Thursday, August 21, 2008
Ind. Law - More on: "Red light camera push starts again"
Updating this ILB entry from April 18th, an editorial today in the NWI Times is headlined: "Green light to cut spending, but not to red light cameras." Some quotes:Red light cameras will get another look from the Indiana General Assembly...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, August 21, 2008
Ind. Law - More on "Digital billboard gets nod from zoning board"
Updating this ILB entry from August 13, Jeff Swiatek of the Indianapolis Star reports today:The city has reversed a zoning variance granted to Lamar Advertising last week to build the first digital billboard in Marion County. The Metropolitan Development Commission,...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, August 21, 2008
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Ind. Gov't. - Still more on: "Indiana taxpayers contribute millions to lawmakers' generous pension plan"
Updating this ILB entry from August 15th, the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette has an editorial today headed "In a different pension class." Some quotes:Are you among the growing number of workers whose employer does not offer a pension plan or...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Ind. Law - Still more on: "Vanderburgh commissioners pass abortion regulations"
Updating this ILB entry from August 16th, Thomas B. Langhorne of the Evansville Courier & Press reports today:In remarks alternately apologetic and bristling with defiance, the Vanderburgh County Commissioners told a packed meeting room Tuesday night they regret passing an...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Ind. Law - Pressure for allowing golf carts on public streets continues
Monday the ILB posted this entry, which we titled "State police say golf carts are illegal on city streets, period." The story from the Vincennes Sun Commercial reported that "Sgt. Todd Ringle, a spokesman with the Indiana State Police Post...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Ind. Law - Revival in Crown Point brings complaints from neighbors
From the AP:CROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) - Crown Point city officials are threatening to revoke a permit for a church's tent revival meeting after numerous noise complaints from neighbors.From the Gary Post-Tribune, this story by Diane Krieger Spivak:CROWN POINT --...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Ind. Law - AG announces filing suit to stop illegal fax blaster
Here is the story in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, and here is the AG's press release. Here is how to file a complaint with the AG. I've filed a number of them over the past 2 years, but still...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Monday, August 18, 2008
Ind. Law - State police say golf carts are illegal on city streets, period
Jenny Peter of the Vincennes Sun Commercial reports:The Vincennes City Council hasn't made a decision on whether to regulate the use of golf carts on city streets, but the Indiana State Police say it isn't theirs to make. It was...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, August 18, 2008
Ind. Law - "Red light camera push starts again"
So reports Patrick Guinane of the NWI Times in a comprehensive story. Some quotes:INDIANAPOLIS | A move to let Indiana cities install cameras to catch drivers running red lights is expected to fare better with Indiana lawmakers next year, now...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, August 18, 2008
Ind. Law - "State has duty to pay for school books"
The Supreme Court's 2006 decision in Frank Nagy, et al. v. Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corporation (for background, start here) is the subject of an editorial today in the South Bend Tribune. Some quotes:When the Indiana Constitution and the Indiana Code are...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, August 18, 2008
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Ind. Gov't. - Still more on: "Indiana taxpayers contribute millions to lawmakers' generous pension plan"
The Indianapolis Star's editorial today focuses on legislators' remuneration, as did its stories on August 15 (see ILB entries here and here). Today's editorial begins:Applause rang out far and wide in 2007 when the Indiana General Assembly made a deal...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, August 17, 2008
Saturday, August 16, 2008
Ind. Law - More on: "Vanderburgh commissioners pass abortion regulations"
Updating this August 15th ILB entry, Thomas B. Langhorne reports again today in the Evansville Courier & Press about the August 5th Vanderburgh County Commissioners' vote, but the issue of whether the commissioners may have violated the open meetings law...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, August 16, 2008
Friday, August 15, 2008
Ind. Gov't. - More on: "Indiana taxpayers contribute millions to lawmakers' generous pension plan"
Here are some thoughts on the earlier ILB entry today based on Matt Tulley's Indianapolis Star story. Tulley wrote, in his story about the new pension law:Under the old law, the state contributed an amount equal to 20 percent of...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, August 15, 2008
Ind. Gov't. - "Indiana taxpayers contribute millions to lawmakers' generous pension plan"
Legislators passed a law in 2004 to make confidential the amount of their contributions, and the state's contributions, to their pension plans. Here are some ILB entries from that time:Indiana Law - More on PERF Privacy and the Star's editorial...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, August 15, 2008
Ind. Law - "Vanderburgh commissioners pass abortion regulations"
