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Law - "Recent developments of potentially great consequence are pushing the question of standing to the forefront in a way that promises to make it one of the hot legal topics of the coming months or even years"
Posted on September 24, 2010So writes Linda Greenhouse today in her Opinionator column ("exclusive online commentary from the NYT"). It is long and a...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 1 today (and 11 NFP)
Posted on September 24, 2010For publication opinions today (2): Subpoena to Crisis Connection, Inc., State of Indiana v. Ronald Keith Fromme is a 5-page...
Ind. Courts - "Judge selection process could use public input"
Posted on September 24, 2010That is the headline to this letter to the editor today in the Indianapolis Star, written by Jonathan Watson and...
Law - "Student Loan Relief for Public Defenders and Prosecutors"
Posted on September 24, 2010Above the Law is reporting:We have good news on the student loan front. Really good news if you are a...
Ind. Courts - Supreme Court posts rule amendments
Posted on September 24, 2010The Supreme Court has posted a number of rule amendments, adopted Sept. 21, 2010, and effective January 1, 2011. Access...
Courts - "Unfinished transcripts put district court reporter behind bars: Wayne Co. judge: Court reporter has stalled cases"
Posted on September 24, 2010So reads the headline to this lengthy story today by Joe Swickard of the Detroit Free Press. It begins:Paulette Martin,...
Ind. Decisions - "Indiana couple fights to keep child raised since birth"
Posted on September 24, 2010This order issued by the Supreme Court, dated Sept. 21, 2010, in State of Indiana ex rel. J.V. and C.V....
Ind. Gov't. - "Group for gay teens sues over denial of license plate: Nonprofit claims BMV's standards violate Constitution"
Posted on September 24, 2010The ILB has had a long list of entries on issues relating "specialty license plates," such as "God" plates and...
Ind. Gov't. - Fallout from "Consumer group criticizes Indiana regulator's move to Duke Energy"
Posted on September 24, 2010Wednesday the Indianapolis Star had this story in its business section -- it begins:A consumer group is raising ethical questions...
Ind. Courts - 2nd of 5 panels of applicants for the Tax Court vacancy to be interviewed Monday, September 27th, 2010
Posted on September 23, 2010[Unfortunately, so far the ILB is not locating manyphotos or biographical links for the Tax Court applicants.] Swain, Andrew Interview...
Environment - More on: Problems at Michigan City sanitary district?
Posted on September 23, 2010Updating this lengthy ILB entry from June 4, 2010, Gitte Laasby of the Gary Post-Tribune reports today:MICHIGAN CITY -- In...
Law - Forclosure mess is even worse than previously thought
Posted on September 23, 2010Yesterday a story by Ariana Eunjung Cha in the Washington Post began:Some of the nation's largest mortgage companies used a...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 2 today (and 4 NFP)
Posted on September 23, 2010For publication opinions today (2): In Commitment of A.L. , a 12-page opinion, Sr. Judge Barteau writes:Appellant A.L. appeals the...
Courts - "It's systemic now, and ? the system is not able to control this type of behavior. There is no accountability."
Posted on September 23, 2010That is a quote from Pace University law professor Bennett Gershman, an expert on misconduct by prosecutors, in this lengthy...
Ind. Courts - 1st of 5 panels of applicants for the Tax Court vacancy to be interviewed Monday, September 27th, 2010
Posted on September 23, 2010[Unfortunately, so far the ILB is not locating manyphotos or biographical links for the Tax Court applicants.] Wentworth, Martha Interview...
Ind. Courts - Supreme Court Vacancy pages finalized
Posted on September 23, 2010The Indiana Supreme Court Vacancy page, providing an overview of the many ILB entries on the filling of the 2010...
Sports Law - IUPUI Terminates Contract of Women's Basketball Coach
Posted on September 23, 2010Here is the news release from the school:IUPUI Athletic Director Michael Moore today announced that the university has terminated without...
Ind. Courts - 3rd of 5 panels of applicants for the Tax Court vacancy to be interviewed Monday, September 27th, 2010
Posted on September 23, 2010Pearman, Joseph Interview #7 -- Set for 11:30 am, Sept, 27, 2010 Attorney, Pearman Law Office Indianapolis, Marion County...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 2 today (and 5 NFP)
Posted on September 22, 2010For publication opinions today (2): In Donte L. Boatner v. State of Indiana , an 8-page opinion, Judge Mathias concludes:The...
Ind. Decisions - Two opinions today from the Supreme Court
Posted on September 22, 2010In Rosalyn West v. Betty Wadlington,et al., a 5-page, 5-0 opinion, Justice Rucker writes:In this opinion we determine that a...
Ind. Gov't. - "Clerk bypasses board to expand early voting: Election Board earlier rejected satellite locations in 2-1 vote"
Posted on September 22, 2010Bill Ruthhart reports today in the Indianapolis Star:Marion County voters will have two new places where they can cast early...
Courts - "Why Have Federal Civil Jury Trials Basically Disappeared?"
Posted on September 22, 2010Ashby Jones of the WSJ Law Blog had this post yesterday. It included nine reasons why the number of federal...
Courts - "An inmate shouldn't die because of his lawyers' error"
Posted on September 21, 2010A Washington Post editorial today about the SCOTUS appeal of Cory Maples. A sample: A judge's order denying the last...
Ind. Courts - " Camm judge delays decision on prosecutor: Defense wants to see copy of Henderson?s book manuscript"
Posted on September 21, 2010Updating a lengthy list of earlier ILB entries, Matt Thacker has this story today in the Jeffersonville News & Tribune:FLOYD...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 0 today (and 2 NFP)
Posted on September 21, 2010For publication opinions today (0): NFP civil opinions today (1): Term. of Parent-Child Rel. of J.W. and S.W.; L.W. v....
Ind. Decisions - Supreme Court issues one today
Posted on September 21, 2010In Koenig v. State, a 5-page, 5-0 opinion, Chief Justice Shepard writes:Max Koenig was convicted of dealing in a schedule...
Ind. Courts - Here are the Tax Court applicants
Posted on September 21, 2010Here are the applicants, listed in the order of their appearance on the interview list. Interviews will be Monday, Sept....
Ind. Decisions - Transfer list for week ending September 17, 2010
Posted on September 21, 2010Here is the Clerk's transfer list for the week ending September 17, 2010. It is two pages (and 130...
Ind. Courts - Tax Court applicants
Posted on September 21, 2010The ILB will be doing brief workups on each candidate, similar to that done for the Supreme Court applicants. If...
Ind. Decisions - More on today's Supreme Court decision on right to appellate counsel in termination proceedings
Posted on September 21, 2010For the implications of the Supreme Court decision today in Term. of Parent-Child Rel. of I.B.; M.L. v. IDCS (see...
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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?
Libel is the form of defamation expressed in fixed-- usually written form. Sland...
How can I make my blog more popular?
You have to write and submit articles, with backlinks to your blogsite....

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?
Libel is the form of defamation expressed in fixed-- usually written form. Sland...
How can I make my blog more popular?
You have to write and submit articles, with backlinks to your blogsite....








