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Environment - More on "Congress asks about trailers made in state"

Posted on July 16, 2008
The ILB last addressed the FEMA trailer/formaldehyde issue on June 5th. The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette today has an editorial about "FEMA's trailer failure."...

Ind. Courts - Judge to significantly broaden extent of drug forfeiture probe

Posted on July 16, 2008
Updating this ILB entry from July 13th, Rick Yencer of the Muncie Star-Press reports today in a story that begins:Delaware Circuit Court 2 Judge Richard Dailey intends to widen the scope of a drug forfeiture probe after finding 80 more...

Ind. Courts - Still more on: Randolph County Courthouse plans still up in air

Posted on July 16, 2008
The Muncie Star-Press has had enough. In an editorial today headlined "It's time for courthouse saga to come to an end," the paper opines:Message to Randolph County officials: Your inability to move forward on the courthouse renovation project is making...

Ind. Law - Yet more on: "Lawyer says driver is devastated by shooting: Woman had no choice, he said"

Posted on July 16, 2008
Updating this ILB entry from yesterday, Harold J. Adams of the Louisville Courier Journal reports today that:The driver who shot an Indiana motorcyclist in what police called a road-rage incident testified yesterday before a Clark Circuit Court grand jury that...

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Ind. Courts - Even more on "Judicial candidate's registration in question"

Posted on July 16, 2008
Updating this ILB entry from July 8th, Ben Hershberg of the Louisville Courier Journal writes today in a story that begins:A court may have to decide whose names go on the Nov. 4 ballot for Clark Circuit Court judge. The...

Ind. Courts - More on: "Scheibenberger faces ethics, misconduct charges"

Posted on July 16, 2008
Rebecca S. Green's report in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette yesterday afternoon is expanded in the version published in today's paper. Some quotes from today's story:The first count of the document alleges Scheibenberger failed to uphold the integrity of the...

Ind. Law - Town of Crothersville Limits Sex Offenders

Posted on July 15, 2008
A July 9th story in the Crothersville Times reports:Passage of ordinances controlling sex offenders on public property and re-establishing a parks and recreation board were passed with the Crothersville town council met last Tuesday. Both ordinances passed unanimously...

Ind. Decisions - 7th Circuit issues one Indiana opinion today

Posted on July 15, 2008
In Vivian Brown v. Family Dollar Stores of Indiana (SD Ind., Judge McKinney), an 11-page opinion, Judge Rovner writes:Plaintiff-Appellant Vivian Brown brought an action against her former employer, Family Dollar Stores of Indiana, LP (?Family Dollar?), alleging that Family Dollar...

Ind. Decisions - More on "Papa John's robbery suit heading to court"

Posted on July 15, 2008
Updating this ILB entry from July 14th on the Court of Appeals decision last Friday, July 11th in the case of Thomas Williams and Sanford Kelsey v. Kelly Eugene Tharp and Papa John's U.S.A., Inc., the National Law Journal this...

Ind. Courts - "Judge of the Day: Deborah Riga"

Posted on July 15, 2008
Above the Law ("A Legal Tabloid") yesterday featured former Schererville town judge Deborah Riga as its "Judge of the Day," picking up on the ILB's entry from July 11th. Writes Above the Law:A court with an affiliated driving school? Judges...

Ind. Courts - "Scheibenberger faces ethics, misconduct charges"

Posted on July 15, 2008
Rebecca S. Green reports in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette this afternoon in a story that begins:The Indiana Commission on Judicial Qualifications took formal disciplinary proceedings Tuesday against Allen Superior Judge Kenneth R. Scheibenberger. Alleging the judge violated rules of...

Ind. Law - More on: More issues with the General Assembly's website

Posted on July 15, 2008
Updating this ILB entry from July 13th, the General Assembly's online version of the Indiana Code now has been updated to reflect changes made by the 2008 General Assembly....

Ind. Courts - "Suit challenges U.S. Steel power lines along lake"

Posted on July 15, 2008
Joe Carlson of the NWI Times had an interesting story Monday about efforts to rid the Lake Michigan lakeshore of U.S Steel's transmission lines. Some quotes:In efforts to redevelop the region's lakeshore so the public can enjoy it, many officials...

Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 5 today (and 13 NFP)

Posted on July 15, 2008
For publication opinions today (5): In Lauth Indiana Resort & Casino v. Lost River Development, et al., a 14-page opinion, Judge Mathias writes:Appellant-Defendant Lauth Indiana Resort & Casino, LLC (?Lauth?) brings this interlocutory appeal from the order of the Hamilton...

Ind. Law - "Southern Illinois town saves gas money with golf carts"

Posted on July 15, 2008
All of a sudden, it looks like many are jumping on the golf cart band wagon. Today the Louisville Courier Journal carries an AP report that begins:SESSER, Ill. ? One southern Illinois city has an idea to combat high fuel...