"Physician seeks law for post-op" was the headline of a story by Amanda Iacone published Aug. 9th in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. It reported:A local gynecologist has asked the Allen County Commissioners to consider a local law that could...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, August 15, 2008
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Ind. Law - Still more on: "Hammond's red light camera ordinance not legal"
Updating this ILB entry from yesterday, where the Lafayette Journal & Courier reported: 'Both Lafayette and West Lafayette mayors said Monday they'll lobby state lawmakers to create a law authorizing municipalities to use red light cameras", today the NWI Times...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Ind. Law - Still more on golf carts in Lebanon
Updating this ILB entry from June 26th, the Boone County FastNews had a report yesterday headed: "Golf cart use still illegal on city streets":LEBANON — City attorney Eileen Sims reiterated at Monday night's meeting of the Lebanon City Council that...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Ind. Law - "Digital billboard gets nod from zoning board"
Updating this ILB entry from May 18th (the first half of which talks about plain old-fashioned billboards), y Jeff Swiatek reports today in the Indianapolis Star that begins:Marion County is a step closer to getting its first electronic digital billboard...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Ind. Law - More on: "Barnes & Thornburg is cutting its summer associate program next year in its Chicago office"
Apparently not just B&T anymore. Updating this ILB entry from Aug. 6, Lynne Marek of The National Law Journal reports today:Arnstein & Lehr is the latest Chicago law firm to say it will abandon its summer associate program next year,...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Ind. Law - More on: "Hammond's red light camera ordinance not legal"
Updating this ILB entry from August 9th, Michael Malik of the Lafayette Journal & Courier reports today:Both Lafayette and West Lafayette mayors said Monday they'll lobby state lawmakers to create a law authorizing municipalities to use red light cameras. Passing...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Ind. Law - An ATV is not a golf cart and a county road is not necessarily a gravel road
On July 27th, the ILB cited a story in the Evansville Courier & Press that began:Vanderburgh County Commissioners have made it a little bit easier place to drive an off-road vehicle here. Heeding the wishes of rural residents who requested...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Ind. Law - "Golf carts a possibility on Oldenburg streets"
Debbie Blank reported Aug. 8th in the Batesville Herald Tribune:Will golf carts be a common sight on Oldenburg streets in coming months? All sorts of vehicles were debated at the Aug. 4 council meeting. “There are a lot of people...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Ind. Law - "New law reshapes government construction game"
That is the headline of a story today by Patrick Guinane in the NWI Times. A quote:The Indiana General Assembly set a higher bar for public support as of July 1. New projects, including most school buildings, now will be...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, August 10, 2008
Saturday, August 09, 2008
Ind. Law - "Indianapolis civil rights advocate Alan Nolan dies at 85"
From the front-page of this morning's Indianapolis Star, a lengthy story by Heather Gillers that begins:Alan Nolan had credentials and an education that could open any door. He used those tools instead to break down walls. On Sunday, the city...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, August 09, 2008
Ind. Law - "Hammond's red light camera ordinance not legal"
Several Indiana cities have been looking into using red-light cameras, Gary, Hammond, West Lafayette among them. The ILB has had a number of entries about whether red-lights cameras are legal - see the list here. Karen Snelling of the Gary...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, August 09, 2008
Friday, August 08, 2008
Ind. Law - More on: ILB makes the complete history of the Indiana Code of 1971 accessible; and a plea for funding
Updating this ILB entry from August 4th, I've now completed the second index to the complete history of the deliberations of the Indiana Statute Revision Commission, covering the course of its existence - 1969-1970. A "Listings by topic" index now...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, August 08, 2008
Wednesday, August 06, 2008
Ind. Law - "Barnes & Thornburg is cutting its summer associate program next year in its Chicago office"
From a story by Lynne Marek in the National Law Journal:Barnes & Thornburg, a 450-lawyer firm based in Indianapolis, is cutting its summer associate program next year in its Chicago office because first-year associates are so available in the city...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, August 06, 2008
Ind. Law - Greenwood homeowners assoc. bans sex offenders
From WISHTV8, August 8, some quotes from a lengthy story:GREENWOOD, Ind. (The Daily Journal) - A group of Greenwood residents have a message for registered sex offenders: Stay out. Pines of Greenwood, near Worthsville and Averitt Roads, is believed to...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, August 06, 2008
Ind. Law - A number of new golf cart stories today
From the Elkhart Truth, a brief report from the Middlebury Town Council meeting of 8/4/08:Discussed possibly allowing residents to drive golf carts on town roads. Council members said they were open to considering the issue, but more research is needed...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, August 06, 2008
Ind. Law - More on "Deadline looms for lenders, mortgage brokers must pass test"
