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Ind. Courts - "An auditor hired by the state Department of Toxicology is reviewing all of the department's drug test results from 2007-09 -- including those used for criminal convictions -- because of concerns about accuracy"
Posted on October 29, 2010So begins the Indianapolis Star story today reported by Mark Alesia and Tim Evans. This comes after numerous earlier stories...
Law - NPR investigation of ALEC, "the birthplace of a thousand pieces of legislation introduced in statehouses across the county"
Posted on October 29, 2010The report on Morning Edition this morning begins:When you walk into the offices of the American Legislative Exchange Council, it's...
Ind. Decisions - Transfer list for week ending October 29, 2010
Posted on October 29, 2010Here is the Clerk's transfer list for the week ending October 29, 2010. It is one page (and 15...
Ind. Decisions - Transfer list for week ending October 29, 2010 [Updated]
Posted on October 29, 2010Here is the Clerk's transfer list for the week ending October 29, 2010. It is one page (and 15...
Courts - "Justices can't cite foreign law in death penalty cases but just fine with foreign lethal injection drugs for executions"
Posted on October 28, 2010Those are attorney and Slate columnist Dahlia Lithwick's words from a tweet. I'm quoting them because some may have exactly...
Ind. Courts - Howard Superior Court 2 Judge Stephen Jessup retiring
Posted on October 28, 2010Scott Smith reports today in the Kokomo Tribune - some quotes:Judge Stephen Jessup, well known for his informal court and...
Environment - "Environmental groups appeal to stop Purdue coal expansion"
Posted on October 28, 2010Updating an ILB entry from May 11 headed "Purdue's request to expand the Wade Power Plant assailed," Eric Weddle of...
Courts - "Is Calif. Ban on Violent Video Games Legal?"
Posted on October 28, 2010Supplementing this entry from earlier today, the WSJ Law Blog has this entry that begins:In most states, it?s illegal to...
Courts - Interesting assessments of court choices by Prof. Tribe leaked
Posted on October 28, 2010Charilie Savage of the NY Times has the story, headed "Leaked: Obama Mentor?s Blunt Advice on Court Choices."...
Ind. Courts - Don't forget to fill out and send in your ballot for the 2nd District seat on the JNC/JDC
Posted on October 28, 2010Ballots are due by 4:00 p.m. on November 10, 2010. The Clerk of the Supreme Court will count the ballots...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 4 today (and 16 NFP)
Posted on October 28, 2010For publication opinions today (4): In Robert D. Davis v. State of Indiana , dealing with a motion to amend...
Law - "Law schools are manufacturing more lawyers than America needs, and law students aren't happy about it."
Posted on October 28, 2010Annie Lowrey's story on Slate, posted yesterday afternoon and reportedly very popular....
Courts - "High court case on violent games tests limits on speech"
Posted on October 28, 2010Joan Biskupic of USA TODAY has a long story on the upcoming SCOTUS oral argument. A quote:On Tuesday, Supreme Court...
Ind. Court - Judge Robb selected as next chief judge
Posted on October 28, 2010Here is the release:The Court of Appeals of Indiana has selected Margret G. Robb to succeed John G. Baker as...
Ind. Courts - "Vanderburgh County Drug Court becomes model to follow"
Posted on October 28, 2010Adding to these two recent entries about Vanderburgh County's treatment courts, overseen by Superior Court Judge Wayne Trockman, from Oct....
About this Blog - More on: A resolution
Posted on October 28, 2010I've added an update to the end of this post from Oct. 26th....
Ind. Decisions - "Homeowners' Sewer Suit Against City Goes Before High Court"
Posted on October 28, 2010The Supreme Court heard oral argument this morning in the case of The City of Indianapolis, et al. v. Christine...
Ind. Courts - Plaintiff "claims the fees or 'donations' paid by defendants amount to extortion"
Posted on October 28, 2010Vince Luecke, editor, Perry County News, has a long story today; here are a few quotes:PERRY COUNTY ? A Perry...
Ind. Decisions - Interesting Supreme Court disciplinary ruling
Posted on October 27, 2010In a disciplinary order issued Oct. 25, 2010, In the Matter of Thomas W. Belleperche, the Court details the requirements...
Ind. Courts - 2nd Round of Tax Court interviews this morning [Updated]
Posted on October 27, 2010As noted here yesterday, the final-round of Judicial Nominating Commission interviews is taking place this morning. Commission deliberations begin at...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 3 today (and 9 NFP)
Posted on October 27, 2010For publication opinions today (3): LaPorte Community School Corporation v. Maria Rosales - 2-1 opinion involving issues re expert witness...
Courts - "Evil Men in Black Robes"
Posted on October 27, 2010Attorneys Richard L. Hasen and Dahlia Lithwick have a feature in Slate, dated Oct. 26, on the five worst judicial...
Courts - "Corporate campaign ads haven't followed Supreme Court's prediction"
Posted on October 27, 2010The subhead to this important LA Times story today, reported by David G. Savage, is "Companies and unions have been...
Ind. Decisions - One Indana decision today from 7th Circuit
Posted on October 27, 2010In Parkey v. Sample (ND Ind, Judge Lee), a 6-page opinion, Judge Kanne writes:James Parkey sued Indiana State Trooper Jason...
Courts - Judicial retention races in Illinois and Iowa continue in the news
Posted on October 26, 2010"No Opponent, But Big Money In Illinois Justice's Race" is the title of a great story this morning by Carrie...
Ind. Law - Oft-quoted IU-Indy law professor Henry C. Karlson has died
Posted on October 26, 2010Henry C. Karlson, Professor of Law Emeritus, Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis, died yesterday, October 25th. Indianapolis Star...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 2 today (and 5 NFP)
Posted on October 26, 2010For publication opinions today (2): In Allstate Ins. Co. v. Timothy Clancy, et al. , a 17-page, 2-1 opinion, Judge...
Ind. Courts - Still more on Bauer v. Shepard
Posted on October 26, 2010Updating this ILB entry from Oct. 21st, here is the latest on the status if the petition for a writ...
About this Blog - Still more on: I am speechless! Any thoughts from readers on how to proceed?
Posted on October 26, 2010Thanks to all of you who have written about this issue. No, I have heard nothing from Ferguson & Ferguson....
Ind. Law - What's happening with fixing the Indiana Code? Part 3
Posted on October 26, 2010In Part 3 we will be looking at some of the proposed bill drafts made available to the Code Revision...
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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....








