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Ind. Law - "Waiting Game for Barnes & Thornburg [Chicago office] Lateral Hires"
Posted on October 14, 2010So reports Brian Baxter of The American Lawyer today. The story begins:So just how long will a group of litigators...
Law - "Ask the Old Cog: Fresh young attorneys just getting started at Big Law need answers"
Posted on October 14, 2010This is fun. "The Snark," a column in the The Fulton County Daily Report, has added a feature called:"Ask the...
Ind. Courts - More on: Responses by candidates to the question: "Why Second District attorneys should vote for you for the Judicial Nominating/Qualifications Commissions"
Posted on October 14, 2010Okay, I did not receive my ballot yesterday in the mail, but hope to see it today. I've added a...
Ind. Gov't. - "Burns Harbor Town Council approves funds for BZA attorney"
Posted on October 14, 2010Paulene Poparad reports in today's Chesterton Tribune: Member Mike Perrine said it was the Burns Harbor Town Council that started...
Law - "Attorneys general to initiate foreclosure probe"
Posted on October 13, 2010Ariana Eunjung Cha and Dina Elboghdady report in the Washington Post:Attorneys general from dozens of states are set to announce...
Ind. Law - Still more on: Blood draw law might benefit from another look by the legislature
Posted on October 13, 2010The ILB has had a long list of entries on the Biscard case and the "certified phlebotomist" issue. A reader...
Ind. Courts - "Avon teen, 16, critical after 3-story fall from Hendricks Co. courthouse"
Posted on October 13, 2010Josh Duke's report in the Indianapolis Star begins:DANVILLE ? An Avon 16-year-old is in critical condition this morning after jumping...
Ind. Decisions - 7th Circuit decides one Indiana case today
Posted on October 13, 2010In U.S. v. Cruz Saenz (SD Ind., Barker), an 18-page opinion, Judge Williams writes:Cruz Saenz received a whopping 293-month...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 2 today (and 11 NFP)
Posted on October 13, 2010For publication opinions today (2): In State of Indiana v. Eric Booher, et al., a 14-page opinion, Judge Brown writes:The...
Ind. Gov't. - More on "E-mails show clubby IURC, Duke"
Posted on October 13, 2010Updating this ILB entry from yesterday, the Indianapolis Star has an editorial today headed "Ethics are no laughing matter." The...
Law - "Attorneys general to initiate foreclosure probe" [Updated]
Posted on October 13, 2010Ariana Eunjung Cha and Dina Elboghdady report in the Washington Post:Attorneys general from dozens of states are set to announce...
Ind. Decisions - "Notable Seventh Circuit opinion reversing (on procedural grounds) long drug curriar sentence"
Posted on October 13, 2010Sentencing Law and Policy Blog has quite a lot to quote from today's 7th Circuit opinion in U.S. v. Cruz...
Ind. Decisions - Supreme Court issues one opinion late today
Posted on October 13, 2010In TRW Vehicle Safety Systems, Inc., and Ford Motor Company v. Sally J. Moore, et al., a 31-page, 4-0 opinion,...
Ind. Law - Still more on: Blood draw law might benefit from another look by the legislature [Updated]
Posted on October 13, 2010The ILB has had a long list of entries on the Biscard case and the "certified phlebotomist" issue. A reader...
Ind, Decisions - 7th Circuit decides a Cinergy case today
Posted on October 12, 2010In USA v. Cinergy Corporation (SD Ind., McKinney), a 12-page opinion, Judge Posner notes:After we decided the interlocutory appeal,...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 2 today (and 7 NFP)
Posted on October 12, 2010For publication opinions today (2): In Dwight Murdock v. Estate of Sharron K. Murdock, an 8-page opinion, Judge Bailey writes:Pursuant...
Ind. Courts - Results of ISBA poll re appellate judges up for retention
Posted on October 12, 2010The ISBA has this afternoon announced the results of its electronic poll of members re the appellate judges up...
Courts - "Ruling Proves to Be Primer on E-Discovery Enforcement: Judge Paul Grimm's recent opinion both a road map and commentary on spoliation, sanctions"
Posted on October 12, 2010The ILB has had a number of entries on the admissibility of electronic evidence, including discussions of the widely-cited May...
Ind. Courts - Current 2nd District attorney on JNC writes letter to Indy Star
Posted on October 12, 2010Outgoing 2nd District attorney member of the Judicial Nominating Commission, John C. Trimble of Lewis Wagner LLP, Indianapolis, had this...
Ind. Courts - Responses by candidates to the question: "Why Second District attorneys should vote for you for the Judicial Nominating/Qualifications Commissions"
Posted on October 12, 2010The ILB several weeks ago extended the opportunity to all five candidates for the upcoming 2nd District vacancy on...
Ind. Gov't. - "E-mails show clubby IURC, Duke"
Posted on October 12, 2010"Clubby" may understate it. John Russell of the Indianapolis Star has a lengthy, amazing story today, based on e-mails obtained...
Ind. Decisions - "Duke Energy Wins Verdict Reversal in EPA Lawsuit Over Indiana Power Plants"
Posted on October 12, 2010As reported in the ILB earlier today, the 7th Circuit has reversed one aspect of the Cinergy case - for...
Courts - "Facebooking in Court: Coping With Socially Networked Jurors"
Posted on October 11, 2010Check out the Law.com article by Harry A. Valetk here. A useful article, it concludes:[E]nforcing court rules on the way...
Courts - "2nd Circuit Overturns Religious License Plate Restriction"
Posted on October 11, 2010The ILB has had a long list of entries on issues relating "specialty license plates," such as "God" plates and...
Ind. Gov't. - Editorials on IURC firing
Posted on October 11, 2010Updating this Oct. 6, 2010 entry on the IURC firing, here are two editorials published Sunday, Oct. 10th: Fort Wayne...
Ind. Courts - "Five appellate judges up for election, no campaigning"
Posted on October 11, 2010The Terre Haute Tribune-Star ran this story by Maureen Haydeen (CNHI) yesterday, and the Gary Post-Tribune has the same...
Ind. Decisions - Upcoming oral arguments this week and next
Posted on October 11, 2010This week's oral arguments before the Supreme Court (week of 10/11/10): Monday, September 13th 12:00 PM - Cassie Pfenning...
Law - "New blog examining the 'intersection between criminal law and emerging technology'"
Posted on October 11, 2010So reports Sentencing Law Blog here....
Ind. Gov't. - Fort Wayne Senator's "Indy house is a reclaimed beauty"
Posted on October 10, 2010The Indianapolis Star's "Homefinder" magazine section today features on the cover and inside a much-illustrated story headed "@Home in Meridian...
Environment - "Vreba-Hoff dairies foreclosure in federal court"
Posted on October 09, 2010Dennis Pelham of the Adrian Michigan Daily Telegram is reporting this afternoon, Oct. 9, 2010, in a long story:HUDSON, Mich....
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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....