Updating this ILB entry from July 8th, here is the list of revoked mortgage brokers from the Secretary of State's page. Meagan Ingerson of the Indianapolis Star reports the story today under the headline: "360 mortgage brokerages don't cut it...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, August 06, 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, July 31, 2008
Ind. Law - Looking back through the ILB archives
From the Indiana Law Blog archives, one year ago July 25th-31st:Courts - New Albany, adult store still await ruling (July 29, 2007). Update: Another year has now passed and New Albany DVD (05-1286) still awaits a ruling. Oral argument was...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, July 31, 2008
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Ind. Law - Proposed Vincennes golf cart ordinance "driven to committee"
Updating this ILB entry from July 22, Jenny Peter of the Vincennes Sun Commercial reports today:An ordinance that would regulate the use of golf carts on city streets went for the first time before the city council Monday night, and...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Monday, July 28, 2008
Ind. Law - Jeffersonville considering legalizing golf carts
David A. Mann reports today in the Jeffersonville News & Tribune:[Jeffersonville city councilman Mike] Smith’s already written a draft version of the ordinance that calls for the carts to be allowed on city streets with a speed limit under 30...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, July 28, 2008
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Ind. Law - "Law allows ATVs on gravel roads"
Thomas B. Langhorne of the Evansville Courier & Press reported Friday:Vanderburgh County Commissioners have made it a little bit easier place to drive an off-road vehicle here. Heeding the wishes of rural residents who requested the change, the County Commissioners...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, July 27, 2008
Ind. Law - "Meth chefs sharing techniques"
A quote from a lengthy story today by Abby Slutsky of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette:As police have improved techniques for fighting the war on illegal drug labs, their enemies, methamphetamine cooks, have also adapted. And the new techniques for...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, July 27, 2008
Ind. Decisions - More on: AG Carter will not appeal either of two recent district court rulings voiding 2008 legislation
Updating this ILB entry from July 24th, The Bedford Times-Mail editorializes today:Attorney General Steve Carter has shown a remarkable and admirable consistency in dealing with two contentious issues this summer. Twice Carter has decided not to appeal federal court rulings...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, July 27, 2008
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Ind. Decisions - AG Carter will not appeal either of two recent district court rulings voiding 2008 legislation
On July 2nd, Attorney General Carter issued a release re Judge Sarah Evans Barker's July 1st ruling in Big Hat Books v. Prosecutors: Adams, et al, holding HEA 1042 unconstitutional, stating that the decision would not be appealed. Today AG...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, July 24, 2008
Ind. Law - Following up on: Can you rely on the Indiana Code?
I've gotten really good reaction to my May Res Gestae article, "Can you rely on the Indiana Code - Part I." I'm working on a follow-up article and hope to incorporate / address your thoughts, concerns, examples, questions, objections, etc....Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, July 24, 2008
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Ind. Law - Still more on: More issues with the General Assembly's website
Updating this ILB entry from July 13th, where I wrote:[W]hen it posted the link for the Acts of 2008, the General Assembly removed the link for the Acts of 2007. This despite the urging of myself and many others that...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Ind. Law - Still more on "City considers allowing golf carts on streets"
Referencing the ILB item posted earlier this afternoon on the proposed Vincennes golf cart ordinance, Kevin R. Patmore, an attorney in Santa Claus, IN, writes (quoted with permission):I have read your blog rather regularly, and noted your entry (again) today...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Ind. Law - More on "City considers allowing golf carts on streets"
Updating this ILB entry from May 30th, Jenny Peter of the Vincennes Sun Commercial reports:An ordinance drafted by VPD Chief Tom Grove on allowing golf carts on certain city streets was presented to the city's Board of Works several weeks...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Ind. Law - More on: Pesky artists at both ends of the state
Updating Sunday's ILB entry about Evansville's new arts district zoning ordinance is this Courier & Press editorial today. Some quotes:In the past year, the city has designated the Goosetown area around the old Alhambra Theatre as the Haynie's Corner Arts...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Ind. Law - More on: Grand jury returns indictment in Jeffersonville "road rage" case
Updating yesterday's ILB entry, Grace Schneider of the Louisville Courier Journal has a long story today on the grand jury indictment. A quote:A six-member Clark Circuit Court grand jury spent last week reviewing evidence and witness testimony from the June...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Monday, July 21, 2008
Ind. Law - Longtime legislative attorney John Bremer, 86, dies
From the July 20th Indianapolis Star obituary:John was an attorney from May 1, 1971 and retired in Nov. 1, 1992. His work mostly involved drafting bills and doing legal research for the legal services agency. He was Parliamentarian for the...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, July 21, 2008
