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Law - Even more on "Kentucky Tests State's Reach Against Online Gambling"
Posted on January 21, 2009Updating this ILB entry from Dec. 13th, which began with this quote from the Lexington Herald-Leader:LOUISVILLE ? Lawyers representing online...
Ind. Decisions - Supreme Court issues judiciary disciplinary ruling
Posted on January 21, 2009In In the Matter of the Hon. Kenneth R. Scheibenberger, a 3-page, Per Curiam decision, the Court concludes:Accordingly, the Respondent,...
Courts - "When Lawyers Criticize Judges, How Vague Must They Be?"
Posted on January 21, 2009A story today in the Detroit News, reported by Paul Egan, reports:A federal appeals court dealt a setback to outspoken...
Law - "A Kinder Bankruptcy Law Is Sought as Filings Soar "
Posted on January 21, 2009That is the headline to a lengthy story in today's WSJ, reported by Kristina Doss. Some quotes:As bankruptcy filings ramp...
Ind. Gov't. - Fine officials who keep documents under wraps
Posted on January 21, 2009The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette editorializes today:State law requires local and state officials to hand over public documents when citizens...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 0 today (and 4 NFP)
Posted on January 21, 2009For publication opinions today (0): NFP civil opinions today (2): In Joe Allan McNary v. Margaret Jo McNary (NFP), an...
Courts - Kentucky Judge says legislature can't 'stop the clock'
Posted on January 21, 2009Tom Loftus reports in the Louisville Courier Journal:FRANKFORT, Ky. ? The General Assembly cannot ?stop the clock? and act on...
Environment - West Virginia DEP orders review of its fly ash impoundments
Posted on January 21, 2009From an AP story this afternoon:CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- West Virginia is taking a closer look at 18 fly ash impoundments...
Law - Promising start for Obama re public records, transparency and open government
Posted on January 21, 2009THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release January 21, 2009 The President today signed two...
Ind. Decisions - No transfer list yet for the week ending Jan. 16th
Posted on January 21, 2009As noted here yesterday, still no sign of the Clerk's Transfer List for the week ending Jan. 16th. The ILB...
Not law, but history - Interactive Inauguration Maps
Posted on January 20, 2009On this historic day, here are two useful guides to events, interactive maps, etc., from USA Today, and from the...
Ind. Courts - More on "Home Place annexation ruling may be years off"
Posted on January 20, 2009Carrie Ritchie of the Indianapolis Star wrote on Jan. 9th:Geist and Fishers have a preliminary decision on their annexation battle,...
Ind. Courts - More on "Old courthouse in Crown Point hit by money woes"
Posted on January 20, 2009Updating this ILB entry from Jan. 18th, Kathleen Quilligan of the NWI Times writes today:CROWN POINT | Although the Old...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 2 today (and 10 NFP)
Posted on January 20, 2009For publication opinions today (2): In Arthur Oatts v. State of Indiana , a 24-page opinion, Judge Brown writes:Here, evidence...
Ind. Courts - Judge Daniel C. Banina, Miami Superior Court, admonished
Posted on January 20, 2009From a release today, issued by the Supreme Court:The Indiana Commission on Judicial Qualifications has issued a Public Admonition against...
Environment - Indianapolis law firm reviews Randolph County proposed CAFO regs
Posted on January 20, 2009Seth Slabaugh reports today in the Muncie Star-Press:[T]he Indianapolis law firm Bose McKinney & Evans, which reviewed draft CAFO regulations...
Ind. Decisions - Transfer granted in ?Litigation Hell? case
Posted on January 20, 2009The ILB has just received notice that last Thursday, Jan. 15th, the Supreme Court granted transfer in the case of...
Ind. Decisions - Upcoming oral arguments this week
Posted on January 19, 2009This week's oral arguments before the Supreme Court: None scheduled. This week's oral arguments before the Court of Appeals that...
Environment - More on: Cleanup of Angola's former Dana site
Posted on January 19, 2009Here is the background on the issuing involving cleanup of Angola's former Dana site. Today WLKI Angola reports:A proposed clean...
Law - "Interest Rate Drop Has Dire Results for Legal Aid"
Posted on January 19, 2009First there was the concern about the safety of attorney trust accounts in a time of bank failure - see...
Ind. Gov't. - New Attorney General Greg Zoeller outlines plans
Posted on January 19, 2009Patrick Guinane of the NW Indiana Times reports today on Attorney General Greg Zoeller's plans for his office, under the...
Ind. Decisions - "Gary as the last plaintiff standing among more than 30 cities and states that have sued the gun industry over the past decade"
Posted on January 19, 2009Updating the ILB entries from Jan. 12 (here and here), Jon Murray of the Indianapolis Star today has an excellent...
Ind. Gov't. - More on: Issues continue with state's new welfare eligibility system
Posted on January 19, 2009Updating this ILB entry from Dec. 31, 2008, Bryan Corbin of the Evansville Courier & Press reports today in a...
Ind. Courts - Judicial Center's Legislative Update
Posted on January 18, 2009Here is the Indiana Judicial Center's Legislative Update, current through Jan. 16th. This is a good way to keep on...
Environment - NIPSCO: Disposal of coal ash in NW Indiana safe
Posted on January 18, 2009After the recent news of a massive coal ash spill in Tennessee, Gitte Laasby and Erik Potter of the Gary...
Ind. Courts - "Old courthouse in Crown Point hit by money woes"
Posted on January 18, 2009Kathleen Quilligan of the NWI Times writes today:CROWN POINT | One of the city's most famous landmarks is having money...
Environment - "County right to expect more from IDEM"
Posted on January 18, 2009Pick of the Chick Egg Farm, in St. Joseph County, which was the subject of a South Bend Tribune story...
Environment - "CAFO regulation proposals will return to Indiana General Assembly in eight bills"
Posted on January 18, 2009Pam Tharp has a long and comprehensive article today in the Richmond Paladium-Item that begins:The battle over regulating concentrated animal...
Ind. Gov't. - Still more on "Libraries are overwhelmed by unemployed filing for help"
Posted on January 18, 2009Updating these ILB entries from Jan. 14th and Jan. 15th, the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette has an editorial today headlined...
Ind. Law - This week at the General Assembly - Week 2
Posted on January 18, 2009Now that the 2009 session is under way, the Evansville Courier & Press is resuming its weekly "Legislative Notebook" column...
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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....








