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Last Entry: April 01, 2011 at 13:29:28

Ind. Law - CLE: Marriage and the Future of DOMA, April 7

Posted on March 25, 2011
With Tom Fisher AND Dawn Johnsen! Here is some info:Please join us April 7 for a mini-symposium on SAME-SEX MARRIAGE...

Law - "Does the Supreme Court care more about free speech for the wealthy than about political corruption? [Updated]"

Posted on March 25, 2011
Richard L. Hasen, the William H. Hannon distinguished professor at Loyola Law School, and author of the Election Law Blog,...

Courts - "SCOTUS Justices debate rights of juveniles"

Posted on March 24, 2011
The oral argument yesterday before the SCOTUS in the case of J.D.B. v. North Carolina is the subject of a...

Ind. Law - More on: Long-time Res Gestae editor in auto accident

Posted on March 24, 2011
Updating this ILB entry from March 18th, Susan Ferrer, ISBA Director of Communications and editor of Res Gestae, who was...

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Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 3 today (and 9 NFP)

Posted on March 24, 2011
For publication opinions today (3): In In the Matter of the Paternity of G.H.; L.R. v. N.H., a 7-page opinion,...

Ind. Decisions - One Indiana decision today from 7th Circuit, and a bankruptcy decision

Posted on March 24, 2011
In U.S. v. Mitchell (SD Ind., Barker), a 9-page opinion, Judge Manion writes:Rollie Mitchell was convicted for distributing cocaine...

Courts - "New Iowa justices will campaign when facing retention vote"

Posted on March 24, 2011
From the long story in the DesMoines Register by Jans Manuel Krogstad, who reports:Iowa's three new Supreme Court justices said...

Ind. Gov't. - "Ind. chief justice: Courts won't act on boycott"

Posted on March 24, 2011
Bob Kasarda reports in the NWI Times:VALPARAISO | Indiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Randall Shepard told a local Kiwanis group...

Law - "Wave of anti-abortion bills advance in the states "

Posted on March 24, 2011
David Crary of the AP has a long story today that begins:NEW YORK (AP) -- Dozens of bills are advancing...

Ind. Gov't. - More on: Indiana House back in business next week?

Posted on March 24, 2011
Updating yesterday's entry, some stories today: "'Chance meeting' might end legislative standoff: After speaking privately, Bosma and Bauer will consult...

Ind. Gov't. - Still more on the Wisconsin walkout issues

Posted on March 24, 2011
Updating this entry from March 22nd, about the case in Wisconsin appealing "a temporary restraining order (TRO) issued on March...

Courts - Do indigent persons have a constitutional right to counsel if they face jail for failing to pay child support?

Posted on March 24, 2011
That issue was before the SCOTUS yesterday in the case of Turner v. Rogers. Marcia Coyle of the National Law...

Ind. Gov't. - Another Indiana attorney loses job over Wisconsin labor issue [Updated]

Posted on March 24, 2011
First it was Indiana Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey Cox. Now it is Johnson County Deputy Prosecutor Carlos Lam. Cox reportedly...

Ind. Gov't. - "Daniels: I'll veto amended prison bill Changes pushed by prosecutors make cost too high, governor says"

Posted on March 23, 2011
The ILB has had a long list of entries on SB 561, the Governor's sentencing reform bill, which passed the...

Ind. Gov't. - "Senate hears budget testimony as Indiana House remains in standoff"

Posted on March 23, 2011
Some quotes from a story dated March 21st, by Lesley Stedman Weidenbener of the Louisville Courier Journal:As Democrats in the...

Ind. Courts - "Star seeks court ruling on anonymous posts"

Posted on March 23, 2011
Updating this ILB entry from March 6th, the Indianapolis Star reports today, in a brief item, that:The Indianapolis Star has...

Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 4 today (and 13 NFP)

Posted on March 23, 2011
For publication opinions today (4): Donna Smith, et al. v. Emmanuel Temple Penecostal Churches, et al. - 16-page opinion affirms...

Ind. Law - Senate approved HJR 6

Posted on March 23, 2011
Although I watched the hearing this morning on HJR 6, a tweet by Nicki Kelly of the FWJG says it...

Ind. Gov't. - More on: "Indiana seeks order shielding Daniels from IBM suits"

Posted on March 23, 2011
Updating this ILB entry from March 21st, the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette has an editorial today headed "Defend the IBM...

Ind. Decisions - More on: A teaching moment: "Non-refundable" fees

Posted on March 23, 2011
Updating yesterday's entry, the ILB has received a second response from Ted A. Waggoner, Peterson Waggoner & Perkins, LLP, Rochester,...

Ind. Gov't. - Senate Democrats seek greater transparency in Senate proceedings

Posted on March 23, 2011
Because of the Democrat walkout in the House, many Senate bills which have passed and gone to the House for...

Ind. Gov't. - Indiana House back in business next week?

Posted on March 23, 2011
Ch. 13, WTHR.com, is reporting this evening that:Democratic leader Patrick Bauer met with Bosma behind closed doors for about an...

Courts - "State courts' embattled administrator to retire"

Posted on March 23, 2011
From the San Francisco Chronicle, Bob Egelko reports today:State court administrator William Vickrey, who has managed California's judicial system during...

Ind. Law - As a hypothetical, this could become a bar exam question!

Posted on March 23, 2011
6News posted this story at 3:45 pm, headed "Man Closes Off Popular Indianapolis Shortcut: 81-Year-Old Property Owner Barricades Road." It...

Courts - "Supreme Court Decides -- Narrowly -- Against Hearing Enviro Search Case"

Posted on March 22, 2011
The NY Times, March 21st, had a report by Lawrence Hurley of Greenwire about an important environmental issue. From the...

Law - "This week in law" worth a listen

Posted on March 22, 2011
"This Week in Law," an hour-long (or more) weekly program hosted by attorney Denise Howell, is a show the ILB...

Ind. Gov't. - "Go Online, Not Downtown, to Fight a Parking Ticket" (in NYC)

Posted on March 22, 2011
Javier C. Hernandez has the story in today's NY Times. It begins:For years, New Yorkers have hurled obscenities, or simply...

Ind. Gov't. - "Wisconsin redux: Indiana Democrats flee state in protest"

Posted on March 22, 2011
Mark Guarino, reporting in the Christian Science Monitor, gives a lengthy overview of the Indiana impasse. The subhead tells the...

Law - "Look! On The Web! The 'Comic Book Nerd Lawyers!'"

Posted on March 22, 2011
This is fun. NPR's All Things Considered had a story yesterday with this lead-in:If you've ever wondered whether Robin ?...

Ind. Decisions - A teaching moment: "Non-refundable" fees [Updated three times now]

Posted on March 22, 2011
On Feb. 14, 2011, the ILB posted the Supreme Court's Feb. 11th disciplinary ruling: In the Matter of Heather McClure...

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