Ind. Law - Grand jury returns indictment in Jeffersonville "road rage" case
The Jeffersonville News & Tribune has an early report that begins:A Clark County Grand Jury this morning indicted Yalanda Parrish of Jeffersonville for her role in a road-rage shooting last month. Parrish, 39, admitted to shooting Wesley Mosier Jr., 52,...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, July 21, 2008
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Ind. Law - Lake County "Access to Justice" Award will be presented posthumously
From the Gary Post-Tribune:GARY -- The "Access to Justice" Award will be presented posthumously to the late attorney Gary Weiss and his law firm Weiss and Schmidgall for providing free legal services to low-income people. A ceremony is planned for...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, July 20, 2008
Saturday, July 19, 2008
Ind. Law - Bloomington attorney Sylvan W. Tackitt, 99, dies
From the Bloomington Herald-Times, this story:Longtime attorney Sylvan W. Tackitt, 99, died Thursday at Bloomington Hospital. Tackitt had been a Bloomington attorney since 1933 and continued to maintain a law office in the downtown area. In June 2005, Tackitt received...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, July 19, 2008
Ind. Law - Pesky artists at both ends of the state
On July 11th the ILB posted this entry, headed "Ind. Law - "Artist asks Valparaiso board to define vendor policy." Today from Evansville, this story in the Courier & Press by Roger McBain, headlined "Permits lacking in Evansville's Arts District."...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, July 19, 2008
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Ind. Law - Yet more on: "Lawyer says driver is devastated by shooting: Woman had no choice, he said"
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...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Ind. Law - More on: "Southern Illinois town saves gas money with golf carts"; Illinois has authorizing statute
Updating yesterday's ILB entry, it appears that towns all over Illinois are jumping on the golf cart band wagon. Steve Schmadeke of the Chicago Tribune has a lengthy story today headlined "Gas-sipping golf carts win over small towns." Some quotes:Three...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Ind. Law - Town of Crothersville Limits Sex Offenders
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. The sex...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Ind. Law - More on: More issues with the General Assembly's website
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....Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Ind. Law - "Southern Illinois town saves gas money with golf carts"
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...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Ind. Law - Still more on: "Lawyer says driver is devastated by shooting: Woman had no choice, he said"
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...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Monday, July 14, 2008
Ind. Law - Looking back through the ILB archives
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,...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, July 14, 2008
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Ind. Law - More issues with the General Assembly's website
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),...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, July 13, 2008
Ind. Law - "New alcohol regulations served up"
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...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, July 13, 2008
Friday, July 11, 2008
Ind. Law - "Artist asks Valparaiso board to define vendor policy"
We've reported on the development of golf cart ordinances and wind farm ordinances, as well as local efforts at governing outdoor wood-fired boilers.* Today it is artists working on street corners. James D. Wolf Jr. writes today in the Gary...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, July 11, 2008
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Ind. Law - Clinton County developing wind farm ordinance
Max Showalter reports today in the Lafayette Journal Courier:FRANKFORT -- Members of the Clinton County Area Plan Commission Ordinance Review Committee spent some time Tuesday afternoon taking a close look at zoning regulations that govern potential wind farms in the...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, July 10, 2008
Ind. Law - More on: "Anderson police remain on the lookout for a man believed to have abducted his lawyer at knifepoint"
An update to this ILB report from July 8th, this story from the Muncie Star-Press:Police on Wednesday night found a sport-utility vehicle stolen Monday from an Anderson attorney after a client left him tied up in a Madison County nature...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, July 10, 2008
Tuesday, July 08, 2008
Ind. Law - "Deadline looms for lenders, mortgage brokers must pass test"
Secretary of State Todd Rokita held a press conference yesterday and at least four Indianapolis newspapers have original coverage, rather than relying on a wire service. Bryan Corbin of the Evansville Courier & Press reports in a story that begins:INDIANAPOLIS...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, July 08, 2008
Ind. Law - "Anderson police remain on the lookout for a man believed to have abducted his lawyer at knifepoint"
Read the latest updates here from, complete with photos, the Anderson Herald-Bulletin. A quote:Richard Lee Hudson was still at large Tuesday morning, according to Anderson Police Department Lt. Steve Olheiser. While traveling with attorney Tom Hamer, Hudson used a knife...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, July 08, 2008
