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Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 2 today (and 11 NFP)
Posted on March 02, 2011For publication opinions today (2): County Council of Porter County v. Northwest Indiana Regional Dev. Authority, et al. - "In...
Ind. Courts - Still more on: Responsibility of IndyStar and Ind.Bus.Journal to provide identities of readers who posted comments?
Posted on March 02, 2011I know from my email that there is a lot of interest from attorney-readers in seeing Marion Superior Court Judge...
Courts - SCOTUS decides for protesters in funeral protest case
Posted on March 02, 2011Per SCOTUSblog: "09-751 Snyder v. Phelps. Chief Justice Roberts wrote for the Court. The decision rules that the First Amendment...
Ind. Courts - Robing ceremony of Indiana Tax Court Judge Martha Blood Wentworth set for Tuesday, March 8th
Posted on March 02, 2011From a press release:Indiana Tax Court Judge Martha Blood Wentworth?s formal robing ceremony will take place in the Supreme Court...
Ind. Gov't. - "GOP move on school vouchers could thaw Statehouse boycott"
Posted on March 02, 2011It looks like this AP report yesterday morning by Deanna Martin may have presented the opportunity the Democrats were looking...
Ind. Law - "Indiana's proposed immigration crackdown draws fire"
Posted on March 02, 2011Carrie Ritchie and John Tuohy of the Indianapolis Star report today in a lengthy story that:Indiana's proposed immigration law --...
Ind. Gov't.- "Boycott traditionally used as potent political weapon "
Posted on March 02, 2011Another history of legislative boycotts story today, supplementing and expanding upon those quoted in this Feb. 26, 2011 ILB entry....
Courts - Other Circuits join 7th in posting arguments online
Posted on March 02, 2011We may be spoiled here in the 7th Circuit, where audio versions of oral arguments have been available online for...
Ind. Courts - More on: Responsibility of IndyStar and Ind.Bus.Journal to provide identities of readers who posted comments?
Posted on March 02, 2011As I wrote in this entry yesterday, this a case where the newspapers have been sued to give up the...
Ind. Decisions - "Legal loophole cuts prison sentence in half for intoxicated driver"
Posted on March 02, 2011That is the headline given to this Fox59 story by Vanessa McClure posted this afternoon. Some quotes:The morning of November...
Ind. Courts - More on "U.S. District Court in Indianapolis names new magistrate judge"
Posted on March 02, 2011Updating this ILB entry from Feb. 28th, the USDC for the SD Ind. has now posted a press release...
Law - What lawyers earn, really
Posted on March 02, 2011This pointer from the Law Librarian Blog begins:ABAJ's first installment of a periodic series is reporting on the geography of...
Ind. Courts - Responsibility of IndyStar and Ind.Bus.Journal to provide identities of readers who posted comments?
Posted on March 01, 2011Jeff Swiatek has just posted an interesting story on the Indianapolis Star website. Some quotes:The former chief executive of Junior...
Ind. Law - School vouchers and the Indiana constitution
Posted on March 01, 2011Scott Elliot of the Indianapolis Star reported yesterday under the heading "Will state's top court settle school vouchers?." Some quotes...
Courts - "'Dynamic' duo of Kagan, Sotomayor add vigor to court"
Posted on March 01, 2011So reports Joan Biskupic in USA TODAY in an interesting story that begins:WASHINGTON ? After each Supreme Court appointment in...
Ind. Gov't. - Texting ban; school vouchers
Posted on March 01, 2011"Indiana Senate panel OKs texting ban despite worries" is the heading to this WTHR story this noon, with video. "Indiana...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 2 today (and 4 NFP)
Posted on March 01, 2011For publication opinions today (2): In Auto-Owners Insurance Company v. Gary Hughes , an 11-page opinion, Judge Bradford writes:Appellant/Defendant Auto-Owners...
Ind. Law - Indiana Voter ID Law topic in Nebraska
Posted on March 01, 2011The Lincoln Nebraska Journal Star had a story yesterday by Kevin O'Hanlon about a voter ID law proposal in that...
Courts - SCOTUS continues parsing confrontation clause
Posted on March 01, 2011SCOTUSblog today has a good roundup of articles on yesterday's SCOTUS decision in Michigan v. Bryant (ILB entry here). In...
Ind. Decisions - "Seventh Circuit Reaffirms High School Students? Rights to Wear 'Be Happy, Not Gay' T-Shirts"
Posted on March 01, 2011The case, out of Illinois, is Zamecnik v. Indian Prairie School Dist. #204. Prof. Eugene Volokh writes about it here...
Ind. Gov't. - Signs of movement in legislative impasse?
Posted on March 01, 2011Updating this ILB entry from earlier today, quoting an AP story reporting potential narrowing of the school vouchers bill, Niki...
Ind. Courts - Court article reaffirms budget mandate authority of local judges
Posted on March 01, 2011An article today on the Indiana Courts website, from the Indiana CourtTimes, a publication of the court, appears to reaffirm...
Ind. Gov't. - "The spectacle of Democratic state legislators from Wisconsin and Indiana washing their underwear in motel sinks across state lines in order to avoid casting their votes back home is extraordinary"
Posted on February 28, 2011That is the lede to this newly-posted op-ed column on the Washington Post website....
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 5 today (and 17 NFP)
Posted on February 28, 2011For publication opinions today (5): In B & B, LLC v. Lake Erie Land Company , a 20-page opinion, Judge...
Ind. Law - "Bailly activists weigh in on nuclear bill "
Posted on February 28, 2011People who don't live in NW Indiana may not remember the proposed Bailly Nuclear Power Plant in Porter County, proposed...
Courts - SCOTUS rules today on reach of confrontation clause [Updated]
Posted on February 28, 2011The opinion is Michigan v. Bryant. Sentencing Law blog has the first entry I've seen on today's opinion. [More] A...
Courts - Likely just as true here as in Canada
Posted on February 28, 2011How Appealing points to an article in the Vancouver Sun headed "Legal system doesn't work for ordinary people, top judge...
Ind. Gov't. - "Of the three governors, Mr. Daniels, who is in his second term, is considered something of a role model for the others"
Posted on February 28, 2011That is a quote from this Feb. 27 NYT article by Monica Davey and Jeff Zeleny, headed "A Three-Man Band...
Catch-up: What did you miss over the weekend from the ILB?
Posted on February 28, 2011Here is the answer to "What did you miss over the weekend from the ILB?" From Sunday, February 27,...
Ind. Decisions - Upcoming oral arguments this week and next
Posted on February 28, 2011This week's oral arguments before the Supreme Court (week of 2/28/11): Thursday, March 3rd 9:00 AM - Anne Waltermann...
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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....








