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Ind. Gov't. - "Both parties have bolted at times"
Posted on February 24, 2011Niki Kelly of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette has an interesting story today that begins:INDIANAPOLIS ? This week?s House Democratic...
Ind. Gov't. - "Daniels vows to make sure lawmakers get work done"
Posted on February 24, 2011Updating yesterday's ILB entry, Mary Beth Schneider and Scott Elliott have a long report in today's Indianapolis Star. Here is...
Ind. Gov't. - "Was there undue influence between Duke execs and IURC?"
Posted on February 24, 2011John Russell continues his Duke / IURC series today with a lengthy front-page Indianapolis Star story headed "Private talks between...
Ind. Decisions - Supreme Court accepts certifed question on election issue
Posted on February 24, 2011In a 2-page order filed Feb. 21, 2011 and posted online today, captioned David R. Snyder v. J. Bradley King,...
Ind. Decisions - Supreme Court decides one today
Posted on February 24, 2011In Jason D. Miller v. State of Indiana, a 3-page, per curiam opinion, the Court grants transfer "to address the...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 6 today (and 9 NFP)
Posted on February 24, 2011For publication opinions today (6): In Gayle Fischer v. Michael and Noel Heymann, a 15-page, 2-1 opinion, Chief Judge Robb...
Ind. Gov't - More on: House (sans Dems) has convened at 10 am
Posted on February 24, 2011Updating this earlier ILB entry, WISH TV is now reporting:Bosma announced the House Rules Committee would extend the legislative deadline...
Ind. Decisions - 7th Circuit's United States v. Skoien featured
Posted on February 24, 2011Thanks to Sentencing Law & Policy for pointing to a new Harvard Law Review article:En Banc Seventh Circuit Holds Prohibition...
Courts - "If You?re Not Using Facebook, You?re A Bad Lawyer"
Posted on February 24, 2011So writes Kashmir Hill in the blog, Above the Law. More:If you?re not booting up your laptop or iPad during...
Ind. Gov't - House (sans Dems) has convened at 10 am [Updated]
Posted on February 24, 2011Mary Beth Schneider of the Indianapolis Star has just tweeted:This was to have been the day that the next state...
Not exactly law - "Murkiness of new media"
Posted on February 24, 2011Local media is changing. Both print and TV are now 24-7. And many reporters now post Twitter items throughout the...
Ind. Gov't. - FWJG Sentencing Series continues
Posted on February 24, 2011Updating this entry from Tuesday, the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette sentencing series continues. However, I may have lost my way....
Courts - Iowa governor names three new justices to fill slots of three who failed retention election
Posted on February 24, 2011Here is a story from the Feb. 23rd DesMoines Register. Here is a more detailed story from today. Today the...
Ind. Decisions - Lawyer suspended 30 days for a sexual relationship with the client
Posted on February 24, 2011See In the Matter of: Stephen A. Pugliese, filed Feb. 21, 2011, and posted online this afternoon....
Ind. Gov't. - "Quote of the Day: Caveat Tweeter"
Posted on February 24, 2011Following on earlier ILB entries, David Lat of Above the Law, has this brief entry, with links including an ABA...
Ind. Gov't. - Still more on: Indiana Deputy AG reportedly urges use of live ammunition against Wisconsin protesters
Posted on February 23, 2011Mary Beth Schnieder of the Indy Star has just tweeted that the AG has fired Jeff Cox: "Indiana AG's office...
Courts - "Obama DOJ Announces It Will Not Defend DOMA"
Posted on February 23, 2011The Wonk Room entry begins:Moments ago, in a sharp reversal of policy, the Obama administration announced that it believes that...
Ind. Gov't. - List of "still live" House bills
Posted on February 23, 2011Yesterday 20-some House bills died because the House never got the quorum necessary to convene and so the committee reports...
Ind. Gov't. - More on: Indiana Deputy AG reportedly urges use of live ammunition against Wisconsin protesters
Posted on February 23, 2011Local TV is now reporting the story the ILB posted this morning. 6 News has this noon story that includes...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 3 today (and 12 NFP)
Posted on February 23, 2011For publication opinions today (3): In Debra K. Sands v. Helen HCI, LLC, a 9-page opinion, Judge Bailey writes:This Court...
Ind. Gov't. - More on: Ball in Bosma's court after Governor speaks
Posted on February 23, 2011Updating yesterday' entry, WTHR last evening had this story with a list of the House Democrats' demands, including its list...
Ind. Law - More on: Several notable bills on third reading in Senate
Posted on February 23, 2011Updating yesterday's list, here is the current status:SB 102 - automatic rate increases - DEAD SB 215 - forfeiture -...
Ind. Gov't. - Indiana Deputy AG reportedly urges use of live ammunition against Wisconsin protesters
Posted on February 23, 2011See the story here. Be sure to read the response by the spokesman for the Indiana attorney general's office, Bryan...
Ind. Courts - How should trial courts best deal with self-represented litigants?
Posted on February 23, 2011Delaware County Judge Marianne Vorhees has written this article, "Best Practices in Dealing with Self-Represented Litigants," for an Indiana Courts...
Not Law, But Interesting: "In Indianapolis, the World Comes to Eat"
Posted on February 23, 2011I had to read this morning's NY Times to find out about how cosmopolitan Indianapolis has become. A long story...
Ind. Gov't. - "If it takes special sessions from now to New Year?s, we will hold them and we will send the bill to Leader Bauer and to the Democratic Party of Indiana"
Posted on February 23, 2011The consensus probably is that Dem. leader Bauer overreached by moving beyond the right-to-work bill to a long laundry list,...
Courts - DC Circuit on citing unpublished orders
Posted on February 22, 2011Here is an interesting entry in How Appealing referencing a decision on the value of citing unpublished orders in the...
Ind. Law - Governor signs voting centers bill
Posted on February 22, 2011The new law is SEA 32. The new IC 3-11-18.1 (Chapter 18.1. Vote Centers) is effective retroactive to Dec. 31,...
Ind. Gov't. - "Indiana Democrats' move could kill 22 bills in House"
Posted on February 22, 2011Okay, this story from Stephanie Gattman of the Elkhart Truth, posted at noon, explains something I didn't realize. My thought...
Ind. Gov't. - Still more on: "In a legislative session seemingly overflowing with important and emotional issues ... the sentencing proposal is emerging as one of the most contentious and significant"
Posted on February 22, 2011Here is the anticipated story by Niki Kelly of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette on the politics behind sentencing reform....
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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....