Indiana Law - "Indy law firm moves beyond its nightmare"
John Ketzenberger, business columnist for the Indianapolis Star, writes again today about the law firm of Fillenwarth Dennerline Groth & Towe. Some quotes:The venerable labor law firm was on the hook for an $18 million judgment that held it solely...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, July 08, 2008
Monday, July 07, 2008
Ind. Law - Golf carts, but not ATVs in Geneva
The Tri-Weekly Berne News has this report today by Christina Stucky:The Geneva Town Council met on Tuesday night, July 1, and incoming clerk-treasurer Bill Warren was on the agenda to ask why ATVs are not included in the town ordinance...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, July 07, 2008
Sunday, July 06, 2008
Ind. Law - "Fore! Winchester could allow golf carts on streets"
Joy Leiker of the Muncie Star-Press reports today:WINCHESTER -- In the wake of higher fuel prices, Hoosiers are searching for more efficient modes of transportation, and Winchester could become the next Indiana city to respond by allowing golf carts on...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, July 06, 2008
Saturday, July 05, 2008
Ind. Law - "Helmet-law discussion gears up as motorcycle deaths rise"
Vic Ryckaert of the Indianapolis Star reports today in a story that begins:At least 12 people have died in motorcycle crashes in Indianapolis and nearby counties since April, leaving some to ask if it's time for a mandatory helmet law...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, July 05, 2008
Wednesday, July 02, 2008
Ind. Law - More on: Hoosiers may apply for gun permits online
Updating yesterday's ILB entry referencing a story from the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, the Journal Gazette has posted what appears to be a supplemental story today, this one by Becky Manley, reporting that:After applicants complete the online form, they will...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, July 02, 2008
Tuesday, July 01, 2008
Ind. Law - Hoosiers may apply for gun permits online
That from this story this morning by Anne Gregory of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. Some quotes:Residents of Wells and Miami counties are the first people in Indiana who may apply for a firearm permit online. This is a test...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, July 01, 2008
Monday, June 30, 2008
Ind. Law - More on: Impact of the decision in Heller on Indiana (and Chicago)
Updating this ILB entry from June 27th, David G. Savage of the LA Tmes had an excellent analysis piece June 28th headed "Supreme Court gun ruling leaves questions: How far does the constitutional right to gun ownership extend? Is the...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, June 30, 2008
Ind. Law - "Law requiring schools and governments to receive referendum approval for large, publicly financed projects takes effect July 1"
Niki Kelly reports in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette today under the headline "New law bolsters voter say on taxes." Her story begins:A new era of citizen control over property taxes starts Tuesday when a law requiring schools and governments...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, June 30, 2008
Ind. Law - "Tragic cases often spur fetal homicide laws"
Deanna Martin, writing today for the AP, has a long article on fetal homicide. The article starts by referencing Marion County Prosecutor Carl Brizzi's call for a strengthened law after the recent death of two unborn twins in a bank...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, June 30, 2008
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Ind. Law - "Activist lawyer works to keep city honest"
John Ketzenberger's column today in the Indianapolis Star begins:What's gotten into local attorney Paul Ogden? A Republican and former political candidate, he has the public-private partnerships long championed by power brokers of both parties squarely in his sights. The 47-year-old...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, June 29, 2008
Ind. Law - Some of the new laws taking effect July 1
Niki Kelly of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette reports today on some of the new laws taking effect July 1st. The main story focuses on "a new law legalizing some low-stakes games of chance" in bars and taverns. A side-bar...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, June 29, 2008
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Ind. Law - "Legislative patchwork befuddles state panel"
So reads the headline to a story by Patrick Guinane in yesterday's NWI Times: INDIANAPOLIS | The legislative labyrinth surrounding Indiana's property tax system proved too difficult Thursday for a state oversight panel to navigate. The Local Government Property Tax...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, June 28, 2008
Ind. Decisions - More on: Judge Hamilton holds SB 258 unconstitutional
In John Doe v. Prosecutor, Marion County, an opinion issued by federal Judge David Hamilton June 24th, Senate Enrolled Act 248, which takes effect Monday, July 1st, was held unconstitutional, at least in part. The 51-page opinion concluded:The court will...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, June 28, 2008
Friday, June 27, 2008
Ind. Law - Impact of the decision in Heller on Indiana (and Chicago)
According to two stories today, the impact of the SCOTUS's decision yesterday in District of Columbia v. Heller on Indiana will be minimal. John Murray has this report in the Indianapolis Star. Some quotes:Legal experts and advocates on both sides...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, June 27, 2008
