008
Mark Wilson reports today in the Evansville Courier & Press:Alcoa should be held responsible for exposing miners and others to toxic waste it disposed of at a Warrick County coal mine more than 20 years ago. That was the argument...

Ind. Law - "Vigo?s Ephedrine ordinance could be revamped"

Posted on April 17, 2008
Howard Greninger reports today in the Terre Haute Tribune-Star in a story that begins:A county ordinance aimed at ingredients used in over-the-counter allergy and congestion medicines should be amended to account for sellers of the product, said Vigo County Sheriff...

Ind. Decisions - Still more on: Lethal injection case heard before SCOTUS; Indiana implications

Posted on April 17, 2008
Updating this ILB entry from yesterday, several stories today cite Justice Ginsburg's dissent contrasting the Kentucky procedure with that of several other states, including Indiana. The discussion begins at p. 93 of the PDF document (p. 7 of the...

Courts - "Defense Builds 'Supermax' Cell Replica For Inmate Trial"

Posted on April 16, 2008
Talk about a courtroom exhibit. The Crime & Justice News has this entry today:Charles Packard and nine contractors built an exact replica of a cell at the "Supermax" facility at the federal prison in Florence, Co., It's the cell where...

Ind. Law - "Should sex offenders' wrongs cost them their civil rights?" [Updated]

Posted on April 16, 2008
The Court of Appeals heard oral arguments March 31st in the case of State of Indiana vs. Anthony Pollard. Here is the case summary. Today Laura Lane of the Bloomington Herald-Times takes a comprehensive look at this case and the...

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

Posted on April 16, 2008
The 7th Circuit today issues a combined opinion for three cases, including Darrell Bruce v. KeyBank (ND Ind., Judge Lozano). Judge Easterbrook:We have grouped for decision three appeals under the Fair Credit Reporting Act presenting issues that have arisen...

Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 3 today (and 13 NFP)

Posted on April 16, 2008
For publication opinions today (3): Arthur Harris v. State of Indiana - "Attempted voluntary manslaughter with a deadly weapon is a Class A felony and carries the same penalty as attempted murder. See IC 35-41-5-1; IC 35-42-1-3. Because prosecutions for...

Ind. Courts - Still more on: Judicial mandate mentioned in Carroll County

Posted on April 16, 2008
The confrontaion continues between the Carroll County Council and the Carroll County judiciary, as is apparent in reveiwing these quotes today from a story by Debbie Lowe in the Carroll County Comet:Department heads were invited to appear and address budget...

Ind. Decisions - More on: Lethal injection case heard before SCOTUS; Indiana implications

Posted on April 16, 2008
Updating this Jan. 8, 2008 ILB entry, today the AP's Mark Sherman reports "Supreme Court upholds use of lethal injections." The long story begins:WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the most common method of lethal injection executions,...

Ind. Courts - Yet more on: "Lawyer guilty of attack on woman in wheelchair"

Posted on April 16, 2008
Updating this ILB entry from March 11th, Bob Kasarda of the NWI Times reports today in a story that begins:VALPARAISO | One month after he was sentenced to jail for sexually assaulting a woman who relies on a wheelchair, Michael...

Ind. Courts - Evansville attorney pleads to some meth charges

Posted on April 16, 2008
The ILB had a number of entries in 2007 re several Evansville attorneys charged with meth-related offenses. The most recent, from Nov. 14th, 2007, referenced the stories by Kate Braser as "a valuable continuing series of stories on young Evansville...

Ind. Decisions - "Appeals court rules against Hyte board"

Posted on April 16, 2008
April 8th's COA ruling in the case of Charles Hyte Comm. Center Assoc. of Terre Haute v. City of Terre Haute Park Board (ILB summary here) was the subject of a brief story yesterday in the Terre Haute Tribune Star....

Ind. Decisions - "Court sides with teacher accused of slapping girl"

Posted on April 16, 2008
Yesterday's 2-1 Court of Appeals decisions in the case of State of Indiana v. Paula J. Fettig (see ILB entry here, second case) is featured on the front page of today's Indianapolis Star, in a lengthy story reported by Jon...

Courts - "Bankruptcy Filings Rebound in Calendar Year 2007"

Posted on April 15, 2008
So reports the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts in this release, stating:Filings rebounded from a 70 percent drop in calendar year 2006, which was the first full 12-month period after the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act...

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