Tuesday, November 04, 2008
About this Blog - Notable items concerning the ILB
Election Law. Last Friday a Marion County trial court issued a ruling on how absentee challenges would be handled today - election day - in Marion County. Appellants filed an emergency motion for stay pending appeal and requested a...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, November 04, 2008
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
More blogging to follow later today
More ILB entries will follow over the next several hours. I attended a very good CLE today on Appellate Practice and will give you a taste of some of what I learned in a day or two. One of the...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Friday, October 24, 2008
About this blog - ILB has agreed to act as a host for the RealMatch legal job network
The ILB has agreed to act as a host for the RealMatch job network -- providing access to Indiana legal jobs for both job seekers, and employers. You will shortly be able to access the network from the ILB and...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, October 24, 2008
Saturday, September 06, 2008
About this blog - How to print a single ILB entry
A reader has written that when he tries to print out an interesting ILB entry, his printer goes crazy and spews out 80 or 90 pages! What to do? To print out a single entry, such as this one, go...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, September 06, 2008
Sunday, August 10, 2008
About this blog - The ILB had 67,578 page views in July
All the ILB statistics are available using the SiteMeter logo at the bottom of the right-hand column. Once at the ILB's SiteMeter page, from the left-hand column select "visits and page views > previous 12 months" to see total ILB...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, August 10, 2008
Monday, August 04, 2008
Ind. Law - ILB makes the complete history of the Indiana Code of 1971 accessible; and a plea for funding
Today I am very pleased to announce that I have been able to make available online the complete legislative history of the Indiana Code of 1971. Here is the preface:This is the complete history of the deliberations of the Indiana...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, August 04, 2008
Thursday, April 24, 2008
About this blog - Still more on: Announcement from the ILB editor
Updating the initial ILB entry on this topic from August 20, 2007, and this update from February 11, 2008, I am happy to report that yesterday I completed my final radiation treatment. What remains? I feel extremely fortunate to be...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, April 24, 2008
Saturday, April 05, 2008
About this blog - Kudos from Kentucky Law Blog
Thanks to Michael Stevens of the Kentucky Law Blog for his kind entry re the ILB's 5th birthday! Here is a link to the ILB's 5th birthday announcement from Tuesday....Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, April 05, 2008
Tuesday, April 01, 2008
About this blog - 5th birthday of ILB; new supporter signs on
5th Birthday. The Indiana Law Blog had its 5th Birthday on March 16th. To see the first entry you'd have to go back to March 2003 on the Old Blog Site. Starting on January 29, 2004, the ILB moved to...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, April 01, 2008
Monday, February 11, 2008
About this blog - More on: Announcement from the ILB editor
Updating this ILB entry from August 20, 2007, I have further news, and it seems pretty good. Although I have not issued updates on my status, several milestones have now been achieved. In mid-January 2008 the lengthy chemotherapy came to...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, February 11, 2008
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
About the ILB - Announcement
Announcement: The ILB will be on hiatus, temporarily. Watch for our return!...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Monday, August 20, 2007
About this blog - Announcement from the ILB editor
Dear friends and readers - I will be going through intensive chemo, breast surgery, and radiation over the next several months. It is certainly my intent to continue blogging throughout my treatment. However, it may be that some days there...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, August 20, 2007
Friday, June 01, 2007
About this blog - ILB selected by Library of Congress
The ILB received an email this morning from the Library of Congress that begins:The United States Library of Congress has selected your Web site for inclusion in its historic collections of Internet materials related to Legal Blogs. The Library's traditional...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, June 01, 2007
Sunday, April 22, 2007
About this blog - Catching up
The ILB is catching up today - the site was dark Friday and Saturday, a rare occurance. I was attending a wonderful National Summit on Authentic Legal Information in the Digital Age, sponsored by the Amercian Association of Law Libraries....Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, April 22, 2007
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
About this Blog - ILB receives birthday congrats from Kentucky Law Blog
Michael Stevens of the Kentucky Law Blog has posted an entry this morning titled "Happy Belated Birthday to Indiana Law Blog - No. 4 and still counting." Thanks Michael!...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, April 11, 2007
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
About this Blog - 4th ILB Birthday came and went
Darn! I meant to make a big deal of this, but then forgot! The Indiana Law Blog had its 4th Birthday on March 16th. To see the first entry you'd have to go back to March 2003 on the Old...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Sunday, March 04, 2007