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Ind. Law - More on golf carts in Lebanon
Tim Evans comprehensive front-page Indianapolis Star story Sunday, June 22nd (see ILB summary), headlined: "Debate rolls on: Hoosier towns mixed on regulation of golf carts, which advocates see as fuel-saving alternative," began:LEBANON, Ind. -- Nadine Urban gets more upset every...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, June 26, 2008
Ind. Law - "Key to safe-haven law is spreading the word"
Lesley Stedman Weidenbener of the Louisville Courier Journal reports today on Indiana's Safe Haven Law. Some quotes:Since Indiana enacted the law, the National Safe Haven Alliance has recorded six lives saved in the state and 20 illegal abandonments, of which...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, June 26, 2008
Ind. Law - "New laws take effect on July 1"
Ed Ronco of the South Bend Tribune has this story on new laws today. The subhead is "Great Lakes protection, breast-feeding support, crash scene aid among measures." Take alook....Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, June 26, 2008
Ind. Law - "Ind. law bars guns at work"; potential impact of Heller
Bryan Corbin of the Evansville Courier & Press reports today in the aftermath of the shootings this week at a plastics plant across the river in Henderson, Kentucky:INDIANAPOLIS — Unlike their Kentucky counterparts, employers in Indiana generally have the right...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, June 26, 2008
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Ind. Law - More on: "Lawyer says driver is devastated by shooting: Woman had no choice, he said"
Updating this ILB entry from June 21st, Michelle Day of the Louisville Courier Journal reports today under the headline: "Grand jury to assess shooting: Road-rage case is 'too close to call'". Some quotes:A panel of six grand jurors and one...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Ind. Law - "Indiana towns, counties debate golf cart road worthiness"
That is the headline of a story by Tim Murray today on WTHD 105.5, serving NE Indiana and S Michigan. The story includes links to three audio reports. (Note - I think these links are only good for a day.)...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Ind. Law - Golf carts in Sullivan County
WTHI TV News had this story yesterday, complete with video, titled "Golf carts hit the roads in Sullivan County."...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Monday, June 23, 2008
Ind. Law - Recently passed golf cart ordinances made available to ILB
Both the Town of Summitville and the City of Elwood have recently passed ordinances allowing golf carts, with some restrictions. Thomas M. Beeman, who serves as town attorney for Summitville and city attorney for Elwood, has made the ordinances available...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, June 23, 2008
Ind. Law - Golf cart issues featured in story today
Tim Evans of the Indianapolis Star has a lengthy front-page feature story today headlined: "Debate rolls on: Hoosier towns mixed on regulation of golf carts, which advocates see as fuel-saving alternative." He writes about "a debate being waged in towns...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, June 23, 2008
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Ind. Law - Another golf cart accident, this one a fatality on a state highway
An unattributed report in the Lafayette Journal Courier this afternoon:A Newton County man is dead following a two-vehicle crash in the southern part of the county Friday afternoon. According to a press release from the Newton County Sheriff's Department, Stella...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, June 21, 2008
Ind. Law - "Lawyer says driver is devastated by shooting: Woman had no choice, he said"
From an Evansville Courier& Press story quoted in this March 22, 2006 ILB entry:Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels signed two bills pushed by gun-rights advocates in a brief Statehouse ceremony Tuesday. * * * The second bill adds a provision on...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, June 21, 2008
Friday, June 20, 2008
Ind. Law - More on: "West Lafayette will test red light cameras"; Hammond Update
Updating this ILB entry from June 18th, Michael Malik reports today in the Lafayette Journal Courier. Here is a quote that begins about half-way through the story:West Lafayette Police Department Capt. Chris Leroux informed the city's traffic commission Wednesday that...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, June 20, 2008
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Ind. Law - Golf cart falls can be serious
The ILB has had numerous entries about cities and towns trying to decide whether golf carts may be driven on local streets, under what conditions, what safety requirements should be imposed, etc. The Leader, from Starke County had a story...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, June 19, 2008
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Ind. Law - "West Lafayette will test red light cameras"
Recall the recent ILB entries headed "Red light cameras legal?" - the most recent is from June 17th - about Hammond's new red light cameras ordinance? Today the Lafayette Journal-Courier's Michael Malik reports:West Lafayette is studying whether to add red...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Ind. Law - "Debriefing on the ISBA Solo & Small Firm Conference"
William D. Henderson, Associate Professor of Law, Indiana Univ. School of Law, Bloomington, and one of the editors of the Legal Profession Blog, had an entry last week on the recent ISBA Solo & Small Firm Conference. You may want...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Ind. Law - Even more on "Red light cameras legal?"