Environment - Bloomington Cleaners undertakes voluntary environmental cleanup; shovel-ready sites

Posted on July 15, 2008
From a June 13th story ($$) by Mercedes Rodriguez in the Bloomington Herald-TimesAbout 120 tons of soil were removed from the site of Bloomington Cleaners, a dry cleaning business owned by Steve Arthur, during the week of June 30. Arthur...

Ind. Law - Still more on: "Lawyer says driver is devastated by shooting: Woman had no choice, he said"

Posted on July 15, 2008
As noted in this June 21, 2008 ILB entry, in 2006 the General Assembly passed a law providing that "a person does not have a duty to first try to flee before using deadly force to defend against someone breaking...

Ind. Courts - Still more on: Three justices and at least one appellate judge up for retention this year

Posted on July 14, 2008
Updating this ILB entry from July 1, all incumbent appellate judges up for retention this year have now filed to seek retention. They include: Three of the five members of the Supreme Court: Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard, Justice Brent...

Ind. Decisions - "Papa John's robbery suit heading to court"

Posted on July 14, 2008
The Court of Appeals decision last Friday, July 11th in the case of Thomas Williams and Sanford Kelsey v. Kelly Eugene Tharp and Papa John's U.S.A., Inc. (see ILB entry here) , is the subject of a story by James...

Ind. Decisions - 7th Circuit issues one today, reversing Judge Tinder

Posted on July 14, 2008
In Steven Peters v. Gildead Sciences (SD Ind., Judge Tinder), a 14-page opinion, Judge Stykes writes:Steven Peters suffered a shoulder injury while he was employed by Gilead Sciences, Inc. He took a relatively short medical leave to have corrective...

Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 0 today (and 2 NFP)

Posted on July 14, 2008
For publication opinions today (0): NFP civil opinions today (1): In Aubrie Sanders v. John Sanders (NFP), a 12-page opinion, Judges Barnes writes:David McNamar, attorney for Aubrie Sanders, appeals the trial court?s order directing him to pay the attorney fees...

Ind. Law - Looking back through the ILB archives

Posted on July 14, 2008
From the Indiana Law Blog archives, one year ago this week:Ind. Law - Governor replaces commissioner of the Department of Local Government Finance; she starts Monday (Friday, July 13, 2007) Ind. Courts - "Entire constellations of political stars have dimmed,...

Ind. Decisions - Upcoming oral arguments this week

Posted on July 14, 2008
This week's oral arguments before the Supreme Court: None scheduled. This week's oral arguments before the Court of Appeals that will be webcast: None scheduled. This week's oral arguments before the Court of Appeals that will NOT be webcast: This...

Ind. Law - More issues with the General Assembly's website

Posted on July 13, 2008
The Acts of Indiana. Recently the General Assembly posted the PDF files for the Acts of 2008 on its website. That would be a good thing, except for two problems. The first is that the file is very large (16M),...

Courts - "Supreme Court finds history is a matter of opinions"

Posted on July 13, 2008
David G. Savage of the LA Times writes today in a lengthy story that begins:In 1985, President Reagan's attorney general, Edwin Meese III, criticized the Supreme Court's decisions and called on the justices to decide cases based on the "original...

Environment - Still more on "Flares at heart of BP air permit appeal"

Posted on July 13, 2008
On June 7th the ILB quoted from a story by Daniel Human of the Gary Post-Tribune:A recent EPA ruling in Illinois might set a precedent that could help environmentalists in their appeal against BP's air permit, but the company stands...

Environment - Update on the drafting of Indiana anti-degradation rule

Posted on July 13, 2008
Gitte Laasby of the Gary Post-Tribune reports today on the status of IDEM's rewriting of the anti-degradation rule. Some quotes:IDEM, industry representatives, environmentalists and municipal officials have met several times so far to clarify the language in what's called the...

Ind. Courts - A second Delaware County judge wants answers re handling of forfeiture cases in Muncie

Posted on July 13, 2008
Updating this ILB entry from Friday, Rick Yencer of the Muncie Star-Press reports today in a story that begins:The Muncie-Delaware County Drug Task Force, through its attorney, county Prosecutor Mark McKinney, disposed of money and property from a high-profile drug...

Law - "Who Killed Chandra Levy?"

Posted on July 13, 2008
The Washington Post today begins a 12-part investigation into the death of Washington intern Chandra Levy. From "About this Series":The Post series provides a rare look at an unsolved homicide case from the inside, following the twists and turns of...

Ind. Law - "New alcohol regulations served up"

Posted on July 13, 2008
Gavin Lesnick of the Evansville Courier & Press reports today:New alcoholic beverage regulations and enforcement laws that went into effect July 1 in Indiana mean changes ranging from allowing alcohol sales on New Year's Day to limiting the number of...

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