About this blog - ILB is 11th highest ranking law blog
This ILB ran across this site this morning and was thrilled to find that the ILB is nationally ranked #11 in the all-time list of Most Popular Blawgs (of 1,690 law blogs), at least according to this service (Justica Blawg)....Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, March 04, 2007
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
About this blog - Don't miss updates
FYI - A number of today's entries (3 so far) have been updated with new information - scroll down to find them - there will be a notation in the heading, and the update should be at the end of...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, January 30, 2007
Sunday, December 10, 2006
About the ILB - Format problem
Some of you may have noticed that the right column of the blog is now at the very bottom of the blog, rather than where it belongs. I'm trying to get things back to normal, but have not yet been...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, December 10, 2006
Wednesday, November 01, 2006
ILB is back
The ILB is back from a pleasant 10-day trip to upstate New York, where the views are lovely, but the DSL is sparse....Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, November 01, 2006
Saturday, September 16, 2006
Ind. Courts - More on the ILB's award from the Indiana Judges Association
At a luncheon Thursday (9/14/06) in South Bend the Indiana Judges Association awarded the Indiana Law Blog its annual award to a journalist selected for "outstanding efforts to educate the public about the working of the state's judicial system." (More...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, September 16, 2006
Saturday, July 29, 2006
About the Indiana Law Blog: How to Read a Blog
I am posting this entry, "How to Read a Blog," again for new readers. It has some tips on how to get the most out of this blog, and perhaps some others. I have also posted a permanent link...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, July 29, 2006
Sunday, July 16, 2006
More on: Blogs in the news
Michael Stevens of the Kentucky Law Blog posted a very nice entry this morning about the Louisville Courier Journal story mentioning the ILB. Access Michael's entry here....Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, July 16, 2006
Ind. Gov't. - Blogs in the news
Lesley Stedman Weidenbener of the Louisville Courier Journal devotes her Sunday column to "A few blogs for political junkies to check out." The Indiana Law Blog is mentioned, described (accurately) as "the least political blog" on the list, and as...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, July 16, 2006
Thursday, June 29, 2006
About this blog - Technical advisory
If you don't link directly to the Indiana Law Blog (indianalawblog.com), but rather to its IP address, I'm sorry to report that your link(s) will not work after midnight. I have to move to a more reliable server, and the...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, June 29, 2006
Sunday, May 21, 2006
Two Kentucky law blogs added to ILB blog list
The ILB has added two Kentucky law blogs to the list of links in the right-hand column, directly below the list of Indiana law blogs. They are the Kentucky Law Blog and the Kentucky Divorce and Family Law Blog. Take...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, May 21, 2006
Wednesday, April 26, 2006
DSL down across midwest this morning
When I called IQuest early this morning to say my DSL service was down, they told me several carriers were involved and service was down across the midwest. It is back now, at least for the moment....Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, April 26, 2006
Tuesday, March 07, 2006
About the ILB - Thanks to donors, and more
Thanks to those of you who have elected to become donors to the ILB. You are few in number, but learning that the ILB has received a donation is like a pat on the back. I posted an entry last...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, March 07, 2006
Thursday, December 01, 2005
About the Indiana Law Blog - going strong as 2005 draws toward a close
I just finished going through all the ILB entries for 2005, which turned out to a massive task -- there are hundreds of posts each month, some lengthy. The objective was to digest what I could see from hindsight were...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, December 01, 2005
Monday, August 22, 2005
About the Indiana Law Blog - An opportunity for ILB readers
Check out the top of the right-hand column. The ILB has added a new feature, an opportunity for readers to make a contribution to keep the ILB flourishing. As regular readers know, I stopped updating the ILB May 1, 2005,...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, August 22, 2005
Thursday, August 04, 2005
About this blog - Nice mention today
The Indiana Law Blog received this very nice mention this morning in Ed Feigenbaum's Indiana Daily Insight: (THURS) Some good news: due to popular demand, Marcia Oddi has jump-started her invaluable Indiana Law Blog. We told you before here --...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, August 04, 2005
Saturday, July 30, 2005
Indiana Law Blog featured in Indiana Lawyer
This issue (July 27-August 9, 2005) of the Indiana Lawyer (not available online) has a kind of "dual focus" article by reporter Abigail Johnson, the first part (beginning on page 3) fitting well under the article's headline, "Seminar to address...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, July 30, 2005
Wednesday, July 13, 2005
Indiana Law Blog hijacked!