Updating earlier ILB entries on red light cameras, the most recent being this one from June 10th, Susan Brown of the NWI Times reports today:HAMMOND | The State Board of Accounts and the Indiana Supreme Court will be putting the...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Ind. Law - "Misinformation about flood insurance leaves some with nothing"
That is the headline to a lengthy story today in the Terre Haute Tribune Star that begins:TERRE HAUTE — When Denise Hutcheson tried to buy flood insurance for her home at 1433 S. Fruitridge Ave. last year, she was told...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, June 15, 2008
Saturday, June 14, 2008
Ind. Law - Still more on: How much can you rely on what is in the Indiana Code?
In this May 12th ILB entry I posted the draft version of an article I wrote to be published in the May issue of Res Gestae. And in this May 14th entry, I gave an example from the article. The...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, June 14, 2008
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Ind. Law - Greencastle "faced with golf cart issue"
Adam Coates. of the Greencastle Banner Graphic, reported Wednesday:Greencastle residents feeling the pinch from rising gasoline prices are starting to consider more economical methods of transportation. But we're not talking about bicycles here. City council members learned Tuesday night that...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, June 12, 2008
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Ind. Law - "DNA databases help police solve cold cases"
Unlike other ILB entires (eg this one from June 2nd) quoting stories that complain of the "CSI effect", this story today by Marisa Kwiatkowski of the NWI Times is headlined "DNA databases help police solve cold cases."...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Ind. Law - Still more on "Red light cameras legal?"
Updating this ILB entry from June 8th, Susan Brown of the NWI Times reports today in a story that begins:HAMMOND | Concerned about the city's adoption of red-light cameras, City Clerk Robert Golec said he will raise the issue at...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Ind. Law - More on: Clark County attorney works for State Department as a contract lawyer
Updating yesterday's story, today Ben Zion Hershberg and Rick Rojas of the Louisville Courier Journal report:After two years of working in Sudan and Afghanistan -- helping to develop the legal systems there for the U.S. State Department -- Jeremy Mull...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Monday, June 09, 2008
Ind. Law - "Barnes & Thornburg LLP Establishes Practice Group Focused on Nanotechnology Opportunities"
A press release today begins:INDIANAPOLIS, June 9 /PRNewswire/ -- The anticipated impact of nanotechnology upon society is frequently referred to as the "second industrial revolution." Recognizing the potential that nanotechnology has to affect business and industry in the near future,...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, June 09, 2008
Ind. Law - Clark County attorney works for State Department as a contract lawyer
Ben Zion Hershberg of the Louisville Courier Journal writes today in a story that begins:Jeremy Mull knew he wasn't in Indiana anymore when he drove to the entrance of a remote United Nations base in Sudan and encountered a pile...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, June 09, 2008
Sunday, June 08, 2008
Ind. Law - More on "Red light cameras legal?"
Updating this ILB entry from June 4th, Susan Brown of the NWI Times has a comprehensive story today on the red light camera issue. Some quotes:HAMMOND | City leaders last week entered the murky world Indiana lawmakers have faced for...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, June 08, 2008
Friday, June 06, 2008
Ind. Law - Still more on: "Bloomfield to 'test' golf carts on the streets this weekend"
POSTPONED! Timberly Ferree reports today in the Greene County Daily World:The Bloomfield Town Council retracted the suspension of the golf cart ordinance at a special meeting Thursday afternoon. Council President Jo Ann Carmichael said the retraction matter was the main...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, June 06, 2008
Ind. Law - More on: "Bloomfield to 'test' golf carts on the streets this weekend"
Updating this ILB entry from Thursday, first, see the photo, then the description:To protest what he thinks is an absurdity in the state and local laws banning golf carts, Bloomfield Town Councilman Aaron Hamm drove a motorized beer cooler to...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, June 06, 2008
Thursday, June 05, 2008
Ind. Law - "Bloomfield to 'test' golf carts on the streets this weekend"
Timberly Ferree of the Greene County Daly World reported June 3rd:Look for golf carts on the streets of Bloomfield this Saturday and Sunday. During a two-hour meeting on Tuesday, the Bloomfield Town Council voted 2-1 to suspendthe town's no golf...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, June 05, 2008
Wednesday, June 04, 2008
Ind. Law - "Red light cameras legal?"
