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Catch-up: What did you miss over the weekend from the ILB?
Posted on July 19, 2010As noted in this entry last Friday, headed "Sadly, no more ILB on weekends or holidays,", the ILB will...
Ind. Gov't. - "Couple working to preserve Indiana county's records"
Posted on July 19, 2010While the Valparaiso Clerk-Treasurer struggles to find $20,000 to preserve her city's historical records dating back to 1857 (see ILB...
Ind. Decisions - Upcoming oral arguments this week and next
Posted on July 19, 2010This week's oral arguments before the Supreme Court (week of 7/19/10): None currently scheduled. Next week's oral arguments before...
Ind. Courts - Oral Advocacy of Karl Mulvaney
Posted on July 16, 2010As explained in this post Tuesday, headed "A New Voice at Oral Argument," this week the ILB is featuring the...
Ind. Courts - One NFP today from Tax Court
Posted on July 16, 2010AWHR America's Water Heater Rentals, LLC v. Indiana Dept. of State Revenue (NFP) - AWHR rented water heaters to its...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 1 today (and 0 NFP)
Posted on July 16, 2010For publication opinions today (1): In Nathaniel L. Williams v. State of Indiana, a 21-page opinion, Judge Najam concludes:In sum,...
Environment - Scottsburg biomass project may be out
Posted on July 16, 2010The ILB has had a number of earlier entries on the proposed biomass wood-burning power plants in southern Indiana. For...
Ind. Courts - Mel Simon heirs' dispute gets more contentious
Posted on July 16, 2010Updating earlier ILB entries in the Melvin Simon estate dispute, Jeff Swiatek has the report today in the Indianapolis Star...
Ind. Decisions - Two Indiana cases today from 7th Circuit
Posted on July 16, 2010In Tom George et al v. NCAA (SD Ind., Lawrence), a 14-page, 2-1 opinion, Judge Darrah (sitting by designation)...
Ind. courts - Disciplinary chages filed against Judge William E. Young
Posted on July 16, 2010Here is the press release. The detailed release includes links to the Disciplinary Commission's ?Notice of the Institution of Formal...
Law - "Is a Big Tax Break for Plaintiffs? Lawyers on the Way?"
Posted on July 16, 2010Dionne Searcey's entry yesterday in the WSJ Law Blog began:Will a recent Ninth Circuit ruling mean that plaintiffs? attorneys get...
Ind. Decisions - "Sex Offenders' Names Expunged From Registry"
Posted on July 16, 2010This story that left me with a number of questions appeared last evening on 6 News, Indianapolis. For starters, what...
Ind. Decisions - "Greenwood-Bargersville battle for road continues"
Posted on July 16, 2010Diana Penner reports today in the Indianapolis Star on yesterday's Court of Appeals decision in City of Greenwood, et al....
Ind. Courts - Tranfer denied in State Senator's case
Posted on July 16, 2010This coming week's issue of Indiana Legislative Insight has this item (posted with permission) that the ILB missed catching on...
Courts - "Posner Rips Easterbrook on Juror Anonymity Question"
Posted on July 16, 2010That is the heading of this WSJ Law Blog entry by Ashby Jones, referencing the 18-page dissent by Judge Posner...
Ind. Decisions - "When Do a Criminal Defendant?s Compulsory Process/Due Process/Confrontation Rights Trump Evidentiary Privileges?"
Posted on July 16, 2010Crisis Connection, Inc. v. Ronald K. Fromme, decided July 15, 2010 by the Court of Appeals (ILB summary here). The...
Ind. Decisions - "Pair released from prison 13 years after stabbing"
Posted on July 16, 2010This April 9, 2010 ILB entry was headed "Girls convicted in 1997 Jeffersonville stabbing seek reduced sentence: Prosecutor wants judge...
Ind. Decisions - Two non-Indiana Booker-related rulings today
Posted on July 16, 2010Sentencing Law & Policy writes about them here, under the heading "Seventh Circuit reinforces importance of adequate sentencing explanations."...
Ind. Decisions - "NCAA Must Face Ticket Lottery Suit"
Posted on July 16, 2010Updaitng this entry from earlier today, Bloomberg has this report this afternoon....
About this Blog - Sadly, no more ILB on weekends or holidays
Posted on July 16, 2010For the reasons outlined in this ILB entry yesterday, headed "Think about life without the ILB", effective immediately the ILB...
About this Blog - Think about life without the ILB
Posted on July 15, 2010Sustaining the Indiana Law Blog requires a far higher level of support than the ILB has been able to achieve...
Ind. Decisions - One today from the Tax Court
Posted on July 15, 2010In Lake County Assessor v. Amoco Sulfur Recovery Corp., BP Products North America, Inc., a 17-page opinion filed July 14,...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 3 today (and 3 NFP)
Posted on July 15, 2010For publication opinions today (3): In, a Crisis Connection, Inc. v. Ronald K. Fromme, a 37-page interlocutory appeal, Judge Crone...
Courts - Oral Advocacy of Thomas Fisher
Posted on July 15, 2010As explained in this post Tuesday, headed "A New Voice at Oral Argument," this week the ILB is featuring the...
Ind. Law - Interesting Kelo-type case in South Bend?
Posted on July 15, 2010A long story today in the South Bend Tribune, reported by Jeff Parrott, and headed "Private or public use? Homeowners...
Ind. Courts - More on: Finally a U.S. attorney nomination for the SD Ind?
Posted on July 15, 2010Updating yesterday's brief entry, Jon Murray and Mary Beth Schneider have a report in today's Indianapolis Star headed "Nomination of...
Law - "Tuition is rising at law schools even as lawyer jobs are disappearing, raising questions about whether there is a dangerous bubble that is about to burst."
Posted on July 15, 2010So reads the lede of this ABA Journal entry by Debra Cassens Weiss, quoting Indiana University law professor Bill Henderson....
Ind. Courts - Schedule set for interviews of Supreme Court applicants
Posted on July 15, 2010The Judicial Nominating Commission will interview the nine semi-finalists for the Indiana Supreme Court on Friday, July 30, 2010. ...
Ind. Courts - "Attorney Donates $20,000 to Purchase Child Identification Kits "
Posted on July 15, 2010From the NWI Times:HAMMOND | About 800,000 children are reported missing each year in America - an average of 2,185...
Law - It was certainly the first thing I thought when I heard the news yesterday
Posted on July 14, 2010The Indianapolis Star reports today in a long, unattributed story:CHICAGO -- Born on the Fourth of July, George Steinbrenner left...
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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....