While doing a google search today, I got a return for "The Indiana Law Blog." However, the link provided was unfamiliar. I clicked and, sure enough, there was the totally current Indiana Law Blog, but within a frame displaying various...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, July 13, 2005
Friday, July 08, 2005
Indiana Law Blog status
FYI: If you haven't checked in for a while, I stopped updating the Indiana Law Blog the first of May. Here is the April 21st, 2005 announcement. For more, including kind words from some long-time readers, see here. But I...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, July 08, 2005
Monday, May 02, 2005
About this blog - Yet more on "Thanks for the notes and thoughts - they are much appreciated"
Yes, I promised no more entries (aside from the transfer lists - generally each Friday afternoon), but I do want to thank these additional readers who have sent messages (updating earlier "thanks" entries from 4/27/05 and 4/29/05). So, many thanks...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, May 02, 2005
Saturday, April 30, 2005
About this blog - Disappointments, Part II
I started the Indiana Law Blog three years ago in part to fill a void in the reporting of Indiana appellate court opinions. I thought the courts could do better in making their rulings and related materials available to the...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, April 30, 2005
Friday, April 29, 2005
About this Blog - Disappointments, Part I
One of the reasons I started the Indiana Law Blog was to fill a void in the reporting of Indiana appellate court opinions. I'll talk about that more in a later entry. I also hoped to use the blog to...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, April 29, 2005
About this blog - More on "Thanks for the notes and thoughts - they are much appreciated"
Updating the ILB entry from Wednesday, thanks for the notes and wishes from: Michael Kramer, Judge, Noble Superior Court 2 - "I wish to join the voices thanking you for your great service to the bench and bar. I will...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, April 29, 2005
Wednesday, April 27, 2005
About this blog - Thanks for the notes and thoughts - they are much appreciated
This is not my last post, that will be the end of this month. But I did want to say thanks for the notes and the thoughts in response to my announcement last week: Mary Davidsen [Chief ELJ, OEA] -...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, April 27, 2005
Friday, April 22, 2005
About this blog - More about "ILB expected to end three-year-run this month"
I've received a number of nice notes about my entry yesterday titled "ILB expected to end three-year-run this month." Thanks to all of you; this is an unexpected pleasure. As a result, I'm thinking about posting excerpts from the notes...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, April 22, 2005
Thursday, April 21, 2005
About this blog - ILB expected to end three-year-run this month
My plan is to stop updating the Indiana Law Blog the end of this month, after a three-year run with barely a day missed, and most days averaging about seven entries. I love doing the blog, but it is taking...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, April 21, 2005
Friday, April 01, 2005
Indiana Law Blog report
Checking the Indiana Law Blog stats for the month of March, I'm happy to report that, according to Sitemeter, the ILB's page views for March 2005 were nearly 12,000. Certainly NOT in the league of How Appealing, but not bad....Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, April 01, 2005
Sunday, March 13, 2005
About this Blog - Can you see the right column?
