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Focus is on Indiana law, and on interesting developments in law, government, and more (not just in Indiana).
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Courts - More on: "What's Behind the Flurry of Judicial Resignations in Georgia?"
Posted on August 23, 2010Supplementing this ILB entry from August 20th, Nathan Koppel of the WSJ Law Blog today writes about a lengthy Aug....
Environment - "I would like to encourage you to emphasize with your staff that it is not necessary to cite every possible statute and regulation that could be violated in a given situation"
Posted on August 23, 2010That quote from IDEM assistant commissioner of the Office of Legal Counsel and Criminal Investigations David Joest is from a...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 0 today (and 1 NFP)
Posted on August 23, 2010For publication opinions today (0): NFP civil opinions today (0): NFP criminal opinions today (1): Arthur Balls v. State of...
Ind. Courts - Is a county prosecutor a member of the executive or judicial branch?
Posted on August 23, 2010Earlier today, in this entry about Delaware County Prosecutor Mark McKinney, his attorney, Kevin McGoff, was quoted as arguing:"Sanctioning McKinney...
Ind. Decisions - 7th Circuit ruling halts caregiver choices based on race
Posted on August 23, 2010Chaney v. Plainfield Healthcare Center, the July 20, 2010 7th Circuit opinion reversing the Indianapolis federal district court decision (see...
Ind. Gov't. - July Unemployment Rates by State
Posted on August 20, 2010New, from Sara Murray of the WSJ. Has a chart you can sort - Indiana is one of 11 states...
Courts - "What's Behind the Flurry of Judicial Resignations in Georgia?"
Posted on August 20, 2010An interesting story today by R. Robin McDonald of the Fulton County Daily Report that begins:Since Alapaha Circuit Chief Judge...
Ind. Gov't. - "Special judge named in Elizabeth clerk-treasurer case"
Posted on August 20, 2010Grace Schneider reported Aug. 18th in the Louisville Courier Journal in a story that begins:A judge decided Wednesday to transfer...
Ind. Courts - "Carroll County clerk refuses to quit"
Posted on August 20, 2010Sophia Voravong reports today in the Lafayette Journal Courier:DELPHI -- Carroll County Clerk Nancy Mattox is being asked to resign...
Law - " DOJ Leads Federal Agencies In Student Loan Repayment"
Posted on August 20, 2010Andrew Ramonas' article in Main Justice begins:The U.S. Justice Department helped more of its employees pay off student loans...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 2 today (and 5 NFP)
Posted on August 20, 2010For publication opinions today (2): In Canteen Service Company of Indianapolis, Inc. v. Indiana Dept. of Transportation, an 11-page opinion,...
Ind. Decisions - Two interesting Indiana opinions today from 7th Circuit
Posted on August 20, 2010In Torrey Bauer, David Certo, and Indiana Right to Life v. Randall T. Shepard (ND Ind., Springmann), a 29-page...
Ind. Courts - Yet another post-Wallace lawsuit, required to enforce Supreme Court's ruling
Posted on August 19, 2010A story today by Bob Kasarda of the NWI Times begins:VALPARAISO | Portage resident Terry Hough admits up front he...
Ind. Decisions - More on: Judge allows cop in DUI to keep license
Posted on August 19, 2010Updating this entry from earlier this afternoon, Jon Murray of the Indy Star now reports:Top public safety officials and the...
Courts - "Wall Street Journal Calls For Fitzgerald Resignation"
Posted on August 19, 2010This August 10, 2010 ILB entry linked to a Chicago Tribune story headed "Verdict could cast light or shadow on...
Ind. Decisions - Judge allows cop in DUI to keep license
Posted on August 19, 2010Updating this ILB entry from August 17th, Jon Murray of the Indianapolis Star reports this afternoon in a story that...
Ind. Law - More on "Take the Money and Run:The crazy perversities of civil asset forfeiture"
Posted on August 19, 2010Updating this ILB entry from Feb. 5, 2010, the author quoted in that entry (Radley Balko) has this August 16th...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 1 today (and 8 NFP)
Posted on August 19, 2010For publication opinions today (1): In Kari Heyser, et al. v. Noble Roman's, Inc., et al., a 9-page opinion, Sr....
Ind. Gov't. - More on: "Some States Are Lacking in Health Law Authority"
Posted on August 19, 2010Updating this ILB entry from August 15th, here is a press release from HealthCare.gov, which is "A federal government Website...
Ind. Gov't. - " What the heck just happened to Howard County? Officials explain how Chrysler and GM low-balled local taxpayers by exploiting state law"
Posted on August 19, 2010Interesting story today in the Kokomo Perspective, although I don't claim to understand it all....
Ind. Gov't. - "New Albany City Council pay resolution questioned: Salary of elected officials can?t be lowered according to attorney general's opinion" [Updated]
Posted on August 19, 2010Daniel Suddeath reports in the New Albany News & Tribune:According to an official opinion rendered by former Indiana Attorney General...
Ind. Law - Suit filed in federal court challenges Indiana's disfranchisement of qualified voters who have been incarcerated by reason of a misdemeanor conviction
Posted on August 19, 2010Updating the ILB entry from August 16th, which included copies of the10-page complaint and Exhibit A, the "Notice of Disfranchisement,"...
Ind. Courts - "Bail change helps Tippecanoe County recoup costs"
Posted on August 19, 2010Sophia Voravong reports today in a sidebar to the pauper attorney story in the Lafayette Journal Courier:Changes to how bail...
Ind. Courts - "Pauper attorney costs scrutinized" in Tippecanoe County
Posted on August 19, 2010Sophia Voravang reports today in the Lafayette Journal Courier:Defendants in criminal cases in Tippecanoe County would have to provide better...
Ind. Decisions - Still more on: ND Judge rules LaPorte must replace crumbling sidewalks
Posted on August 18, 2010Updating these ILB entries from Jan. 1, 2010 (including a link to the opinion) and Jan. 6, 2010, Stan Maddux...
Environment - Carp suit heading to court: Federal testimony will start Monday
Posted on August 18, 2010From a story yesterday by Dan Egan of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that begins:The lawsuit filed by a coalition of...
Ind. Law - "Republicans challenge Collins being on [Howard County] ballot"
Posted on August 18, 2010From a lengthy story yesterday by Tim Turner of the Kokomo Perspective:Politicking by Howard County Republican Party chairman Craig Dunn...
Courts - Interesting commentary on interesting observation in 9th Circuit opinion
Posted on August 18, 2010From Above the Blog....
Ind. Courts - "7th Circuit Nominee's Net Worth: Nearly $20M"
Posted on August 18, 2010From an entry newly posted by David Ingram on The Blog of Legal Times - some quotes:Victoria Nourse, a nominee...
Ind. Decisions - Two recent Supreme Court rulings
Posted on August 18, 2010In a 2-page Order filed July 27, 2010, Acting CJ Dickson writes:Pursuant to Indiana Appellate Rule 64, the United States...
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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....








