Friday, November 14, 2008
Law - More on "Democrats Eye Bush Midnight Regulations"
Updating this ILB entry from Nov. 11th, Erika Lovley and Ryan Grim of Politico had a lengthy story Nov. 12th,...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, November 14, 2008
Tuesday, September 02, 2008
Ind. Law - More on: Indiana building codes, part of the Indiana Administrative Code, are not available online [Updated]
This is big! Recall this ILB entry, from August 7th, complaining that the Indiana building codes were not available online?...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, September 02, 2008
Tuesday, December 19, 2006
Ind. Decisions - Proposed Pines transfer station update
Our most recent earlier entry on the Pines transfer station in NW Indiana was posted Oct. 12 and reported that...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, December 19, 2006
Wednesday, December 13, 2006
Environment - Another Mallard Lake decision
The Anderson Herald Bulletin has a report today by Justin Schneider:A ruling by Michael D. Keele, a judge in Marion...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, December 13, 2006
Friday, December 08, 2006
Ind. Decisions - More on yesterday's CAFO opinion
The Muncie Star-Press reports today on yesterday's Court of Appeals opinion in Elizabeth Thomas v. Oolman Dairy , which was...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, December 08, 2006
Thursday, November 30, 2006
Law - More on global warming, federal preemption issues
Following up on this entry from last weekend ("Another important oral argument before the Supreme Court next week") on global...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, November 30, 2006
Saturday, November 25, 2006
Law - Another important oral argument before the Supreme Court next week
David G. Savage of the LA Times writes:WASHINGTON — The polar icecaps are melting, summers growing hotter and hurricanes becoming...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, November 25, 2006
Tuesday, November 14, 2006
Ind. Law - Warning to those who rely on the online Indiana Administrative Code
On June 4th the ILB published a warning, titled "Warning to those who rely on the online Indiana Administrative Code."...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, November 14, 2006
Wednesday, October 11, 2006
Environment - Several NW Indiana environmental issues in the news
The first is Feddeler landfill. Here are some of the stories from the Munster (NW Indiana) Times:Oct. 11, 2006. State...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, October 11, 2006
Wednesday, September 27, 2006
Ind. Law - "Emergency" rulemaking at the Department of Natural Resources
My thoughts. A properly promulgated administrative rule in Indiana has the force and effect of law. The law governing state...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, September 27, 2006
Tuesday, September 19, 2006
Law - Re the nominee to be administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the White House's OMB
Cindy Skrzycki, who writes the weekly The Regulators column for the Washington Post, writes today about the Bush nominee to...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, September 19, 2006
Friday, May 19, 2006
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues two today
In the Matter of Adoption of C.E.N. - adoption, affirmed In IDEM and Midwest Medical Solutions v. Lake Co. Solid...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, May 19, 2006
Tuesday, April 18, 2006
Law - The Congressional Review Act, ten years later
Cindy Skrzycki, who writes the Tuesday column, The Regulators, for the Washington Post, today has a column headed "Reform's Knockout...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, April 18, 2006
Monday, April 10, 2006
Ind. Law - More on the demise of the Indiana Register
The lead article in this week's edition of Indiana Legislative Insight (4/10/06, Vol. 18, No. 18, paid subscription only), begins:At...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, April 10, 2006
Friday, March 31, 2006
Law - More on: The Federal Register and the Indiana Register
Last Saturday the ILB posted an entry on the 70th anniversary of the Federal Register. The entry ended with this...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, March 31, 2006
Saturday, March 25, 2006
Law - The Federal Register and the Indiana Register
The Federal Register turned 70 this month. NPR this evening had a great story on how the Federal Register came...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, March 25, 2006
Friday, March 10, 2006
Law - Still more on: Federal agencies try to limit suits in state courts
Today the NY Times weighs in again on the move by federal regulatory agencies to limit, by regulation, the states'...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, March 10, 2006
Sunday, February 19, 2006
Law - More on: Federal agencies try to limit suits in state courts
The LA Times has a major story today titled "Industries Get Quiet Protection From Lawsuits." The subhead: "Federal agencies are...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, February 19, 2006
Tuesday, December 20, 2005
Law - The Office of Management and Budget wants to give agencies guidance on their guidance.
The Washington Post column, The Regulators, by Cindy Skrzycki, has an interesting story today headlined "The Office of Management and...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, December 20, 2005
Thursday, August 18, 2005
Ind. Decisions - More on "Associational standing stands"
As the ILB was apparently the first to report yesterday (here), the Indiana Supreme Court has failed to grant transfer...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, August 18, 2005
Saturday, August 13, 2005
Ind. Gov't. - The DNR move to enforce fenced hunting ban, contrasted with the BMV ID "rule"
As reported in a number of state papers Thursday and Friday, Indiana's DNR chief announced Thursday that high-fenced shooting preserves...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, August 13, 2005
Friday, August 12, 2005
Ind. Decisions - Court holds BMV ID rules invalid
Villegas et al v. Joel Silverman (8/12/05)Vaidlik, Judge Case Summary. This is a class action against the Commissioner of the...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, August 12, 2005
Tuesday, April 12, 2005
Ind. Law - Still more on proposed "no more stringent" law
The Evansville Courier& Press has an editorial today on SB 298, asking "Why Tie Our Own Hands?" Some quotes:One of...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, April 12, 2005
Sunday, April 10, 2005
Ind. Law - Dispute awaits environmental bill
More today in several Indiana papers about SB 298, via an AP story by Rick Callahan, headlined by the Louisville...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, April 10, 2005
Thursday, April 07, 2005
Ind. Law - This bill hazardous to Hoosiers' health
"This bill hazardous to Hoosiers' health" is the heading to the lead editorial today in the Indianapolis Star. Some quotes:A...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, April 07, 2005
Thursday, February 17, 2005
Adm. Law - "Statutes that are not Static - The Case of the APA"
This paper, by Peter L. Strauss, Columbia Law School, forthcoming in the Journal of Contemporary Legal Issues, Vol. 14, No....Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, February 17, 2005
Tuesday, February 08, 2005
Law - Federal preliminary rulemaking receives legal challenge
The weekly Cindy Skrzycki Washington Post column, The Regulators, reports today:The Salt Institute has its blood pressure up. The group...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, February 08, 2005
Tuesday, January 25, 2005
Ind. Decisions - More on IKEC v. IDEM
Below is a summary of Indiana-Kentucky Electric Corporation v. Commissioner, Indiana Department of Environmental Management (1/19/05 IndCtApp) prepared by...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, January 25, 2005
Saturday, January 22, 2005
Adm. Law - Citizens to Preserve Overton Park v. Volpe
Other X-TREME policy wonks will be, I'm sure, as excited as I was to learn about this. A 53-page paper...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, January 22, 2005