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Courts - "Judge Refuses to Vacate Verdicts in Astor Trial"
Posted on July 30, 2010Following on a long line of stories about the Brooke Astor estate dispute, James Barron of the NY Times reported...
Ind. Decisions COA tosses "evidence in two cases in which Fort Wayne police officers used a battering ram to execute a 'no-knock' search warrant"
Posted on July 30, 2010The July 27th COA decisions in Cornelius Tyrone Lacey, Sr. v. State and Damion Wilkins v. State of Indiana (see...
Law - "New Study: Forget the Rankings, Just Bring Home Straight A?s"
Posted on July 30, 2010The WSJ Law Blog as this interesting post today that begins:It?s advice that?s been passed down through the ages, from...
Ind. Decisions - Same opinion twice, or a subtle difference?
Posted on July 30, 2010Today's opinion in Gosha v. State appears to be identical to this May 28, 2010 opinion of the same name....
Ind. Courts - Report on the final 3 interviews of Supreme Court semi-finalists
Posted on July 30, 2010This is IU-Indy Law Prof. Joel Schumm's report on the final three of the nine interviews for the Supreme Court...
Ind. Decisoins - Floyd County Judge orders mistrial in child molesting case
Posted on July 30, 2010Matt Thacker's story in the New Albany News & Tribune begins:A rare mistrial was declared Wednesday morning in the case...
Ind. Courts - Photos of this morning's semi-finalists, being questioned
Posted on July 30, 2010First row: Judge Steven David; Mr. Thomas Fisher; Judge Cynthia Emkes Second row: Ms. Ellen Boshkoff; Mr. Karl Mulvaney;...
Ind. Courts - "Supreme candidates talk ideas, accomplishments in interviews"
Posted on July 30, 2010Jon Murray has posted this entry on the morning's interviews at his Indy Star Justice Watch blog....
Ind. Courts - Report on the second 3 interviews of Supreme Court semi-finalists
Posted on July 30, 2010This is IU-Indy Law Prof. Joel Schumm's report on the 2nd three of the nine interviews for the Supreme Court...
Ind. Decisions - Two today from 7th Circuit re Indiana
Posted on July 30, 2010In Parish v. City of Elkhart (ND Ind., Lozano), a 15-page opinion, Judge Flaum writes:In this case, we are...
Ind. Courts - Audience watching the first Supreme Court interview this mornng
Posted on July 30, 2010Thanks to INCourt Twitter account...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 1 today (and 4 NFP)
Posted on July 30, 2010For publication opinions today (1): In Robert L. Gosha v. State of Indiana, a 6-page opinion, Judge Najam writes:Robert L....
Ind. Courts - Report on the first 3 interviews of Supreme Court semi-finalists
Posted on July 30, 2010This is IU-Indy Law Prof. Joel Schumm's report on the first three of the nine interviews for the Supreme Court...
Ind. Courts - "Family fight seeps into Simon Property Group boardroom: Simon feud could play pivotal role in control of mall giant"
Posted on July 30, 2010Updating earlier ILB entries on the Mel Simon estate dispute, Jeff Swiatek reports today in a very long Indianapolis Star...
Ind. Courts - Some closing thoughts from Professor Schumm
Posted on July 30, 2010Some closing thoughts this evening, from IU-Indy Law Prof. Joel Schumm: I have a few closing thoughts about the selection...
Ind. Courts - More on "7th Circuit Removes Chief District Judge Mid-Trial After Evidence Dispute with US Attorney"
Posted on July 30, 2010Updating this ILB entry from yesterday, a new ABA Journal blog entry is headed "7th Circuit Cites ?Unreasonable Fury? of...
Ind. Courts - "3 recommended for Indiana Supreme Court"
Posted on July 30, 2010Niki Kelly has this report this evening in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. A quote:Daniels now has 60 days to...
Ind. Courts - "3 finalists named. Appointment now in governor's hands"
Posted on July 30, 2010Jon Murray has posted on his Indy Star Justice Watch blog:The nominees for the vacancy on the Indiana Supreme Court...
Ind. Courts - A reaction . . .
Posted on July 30, 2010A reader writes: "Out of 19 women, only one was a finalist?"...
Ind. Courts - The Supreme Court press release
Posted on July 30, 2010It begins:The Judicial Nominating Commission selected Hon. Steven H. David, Hon. Robyn L. Moberly and Mr. Karl L. Mulvaney as...
Ind. Courts - And the three finalists are . . .
Posted on July 30, 2010This just in:The Judicial Nominating Commission will announce 3 finalists for the Indiana Supreme Court shortly. The Commission will meet...
Ind. Courts - While we're waiting . . .
Posted on July 30, 2010Here is a photo of our tireless reporter/analyst, Indiana University-Indianapolis Law Professor Joel Schumm, who I believe has done an...
Ind. Gov't. - "Budget Chief Tried to Tilt Power to Executive Branch"
Posted on July 29, 2010This story yesterday by Matt Bai of the NY Times, about current budget chief Peter Orszag, mirrors in some ways...
Environment - "10-foot chain-link fence OK'd for Asian carp at Eagle Marsh"
Posted on July 29, 2010Read this brief AP story from July 27th alongside this story - "DNR plans to install mesh fencing in Eagle...
Environment - "Scientists expected Obama administration to be friendlier: Many of the frustrations scientists had with the last administration continue currently"
Posted on July 29, 2010A long story from the July 10, 2010 LA Times I've been intending to highlight, by Tom Hamburger and Kim...
Law - "Northwestern is just more market-savvy than most"
Posted on July 29, 2010Law school geeks are talking about this story headed "Is Northwestern Law School Clever or What? reported by Vivia Chen...
Ind. Courts - "Judge dismisses lawsuit against South Bend Tribune: Newspaper awarded legal fees in case"
Posted on July 29, 2010Alicia Gallegos reports today in the South Bend Tribune:A St. Joseph County judge has dismissed a libel lawsuit against The...
Ind. Courts - 3rd of 3 panels of semi-finalists for the Supreme Court vacancy to be interviewed Friday, July 30th, 2010
Posted on July 29, 2010Moberly, Robyn L, Interview #7 - 1:15 p.m. to 1:45 a.m., Friday, July 30, 2010 Judge, Marion Superior Court,...
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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....








