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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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Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 2 today (and 14 NFP)
Posted on August 18, 2010For publication opinions today (2): In Hematology-Oncology of Indiana, P.C. v. Hadley W. Fruits, Personal Rep. for the Estate of...
Ind. Decisions - One Indiana opinion issued today by 7th Circuit
Posted on August 18, 2010In US v. Anna LaFaiver, aka Phyllis Click (ND Indiana, Springmann), a 13-page opinion, Judge Kanne writes:Anna LaFaive assumed...
Ind. Gov't. - "ACLU of Ohio produces major report on prison growth and problems"
Posted on August 18, 2010This item from Sentencing Law & Policy Blog may be of interest to those interested in Indiana's prison overcrowding and...
Ind. Law - Great CLE opportunity!
Posted on August 18, 2010If you are interested in learning about Agricultural Conservation Easements, a farmland protection and estate planning tool, the Indiana Farm...
Law - Prisons Without Walls?
Posted on August 18, 2010Tieing together our entry earlier today on "Prison Growth and Problems" and earlier entries on GPS surveillance, Ashby Jones of...
Ind. Law - More on: Asset forfeiture laws and the Common School Fund
Posted on August 17, 2010Updating this ILB entry from Sunday, August 15th, the Indianapolis Star has now posted on line Sunday's lengthy story by...
Ind. Gov't. - More on: "The Indianapolis Public School Board adopted the district's $448 million budget this week, but don't ask board members for too much detail -- they never saw the actual budget before voting on it"
Posted on August 17, 2010That headline is from an August 30, 2009 ILB entry. Take a look. Now read this item from Abdul Hakim...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 1 today (and 9 NFP)
Posted on August 17, 2010For publication opinions today (1): In Cullen Davis Walker v. State of Indiana , a 10-page opinion, Judge Vaidik writes:Cullen...
Ind. Courts - Applications available for Tax Court judge
Posted on August 17, 2010Updating this ILB entry from August 14th on Judge Fisher's retirement, applications are now available for the position. Here is...
Ind. Decisions - More on: "Abortion doc wins injunction in privacy feud"
Posted on August 17, 2010Updating this ILB entry from August 13th, the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette today has a long editorial headed "What abortion...
Ind. Law - More on: Two TV news stories on IMPD motorcycle tragedy blood draw issues
Posted on August 17, 2010Updating this ILB entry from last evening, Vic Ryckaert and Jon Murray report today in the Indianapolis Star under the...
Courts - "Blago guilty on one count: Lying to the FBI"
Posted on August 17, 2010From the Chicago Tribune at 4:45 pm, CDT:A federal jury today convicted former Gov. Rod Blagojevich of only one count...
Catchup - What did you miss since last Thursday morning in the ILB?
Posted on August 16, 2010The eye surgery went very well and I've tried to do some catchup. (And BTW, to those who have...
Ind. Decisions - Upcoming oral arguments this week and next
Posted on August 16, 2010This week's oral arguments before the Supreme Court (week of 8/16/10): None currently scheduled. Next week's oral arguments before...
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 16, 2010Here is a great NY Times graphic from March 27, 2004, showing the numbers of states that prohibit felons from...
Law - "5 Things Every Plaintiffs Attorney Should Know About Tax Law"
Posted on August 16, 2010A useful article, it begins:While tax law may seem dull and irrelevant to most attorneys' day-to-day practice, in order to...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 4 today (and 3 NFP)
Posted on August 16, 2010For publication opinions today (4): In Gail M. Flatow and Flatow Comer, LLP v. Dwane Ingalls, a 13-page opinion, Judge...
Courts - "The New Politics of Judicial Elections, 2000-2009: Decade of Change"
Posted on August 16, 2010That is the title of a report released today by the Justice at Stake Campaign, the Brennan Center for Justice...
Ind. Decisions - Transfer list for week ending August 13, 2010
Posted on August 16, 2010There is no transfer list for the week ending August 13, 2010....
Ind. Courts - "No agreement on counties from which to pick Camm jury"
Posted on August 16, 2010Louisville WAVE 3 has posted a new story by Janelle MacDonald -- some quotes:Lawyers in David Camm's third murder trial...
Ind. Law - Two TV news stories on IMPD motorcycle tragedy blood draw issues
Posted on August 16, 2010"DUI attorney says Bisard case may overturn state law" is the headline from Fox 59 News. "Implied consent law under...
Ind. Gov't. - "Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor says it has "serious concerns" about Duke Energy Indiana's construction of 630-megawatt coal gasification facility at Edwardsport
Posted on August 15, 2010Here is the Office of Utility Consumer Counselor (OUCC) press release from August 9, 2010. Some quotes:Duke Energy Indiana's construction...
Ind. Gov't. - "Neighbors who fought a rezoning request this month to allow for heavy industrial use of property near the planned Hoosier Heartland Corridor are upset that they were late learning about the plans."
Posted on August 15, 2010So begins a long story today in the Lafayette Journal Courier, reported by Dorothy Schneider, headed "Case puts focus on...
Ind. Law - "Massage therapists decry law Say it?s too weak, allowing for untrained workers, prostitution"
Posted on August 15, 2010Jeff Wiehe of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette had this report August 14th....
Courts - Still more on "GPS and Privacy Rights"
Posted on August 15, 2010Updating this ILB entry from August 6, 2010, Charlie Savage of the NY Times had a story Aug. 13th headed...
Ind. Gov't. - "Some States Are Lacking in Health Law Authority"
Posted on August 15, 2010So report Robert Pear and Kevin Sack in this August 14th NY Times story. Some quotes:WASHINGTON ? Faced with the...
Ind. Courts - "Judges use fund left by Spencer to improve courthouse"
Posted on August 15, 2010Christina M. Wright reports today in the Anderson Herald Bulletin, in a story that begins:Madison County Judge Fredrick Spencer left...
Ind. Courts - More on: "Judge: Sweeping change in Indiana law makes traffic tickets more costly"
Posted on August 15, 2010Updating this ILB entry from August 10th, the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette editorializes today:If you ever get a traffic ticket,...
Ind. Law - Sexting and sextortion
Posted on August 15, 2010A story by Indiana AP reporter Charles Wilson has appeared nationwide this weekend. Here it is in yesterday's LA Times....
Ind. Law - Asset forfeiture laws and the Common School Fund
Posted on August 15, 2010The Indianapolis Star has a long front-page story today on asset forfeitures, pointing out that such monies are required by...
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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...
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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...
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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....