There are a number of different browser/computer combinations viewing this blog. If you do not see the right-gray column (or see it way down at the bottom of the page), please try making your browser window wider. OR, switch to...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, March 13, 2005
Sunday, January 30, 2005
Getting closer to finalization of the new and improved Indiana Law Blog
More improvements to report: Clicking on a date on the calendar now brings up all the entries for that day, in full-page format. If you want to print out a month's worth of entries, you can now do so by...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, January 30, 2005
Monday, January 24, 2005
Temporary message - Welcome to the nearly completed new ILB
Within a week the transfer will be complete, but much remains to be done. I have created new categories (see right column) so that "Indiana Courts" is now broken down by "7th Cir." IndSCt", etc. However, I still have to...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, January 24, 2005
Wednesday, January 05, 2005
Indiana Law Blog mentioned in January Indianapolis Monthly
Thanks to the reader who pointed out to me that the Indiana Law Blog is mentioned in the new-on-the-newsstands January 2005 issue of Indianapolis Monthly. I found the mention, thankfully favorable, on page 30. Some quotes: "Actually useful information", "Nonpartisan",...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, January 05, 2005
Monday, January 03, 2005
Happy New Year to Indiana Law Blog readers
On this first work day of 2005, Happy New Year! There does not appear to be much news today, so far. I did receive several responses over the holidays to my request for suggestions for the Indiana Law Blog's 2005...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, January 03, 2005
Friday, September 03, 2004
Problems again with blog software
Problems again -- I see there is no right column, for instance -- but not as bad as the 7th Circuit, which is still off-line!...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, September 03, 2004
Monday, August 02, 2004
Recap of Weekend Postings
There were a number of interesting posts this weekend on the Indiana Law Blog, including: Indiana Decisions - Overview of Blakely in the 7th Circuit and in Indiana State Courts, Part II Environment - Wetlands: Rapanos litigation continues Law -...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, August 02, 2004
Friday, July 23, 2004
So sorry but . . .
Pesky computer problems are slowing me down! I hope to have problems solved by mid-afternoon. I may be able to shoe-horn some entries in before then -- between annoying disconnects and error messages....Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, July 23, 2004
Monday, July 12, 2004
Potentially bad news
A word of warning. I'm sorry to report I'm having some technical problems with the host that houses The Indiana Law Blog. Their online database may not be able to handle the demands of the ILB along with all the...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, July 12, 2004
Friday, April 16, 2004
About the Indiana Law Blog - Today is The Day
Today is the Indiana Law Blog's One Year plus One Month Anniversary. As regular readers will recall, I forgot about the One Year Anniversary, so rescheduled for today. Plans for the future include:Doing more of what we've been doing.Adding all...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, April 16, 2004
Thursday, April 15, 2004
About the Indiana Law Blog - Tomorrow is the day
April 16th is tomorrow and that is the day we will celebrate the Indiana Law Blog's One Year plus One Month Anniversary. I have now received several nice notes, which I will share tomorrow. Today it turns out that I...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, April 15, 2004
Wednesday, April 14, 2004
About the Indiana Law Blog - One Year plus One Month Anniversary
Last Wednesday I announced that, since I had missed recognizing the First Anniversary of the Indiana Law Blog, we would celebrate the One Year plus One Month Anniversary on Thursday, April 16th. I encouraged readers who enjoy the Indiana Law...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, April 14, 2004
Wednesday, April 07, 2004
About the Indiana Law Blog - Missed the First Anniversary!
I had planned to post an announcement marking the First Anniversary of the Indiana Law Blog, but I just checked the archives and that date would have been March 16! I had planned to encourage readers who enjoy the Indiana...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, April 07, 2004
Wednesday, March 24, 2004
Kudos for the Indiana Law Blog
I received a nice note this morning from Allen Taylor of Dura Builders, who wrote: "I continue to find the Indiana Law Blog a vital part of starting my day. Thanks again for your time and effort in maintaining it."...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, March 24, 2004
Thursday, February 12, 2004
About this Blog - Indiana Law Blog in Good Company
The Indiana Law Blog is in good company this morning. An article by legal technology expert Dennis Kennedy, titled "2004 Legal Technology Trends: Do We Stand on the Threshold of the Next Legal Killer App?" (available here), includes this mention:4....Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, February 12, 2004
Monday, February 02, 2004
We are back! Well, almost
The good news is the Indiana Law Blog site is up, right here, on its new server! The bad news -- a little more fiddling is needed to get it perfect. I'm trying to recreate all the little tweeks I...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, February 02, 2004