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Ind. Gov't. - "Daniels-backed prison reform is dealt a blow by prosecutors"
Posted on February 15, 2011The ILB will have more on this story later, but last evening the Senate's Corrections, Criminal and Civil Matters Committee,...
Ind. Courts - "State moves to suspend accused Roanoke lawyer"
Posted on February 15, 2011So reports Rebecca S. Green in this story this morning in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. This follows on a...
Ind. Decisions - 7th Circuit issued one Indiana ruling today
Posted on February 14, 2011In Kartman et al. v. State Farm Mutual (SD Ind., Lawrence), a 24-page opinion, Judge Sykes writes:After a severe...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 2 today (and 7 NFP)
Posted on February 14, 2011For publication opinions today (2): In DBL Axel, LLC v. Lasalle Bank National Association, et al. , a 9-page opinion,...
Ind. Decisions - Supreme Court issued a second disciplinary ruling Friday
Posted on February 14, 2011In addition to the Rocchio ruling, summarized here last Friday, the Court issued a second disciplinary opinion later in the...
Courts - "New York Takes Step on Money in Judicial Elections"
Posted on February 14, 2011In the NY Times today, William Glaberson has a long report that begins:New York?s top court officials will bar the...
Ind. Courts - More on "Budget cuts end free lunch for Lake County civil court juries"
Posted on February 14, 2011IU-Indy Law Prof Joel Schumm sends a note about yesterday's ILB entry that quoted from Bill Dolan's NWI Times story....
Courts - Another update on "Three lawsuits may change how NCAA operates"
Posted on February 14, 2011Updating this earlier ILB update from one year ago, Paul Elias of the AP had a lengthy story yesterday on...
Catch-up: What did you miss over the weekend from the ILB?
Posted on February 14, 2011Here is the answer to "What did you miss over the weekend from the ILB?" From Sunday, February 13,...
Ind. Decisions - Upcoming oral arguments this week and next
Posted on February 14, 2011This week's oral arguments before the Supreme Court (week of 2/14/11): Thursday, February 17th 9:00 AM - In re...
Ind. Decisions - David Camm motion filed with Court of Appeals
Posted on February 14, 2011Janelle MacDonald reports today for WAVE3 in a story headed "Camm lawyers ask appeals court to step in." Some quotes:[David...
Courts - "W.Va. court says warrants can cover cell phones"
Posted on February 14, 2011In a case of first impression in West Virginia, the W.Va. Supreme Court has ruled:"When searching a vehicle pursuant to...
Ind. Decisions - Supreme Court sets date for Judge Young's 30-day suspension
Posted on February 14, 2011In an "Order Accepting Agreed Discipline" filed Nov. 23, 2010 (ILB entry here), the Supreme Court ruled:William E. Young will...
Ind. Decisions - Transfer list for week ending February 11, 2011
Posted on February 14, 2011Here is the Clerk's transfer list for the week ending February 11, 2011. It is three pages (and 38...
Ind. Decisions - Transfer list for week ending February 4, 2011
Posted on February 14, 2011No transfer list was issued for the week ending Feb. 4, 2011....
Courts - "To Defend the Accused in a Tucson Rampage, First a Battle to Get Inside a Mind"
Posted on February 13, 2011Joseph Goldstein and Marc Lacey of the NY Times have this very interesting story today on "Judy Clarke, the public...
Ind. Gov't, - "La Porte Ordinance would require special permits for churches"
Posted on February 13, 2011Matt Fritz's story in the Feb. 11, 2011 LaPorte Herald Argus reports:LA PORTE ? Churches may not be able to...
Ind. Gov't. - "New Albany police officer received vacation, holiday pay during suspension"
Posted on February 13, 2011Harold J. Adams has the story in the Louisville Courier Journal....
Law - "NCAA president says transparency vital to future"
Posted on February 13, 2011In an interesting AP story that appears in a number of papers today:NCAA president Mark Emmert says transparency is critical...
Ind. Decisions - Court rules "No excuse for prosecutor's failure to show up for DUI hearing"
Posted on February 13, 2011Friday's NFP Court of Appeals decision in the case of Robert W. Gard v. State of Indiana gets a worthwhile...
Law - "Dispute Shines Light on How Homes Are Measured"
Posted on February 13, 2011The NY Times had a story Feb. 11, 2011 that may also have applicability to realty sales elsewhere. Some quotes...
Courts - "Where Have You Gone, Atticus Finch?"
Posted on February 13, 2011Ashby Jones at WSJ Law Blog wrote Friday:Where have you gone, Atticus Finch? And you, Perry Mason? What about Clarence...
Ind. Law - "Bill would give schools 15% of forfeited funds"
Posted on February 13, 2011Heather Giller of the Indianapolis Star reported Feb. 12th on the upshot of the Senate committee hearing on SB 215,...
Ind. Gov't. - "Clark County auditor receives notice of tort: Former employee claims she was unfairly fired"
Posted on February 13, 2011Braden Lammers reported Feb. 11, 2011 in the Clark County News & Tribune:CLARK COUNTY ? A former Clark County auditor?s...
Ind. Courts - "Budget cuts end free lunch for Lake County civil court juries"
Posted on February 13, 2011Bill Dolan had a NWI Times story on Feb. 11th that began:CROWN POINT | It's feast or famine for Lake...
Ind. Courts - Indiana Judicial Center reports on matters of interest to the judiciary
Posted on February 13, 2011The Indiana Judicial Center has completed summaries of bills selected to be of interest to the judiciary which were heard...
Ind. Courts - Wrap-up of: Another "traffic court judges behaving badly" story
Posted on February 13, 2011Some of you may remember this ILB entry from Oct. 29, 2010, which read in full:WISH TV 8 had a...
Ind. Law - Proposed constitutional amendment may be no laughing matter
Posted on February 13, 2011Updating this ILB entry from Feb. 7th re Sen. Steele's SJR 9 which would add chickens to our Indiana bill...
Ind. Law - Editorials today on SB 590 and HB 1255
Posted on February 13, 2011Two editorials today on SB 590, the immigration bill, and HB 1255, the "English-only" bill:"Immigration bill punishes students, state" is...
Ind. Decisions - 7th Circuit decides one Indiana case yesterday
Posted on February 12, 2011In Mouhamadou M. Sow v. Fortville Fire Dept. (SD Ind., Young), a 21-page opinion, Judge McCuskey (Central District of...
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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?
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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....








