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Courts - More on: "The danger of judicial activism now comes from the right, not the left"
Posted on April 30, 2010Echoing yesterday's ILB entry, which quoted an editorial column, today Charlie Savage and Sheryl Gay Stolberg of the NY Times...
Ind. Decisions - Judge Barker rules in Greenwood school prayer case
Posted on April 30, 2010Earlier today, John Tuohy of the Indianapolis Star reported:A federal judge today strongly signaled that she would stop a prayer...
Ind. Decisions - Another opinion today from the Supreme Court
Posted on April 30, 2010In Paternity of N.P.; R.P. v. L.S., a 10-page, 4-1 decision, Justice Rucker writes for the majority:In this opinion we...
Ind. Courts - "Judge Shields Majestic Star Execs From City Lawsuit"
Posted on April 29, 2010The WSJ's Bankruptcy Blog has this entry this afternoon by Peg Brickley -- some quotes:The heat is off Chief Executive...
Ind. Decisions - Supreme Court decides one today
Posted on April 29, 2010In Everett Cash Mutual Insurance Company v. Rick Taylor and Katrina Taylor, an 8-page, 5-0 opinion, Justice Sullivan writes:Rick and...
Ind. Courts - Court charges for miscellaneous services
Posted on April 29, 2010The Supreme Court has posted an Order headed "In the Matter of Fees Charged by the Clerk of Courts for...
Ind. Courts - "Newest U.S. attorney set to 'do the right thing'"
Posted on April 29, 2010Andy Grimm has this story in today's Gary Post Tribune:HAMMOND-- It's official: David Capp is U.S. attorney for the Northern...
Law - More on "Learning How to Fight the Debt Collector"
Posted on April 29, 2010Supplementing this ILB entry from April 25, 2010, here is a very long story from the Dallas Observer, dated Jan....
Courts - "The danger of judicial activism now comes from the right, not the left"
Posted on April 29, 2010So writes E.J. Dionne, columnist for Washington Post, in a long column featured today on the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 2 today (and 6 NFP)
Posted on April 29, 2010For publication opinions today (2): In Paul L. Patterson v. State of Indiana , a 10-page opinion, Judge Robb writes:Paul...
Courts - "Cameras and the Supreme Court "
Posted on April 29, 2010This morning SCOTUSblog has a long entry by Matt Sundquistby setting out the history of cameras and courts, the...
Courts - More on: "Cameras and the Supreme Court "
Posted on April 29, 2010Updating this ILB entry from earlier today, The Blog of Legal Times has an entry this afternoon reporting on this...
Law - Pew Report on "Government Online: The internet gives citizens new paths to government services and information"
Posted on April 28, 2010Issued April 27, 2010, the new Pew Research Report. From the 44-page report's 2-page Summary of Findings:As government agencies at...
Environment - "'Easterly's pile' a waste site, after all"
Posted on April 28, 2010Remember this ILB entry from April 12, 2010, quoting a Gary Post Tribune story where IDEM denied the existence of...
Law - "Illinois lawmakers send sexting bill to governor"
Posted on April 28, 2010The Chicago Tribune reports this morning, via a story by Michelle Manchir:SPRINGFIELD ? Teens who forward or post online racy...
Courts - Transcript of Doe #1 v. Reed oral argument
Posted on April 28, 2010Updating this ILB entry from earlier today, the SCOTUS has now posted the transcript of today's oral argument in Doe...
Ind. Courts - Defendant pleads guilty to forging SD Ind. court documents
Posted on April 28, 2010From News 13, KECI in Missoula Montana, a U.S. Attorney's news release -- some quotes: The United States Attorney?s Office...
Ind. Law - "Editors need savvy to navigate posting hazards"
Posted on April 28, 2010That is the headline to a "Legally Speaking" column by Stephen Key in the April 15, 2010 issue of The...
Courts - "Without Scalia, whither anonymity? John Doe No. 1 v. Reed, Argument recap"
Posted on April 28, 2010Here is SCOTUSblog's Lyle Denniston's great writeup of this morning's oral argument, updating this ILB entry from earlier this morning...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 1 today (and 2 NFP)
Posted on April 28, 2010For publication opinions today (1): In David Hopper v. State of Indiana , a 12-page opinion, Judge Barnes writes:David Hopper...
Ind. Gov't. - More on cell phones in prison
Posted on April 28, 2010Earlier this month the ILB has two stories (4/15/10 and 4/20/10) headed "Federal prosecutors: inmate ran Indiana drug ring from...
Law - Is Arizona's new immigration law constitutional?
Posted on April 28, 2010"A Law Facing a Tough Road Through the Courts" is the headline to a NY Times story today by John...
Courts - More on: "Supreme Court takes up Wash. case involving disclosure of petition signatures: The case could decide whether signing a petition for a ballot measure is private or whether the names of signers can be made public"
Posted on April 28, 2010Updating this ILB entry from April 25, 2010, about an oral argument today before the SCOTUS, Nina Totenberg of NPR...
Ind. Gov't. - Did IPS violate open meetings law re video recordings?
Posted on April 28, 2010No, not under the current law, according to this Formal Opinion 10-FC-80 issued by the state Public Access Counselor::Under...
Courts - Transcript of Doe #1 v. Reed oral argument [Updated]
Posted on April 28, 2010Updating this ILB entry from earlier today, the SCOTUS has now posted the transcript of today's oral argument in Doe...
Ind. Law - "Respect, tradition are hallmarks of legal system"
Posted on April 27, 2010The Evansville Courier & Press is publishing two articles this week "penned by" The Evansville Bar Association's Editorial Board on...
Courts - More on: "Justices Take Case on Video Game Law"
Posted on April 27, 2010Updating yesterday's ILB entry, today's papers have a number of stories, including this one from Warren Richey of the Christian...
About this Blog - Another chance to sign on as annual ILB supporter
Posted on April 27, 2010Thanks to MillerMeyer, LLP for signing on today as an ILB Law Firm Supporter. Check the Law Firm Supporters...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 2 today (and 7 NFP)
Posted on April 27, 2010For publication opinions today (2): In State of Indiana, Ex Rel., et al. v. Aisin USA Mfg., Inc. , a...
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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?
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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....








