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About this blog - China trademark scam unveiled
Posted on July 12, 2010An ILB reader took up the unspoken challenge this morning ("ILB receives strange note from China") and has sent this...
Ind. Courts - Perhaps we will get a better docket, and briefs (and other docs) readily accessible online?
Posted on July 12, 2010The Supreme Court on July 9th posted a Public Notice of Contracting Opportunity (PNCO) for an Appellate Case Management System....
Ind. Gov't. - "Preserving Valpo records a labor of love for clerk"
Posted on July 11, 2010Phil Wieland of the NWI Times has this story today: VALPARAISO | The names have faded into history, and now...
Ind. Courts - "Magistrates failing to keep up with case loads"
Posted on July 11, 2010How long should it take for a case to move through the courts? Bob Kasarda of the NWI Times reports...
Law - Bankruptcy and BP
Posted on July 11, 2010The NY Times reporter John Schwartz reported in a long story yesterday:With pockets as deep as BP?s ? its assets...
Ind. Courts - Speculation over applicability of SCOTUS "honest services" decision continues in NW Ind. ("The Region")
Posted on July 11, 2010Updating this ILB entry from July 10th, Sarah Tompkins of the NW Indiana Times reports today under the headline "Supreme...
Environment - The end of "Easterly's Pile" on the Lake Michigan beach?
Posted on July 11, 2010The Gary Post Tribune, through its environmental reporter, Gitte Laasby, has had a number of articles on the so-called "Easterly's...
Ind. Courts - "It was evident from last week?s Indiana Supreme Court interviews that the state?s legal bar has a few characters"
Posted on July 11, 2010So begins a brief entry in Political Notebook, a weekly column by Niki Kelly and Benjamin Lanka of the Fort...
Ind. Courts - "Autistic Indiana man sues social services agency"
Posted on July 10, 2010From the AP, this story by Charles Wilson of another suit by the Indiana ACLU against FSSA. Some quotes:Indiana's social...
Ind. Courts - More on: "Gambler challenges casino for giving him credit, says he was drunk"
Posted on July 10, 2010Today's story by Grace Schneider of the Louisville Courier Journal is headed "Judge rejects drunken gambler's claim against Harrison casino,"...
Ind. Decisions - "Gull tosses plea deal in slaying; trial slated"
Posted on July 10, 2010Rebecca S. Green reports today in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette in a story that begins:FORT WAYNE ? An Allen...
Ind. Decisions - "Cantrell case should hold up, Capp says"
Posted on July 10, 2010Jon Seidel reports today in the Gary Post-Tribune:U.S. Attorney David Capp says the conviction of political insider Robert Cantrell should...
Ind. Gov't. - "Pulling back the curtain on redistricting"
Posted on July 09, 2010Transparency in redistricting? Michael McDonald and Micah Altman of the Washington Post have an intriguing column today. Some quotes:Every 10...
Courts - "Arrest has put one of the hottest controversies in American law enforcement to its first major test"
Posted on July 09, 2010From a lengthy, interesting story by Jennifer Steinhauer in today"s NY Times:Only two states, Colorado and California, have a codified...
Ind. Courts - More on: "Gag order possible in Carmel case: Judge could rule next month on whether to prohibit comment"
Posted on July 09, 2010Updating this ILB entry from June 29th, the Indianapolis Star reports this morning in a brief story that begins:Carmel --...
Ind. Courts - "Consider qualified women for Indiana Supreme Court opening"
Posted on July 09, 2010That is the headline from this editorial in the Anderson Herald Bulletin. Some quotes:Justice, as the saying goes, should be...
Envirnment - "Hoosier consumers are likely to pay bulk of $16B for lines to transport wind power"
Posted on July 09, 2010So reports Ted Evanoff in the Indianapolis Star today. The lengthy story begins:The rural Midwest is booming with wind turbines...
Ind. Courts - "Enhanced education requirements for judges"
Posted on July 09, 2010On the Indiana Coyurts website:The Board of Directors of the Judicial Conference of Indiana voted unanimously in favor of enhanced...
Ind. Decisions - One Indiana decision today from the 7th Circuit, and a bankruptcy ruling
Posted on July 09, 2010In Freddie L. Byers, Jr. v. Basinger (ND Ind., Sharp), a 17-page opinion, Judge Cudahy writes:After a jury trial,...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 3 today (and 5 NFP)
Posted on July 09, 2010For publication opinions today (3): In Daniel C. Reinhart v. State of Indiana , an 11-page opinion, Judge Crone writes:Daniel...
Ind. Courts - Odds reduced that a woman will be selected for the Supreme Court
Posted on July 09, 2010From the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette's editorial page today:The initial list of candidates for the Indiana Supreme Court was promising...
Ind. Decisions - "Judge grants gag order in Carmel case"
Posted on July 09, 2010Updating this ILB entry from earlier today, Carrie Ritchie of the Indianapolis Star reports:A Hamilton County judge agreed this afternoon...
Ind. Courts - Still need photos of several semi-finalists
Posted on July 08, 2010Thanks to Judge Emkes, who just e-mailed a recent photo to the ILB. Still missing -- Judge Nation and Ms....
Ind. Courts - "All nine of the semifinalists for the upcoming vacancy earned law degrees from one of IU's two law schools."
Posted on July 08, 2010Jon Murray writes this afternoon in Justice Watch in an entry that concludes:The IU-Indy grads include all four trial judge...
Ind. Courts - Semi-finalists Moberly and Fisher answering questions
Posted on July 08, 2010Two of the semi-finalists. On the left, Judge Moberly. On the right, Tom Fisher. (Still no photos of Kiply...
Ind. Courts - Reporters at interview, intent on capturing the Q & A
Posted on July 08, 2010The Supreme Court press office has put some photos taken over the last two days online. I have selected some...
Ind. Courts - More on the semi-finalists - all are Indiana University Law alums [Updated]
Posted on July 08, 2010Joel Schumm writes in to note:The four judges and Mulvaney are Indianapolis alums; the remaining four are from Maurer (Bloomington)....
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 1 today (and 2 NFP)
Posted on July 08, 2010For publication opinions today (1): In Marcus Lewis v. State of Indiana , a 7-page opinion, Sr. Judge Barteau writes:Appellant...
Ind. Decisions - Supreme Court decides one today
Posted on July 08, 2010In Steven W. Everling v. State of Indiana, an 18-page, 5-0 opinion issued late this afternoon, Chief Justice Shepard writes:A...
Ind. Courts - One view on the slowness of change
Posted on July 08, 2010Re the stories today that all the semi-finalists selected for the Supreme Court are from Indiana University law schools, in...
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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....








