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Environment - "Unregulated Factory Farm Air Pollution at Some Sites Now Dirtier than America's Most Polluted Cities"
Posted on March 12, 2011Some may remember this ILB entry from Jan. 31, 2006, quoting a NYT story that began:WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 (AP) ?...
Law - "School of Glock"
Posted on March 12, 2011From a March 9, 2011 op-ed column in the NY Times, authored by Gail Collins, a snippet:The nation?s state legislators...
Ind. Gov't. - "Democrats have little hope of undoing laws the GOP majority passes this year. That makes them scared and maybe even a little desperate"
Posted on March 12, 2011That is a quote from a great weekend column headed "Democrats fear laws they can't repeal" by Lesley Stedman Weidenbener...
Environment - "Unregulated Factory Farm Air Pollution at Some Sites Now Dirtier than America's Most Polluted Cities" [Updated]
Posted on March 12, 2011Some may remember this ILB entry from Jan. 31, 2006, quoting a NYT story that began:WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 (AP) ?...
Ind. Courts - Applications being accepted for state public defender position
Posted on March 11, 2011This release from Feb. 16, 2010 announced:After serving as the Public Defender of Indiana for nearly 30 years, Susan...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 0 today (and 5 NFP)
Posted on March 11, 2011For publication opinions today (0): NFP civil opinions today (2): Molly C. Wilson v. Charles W. Wilson (NFP) Kenneth Hawkins...
Ind. Gov't. - "In Indiana, a case study in ending collective bargaining"
Posted on March 11, 2011Doug Erickson of Wisconsin State Journal compares the Indiana and Wisconsin systems. Interesting. The long story begins:As Wisconsin residents contemplate...
Ind. Decisions - 7th Circuit to hear girls basketball discrimination lawsuit
Posted on March 11, 2011Updating these earlier ILB entries that were posted under the heading "IHSAA faces Title IX lawsuit over scheduling: Former coach...
Ind. Gov't. - Charlie White in court today
Posted on March 11, 2011Many sources today carry this AP story that begins:NOBLESVILLE, Ind. (AP) - Indicted Indiana Secretary of State Charlie White is...
Ind. Gov't. - More on: Charlie White gives 13-minute interview to Fox News
Posted on March 11, 2011Updating this entry from earlier this afternoon; the Indianapolis Star coverage of the 13-minute "exchange with reporters" notes that:At one...
Law - "NFL Labor Talks Collapse, Union Decertifies"
Posted on March 11, 2011The headline to a 5:25 pm WSJ story. The Indy Star has posted this AP story....
Ind. Gov't. - Watch "Indiana Lawmakers" tonight re redistrcting
Posted on March 11, 2011In this week's episode of Indiana Lawmakers with Jon Schwantes looks at redistricting and I'm told it is the strongest...
Courts - "Blogger Jailed; Allegedly Threatened Dearborn Ohio Judge"
Posted on March 11, 2011Eagle Country News 93.3 FM, covering SE Ind., N. Ky. add SW Ohio, reports today that a Norwood, Ohio man...
Ind. Gov't. - Charlie White gives 13 minute interview to Fox News
Posted on March 11, 2011Here is the raw video of the interview. White says title of "chief elections officer" is an archaic title; says...
Law - "Credit Card Debt That Outlives Mom"
Posted on March 10, 2011This regular column in the NYT is titled "The New Old Age." Its mission:Thanks to the marvels of medical science,...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 0 today (and 5 NFP)
Posted on March 10, 2011For publication opinions today (0): NFP civil opinions today (3): Paternity of X.T.; J.H. v. B.T. (NFP) Term. of Parent-Child...
Ind. Courts - Independent research by judges
Posted on March 10, 2011The ILB has had a number of entries on the question of independent research by judges, including this one from...
Courts - National efforts to change merit selection systems continue
Posted on March 10, 2011How Appealing this morning points to two interesting judicial merrit retention stories. From the Orlando Sentinel, a story by Aaron...
Courts - ChicagoTribune wins suit over U of Illinois clout list
Posted on March 10, 2011For background start with this ILB entry from July 12, 2009. Today Antonio Olivo of the Chicago Tribune reports in...
Ind. Courts - "Oral arguments at Jeffersonville High School on Wednesday in a criminal case that could impact thousands of home incarcerations across the state"
Posted on March 10, 2011Yesterday' oral argument in the case of Mario Brown v. State of Indiana (see summary here in Upcoming Oral Arguments)...
Ind. Gov't. - What the Democrats want
Posted on March 10, 2011Read Mary Beth Schneider's Indianapolis Star story this morning for details. And see this editorial today in the Fort Wayne...
Ind. Gov't. - "Wisconsin Procedural Skulduggery"
Posted on March 10, 2011Doug Masson's Blog this morning links to this Madison.com story that describes the process used last evening to pass the...
Courts - Two interesting articles on Justice Scalia [Updated]
Posted on March 10, 2011First, Linda Greenhouse has an opinion column in the March 9, 2011 NYT, headed "Justice Scalia Objects." Her thesis:Antonin Scalia,...
Ind. Decisions - Supreme Court posts one late this afternoon
Posted on March 10, 2011In David K. Murphy v. State of Indiana, a 3-page, 5-0 opinion by Justice Sullivan, the Court concludes:We agree with...
Ind. Law - "Oppossum Plus Hog Equals Jail"
Posted on March 10, 2011From WLBC 104.1 FM ECI News today, the story begins:A dispute over a dead animal and a motorcycle has landed...
Ind. Gov't. - Tweaking of: Responsibilites for the budget and redistricting
Posted on March 09, 2011For those interested in the ILB's most recent redistricting entry, I've tweaked it somewhat in an update tacked onto the...
Environment - Congrats to Gary Post-Tribune reporter Gitte Laasby
Posted on March 09, 2011But a huge loss to the Post-Tribune and to the NW Indiana environmental community. Laasby wrote in an email today:I...
Ind. Gov't. - Perhaps the end is near?
Posted on March 09, 2011A recently filed IndyStar story by Mary Beth Schneider begins:House Speaker Brian Bosma said this morning he is optimistic that...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 2 today (and 4 NFP)
Posted on March 09, 2011For publication opinions today (2): In David Sasser v. State of Indiana , a 9-page opinion, Judge Baker writes:The defendant...
Ind. Gov't. - "Smoking concerns cloud city?s hosting of Big Ten tourney"
Posted on March 09, 2011Good story from Scott Olson of the IBJ....
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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...
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....








