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Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 9 today (and 7 NFP)
Posted on February 18, 2011For publication opinions today (9): In Term. of Parent-Child Rel. of M.W.; M.W. v. I.D.C.S. , a 14-page opinion, Judge...
Courts - "2nd Judge Insured By State Farm Steps Aside in $350M Case"
Posted on February 18, 2011Interesting item from Martha Nell of the ABJ Journal Blog....
Ind. Decisions - "Garden not eligible for copyright protection, 7th Circuit rules "
Posted on February 18, 2011Sheri Qualters of The National Law Journal reported Feb. 16, 2010 re the 7th Circuit's Feb. 15th decision in Kelley...
Ind. Courts - "Family criticizes Notre Dame in second sex attack case"
Posted on February 17, 2011The ILB had a number of entries last year on Notre Dame, its Security Police and the sexual attack of...
Ind. Gov't. - More on: Does access to public records include reasonably prompt access?
Posted on February 17, 2011Does access to public records include reasonably prompt access to the opinions of the Public Access Counselor? On January 7,...
Ind. Law - More on "Opposition growing to gun bill: Questions, concerns arise over firearm at sporting events" [Updated]
Posted on February 17, 2011Updating this ILB entry from Feb. 16th, quoting a lengthy CNHI story on Senate Bill 292, which would pre-empt local...
Ind. Law - Immigration bill passes out of Senate Appropriation 8-5; prison reform 13-0
Posted on February 17, 2011Illegal immigration matters, SB 590, was just approved with some amendments. Under consideration now is the SB 561, the prison...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 0 today (and 9 NFP)
Posted on February 17, 2011For publication opinions today (0): NFP civil opinions today (0): NFP criminal opinions today (9): Ahmad Foster v. State of...
Law - "?Ghostblogging? Law Firms Risk Their Reputations, Consultant Says"
Posted on February 17, 2011Debra Cassens Weiss of the ABA Journal has this entry, with the quote "But don?t go so far as to...
Ind. Gov't. - Deadlines for bills in first house looming in General Assembly
Posted on February 17, 2011Committee meetings are wrapping up in the Senate today. Next Wednesday, February 23, 2011 is the last day for 3rd...
Ind. Law - Bills regulating cold medicine and child care ministries reportedly dead
Posted on February 17, 2011From the AP, a story headed "Foes stall Indiana bill on child care ministries." The story begins:A bill that would...
Law - "Accurate Case Law on Westlaw?"
Posted on February 17, 2011Law Librarian Blog has this post dealing with a Connecticut case. And recall this ILB post from Jan. 6, 2011,...
Ind. Decisions - 7th Circuit decided one Indiana case yesterday
Posted on February 17, 2011In Whitely, et al. v. Moravec, et al. (SD Ind., Hamilton), a 6-page opinion, Chief Judge writes:Plaintiffs worked for...
Ind. Gov't. - Still more on: Does access to public records include reasonably prompt access?
Posted on February 17, 2011Updating this entry from earlier today, a long list of new 2011 PAC advisory opinions have been added to the...
Ind. Decisions - Supreme Court accepts resignation from the bar of Ernest M. Beal, Jr.
Posted on February 17, 2011In the Matter of Ernest M. Beal, Jr. was filed Feb. 10, 2010 but apparently just posted today. Two earlier...
Ind. Decisions - Supreme Court today grants transfer and adopts 9/16/2010 COA opinion [Updated]
Posted on February 17, 2011The case is M.W. v. A.W. - here is the 2-page, 5-0 Supreme Court order, dated today. Here is the...
Ind. Gov't. - Still more on "Daniels-backed prison reform is dealt a blow by prosecutors"
Posted on February 16, 2011Updating this entry from Feb. 15th, the LSA has now posted the new fiscal impact statement based on the revised...
Ind. Law - "Opposition growing to gun bill: Questions, concerns arise over firearm at sporting events"
Posted on February 16, 2011Updating this story from Tuesday on Senate Bill 292 ? which would pre-empt local regulations on firearms, Maureen Hayden of...
Ind. Courts - "Appeals court puts hold on Simon estate dispute"
Posted on February 16, 2011Updating a long list of earlier ILB entries on the Melvin Simon estate dispute, Jeff Swiatek of the Indianapolis Star...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 1 today (and 9 NFP)
Posted on February 16, 2011In James M. Thompson, D.O. v. Amy Gerowitz, et al. , a 15-page opinion, Judge Barnes concludes:Although the trial court...
Ind. Gov't. - Bill to abolish merit system emerges from committee
Posted on February 16, 2011SB 273, which may abolish the merit system of employment in at least two state agencies (IDEM and FSSA), effectively...
Ind. Courts - Supreme Court issues two opinions today
Posted on February 16, 2011In Richard Joslyn v. State of Indiana, a 7-page, 5-0 opinion, Chief Justice Shepard writes:Today we address the importance of...
Ind. Courts - "Long-Time Public Defender of Indiana, Susan K. Carpenter, Retires"
Posted on February 16, 2011A press release issued today by the Indiana Courts announces:After serving as the Public Defender of Indiana for nearly 30...
About this blog - DSL issue puts ILB on hold
Posted on February 16, 2011First thing this morning my DSL went out. Turns out it was the power supply. I've now procured and installed...
Ind. Gov't. - More on "Daniels-backed prison reform is dealt a blow by prosecutors" [Updated]
Posted on February 15, 2011Updating this entry from this morning on SB 561, the committeee report filed and ultimately adopted last evening by the...
Courts - Chicago Court clerk lays off 170 county workers
Posted on February 15, 2011Lisa Donovan, Cook County reporter for the Sun-Times, reports today:Cook County Circuit Clerk Court Dorothy Brown?s office handed pink slips...
Ind. Courts - "Workplace shooter gets 17 years"
Posted on February 15, 2011Updating this March 11, 2010 ILB entry, headed "Timing was terrible on guns at work bill," James D. Wolf Jr....
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 3 today (and 5 NFP)
Posted on February 15, 2011For publication opinions today (3): In Deborah J. Wise v. David T. Hays, et al. , a 16-page opinion, Judge...
Law - "New York State Public Health Legal Manual - A Guide for Judges, Attorneys and Public Health Professionals"
Posted on February 15, 2011Be Specific highlights this new, sure to be useful, manual. You may want to try later, as downloading seems not...
Ind. Law - "Senate votes to void local gun restrictions"
Posted on February 15, 2011So reports Niki Kelly of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette this morning in this brief story:Local units of government would...
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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....