"Red light cameras legal?" is the headlne to this story today in the NWI Times, written by Susan Brown. The report begins:HAMMOND | When the City Council gave its approval Monday to installing red light cameras at six city intersections,...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, June 04, 2008
Tuesday, June 03, 2008
Ind. Law - "Baker & Daniels Opens Chicago Office"
Baker & Daniels LLP issued a press release yesterday "announcing plans to establish a significant presence in Chicago with the opening of a new law office at 311 South Wacker Drive." Access the release here. ILB Note - The ILB...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, June 03, 2008
Monday, June 02, 2008
Ind. Law - "Local crime scene investigators debunk some myths about their work"
A story today in the Evansville Courier & Press reminds us that police work is not like CSI. Gavin Lesnick reports that the show often heightens expectations. Take fingerprints:[Tony Walker, a 16-year veteran of the Evansville Police Department's crime scene...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, June 02, 2008
Friday, May 30, 2008
Ind. Law - "City considers allowing golf carts on streets"
Our most recent entry on golf carts on city streets was dated May 16th. Today Jenny Peter of the Vincennes Sun Commercial reports:The Board of Works is looking into allowing residents to drive golf carts along many of the city's...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, May 30, 2008
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Ind. Law - Still more on: "Booksellers incensed over sexual content law"
Updating this ILB entry from May 7th about HEA 1042, NPR's All Things Considered this afternoon had a feature by Adam Ragusea titled "Indiana Law Targets 'Explicit' Books". The blurb:A new Indiana law — due to take effect July 1...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Ind. Law - Plain old-fashioned billboards and digital billboards
Plain old-fashioned billboards. This ILB entry from January 19. 2008, headed "Billboards will be history" - agreement filed Friday in Superior Court", began:See this ILB entry from May 3, 2006 on the denial of the petition for rehearing in Metropolitan...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, May 18, 2008
Ind. Law - Valpo Law's "nontraditional" law graduates
A story today by Amy Lavalley of the Gary Post-Tribune begins:VALPARAISO -- Jeffery Earl and JoBeth Cruz joined about 140 classmates Saturday at the commencement ceremony for the Valparaiso University School of Law. Earl, 37, and Cruz, 46, fit into...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, May 18, 2008
Friday, May 16, 2008
Ind. Law - Even more on golf carts in Greene County
This ILB entry from Nov. 9, 2007 quoted a story in the Green County Daily World that began: "Golf carts on the streets of Bloomfield once again dominated much of the discussion during the Bloomfield Town Council's meeting on Wednesday...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, May 16, 2008
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Ind. Law - "Law aids breast-feeding moms at work"
Shari Rudavsky reports today in the Indianapolis Star:New moms returning to work may find it easier to keep breast-feeding after July 1, when a new state law takes effect. The law requires employers to provide a private place for women...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, May 15, 2008
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Ind. Law - More on: How much can you rely on what is in the Indiana Code?
Updating this ILB entry from Monday, May 12th, about my article for the May 2008 issue of Res Gestae, titled, "How much can you rely on what is in the Indiana Code? Part I - Noncode sections", here is one...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Monday, May 12, 2008
Ind. Law - "Converse council may govern golf carts"
The ILB has had a rather long list of entries on the subject of use of golf carts on streets and roads, a subject seemingly growing more pressing as the baby boomers age. Perhaps marking the onset of spring, Nancy...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, May 12, 2008
Ind. Law - How much can you rely on what is in the Indiana Code?
In 2006 I wrote in an article for Res Gestae that the online version of the Indiana Code, which is the only version immediately accessible to most users, has numerous failings. Among these are the failure to include any editorial...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, May 12, 2008
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Ind. Gov't. - "Same-sex benefits decision tabled" at Univ. Southern Indiana
Kate Braser's report today in the Evansville Courier & Press includes these quotes:The University of Southern Indiana board of trustees opted not to vote on a resolution Saturday that would have extended employment benefits to same-sex domestic partners. University President...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, May 11, 2008
Friday, May 09, 2008
Law - "Empty Homes Spur Cities' Suits: Banks, lenders sued to recover costs"
Julie Kay of The National Law Journal has an interesting article today that begins:Homeowners aren't the only ones claiming they were victimized by the subprime foreclosure debacle sweeping the nation. Cities now dealing with scores of abandoned, foreclosed homes have...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, May 09, 2008
Thursday, May 08, 2008
Ind. Law - Still more on: "Booksellers incensed over sexual content law"
Not only booksellers, but the Indianapolis Museum of Art, according to this longish story by Tim Evans of the Indianapolis Star, updating his earlier story from yesterday. Today's story begins:The Indianapolis Museum of Art, which sells art books containing images...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, May 08, 2008
Wednesday, May 07, 2008
Ind. Law - More on: "Booksellers incensed over sexual content law"
Updating this ILB entry from March 26th about HEA 1042, Tim Evans of the Indianapolis Star reports this afternoon:The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana and attorneys for several national organizations representing booksellers filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, May 07, 2008
Thursday, May 01, 2008
Ind. Law - More on: Well-known Merrillville attorney killed in car crash
Updating yesterday's ILB entry, Marisa Kwiatkowski of the NWI Times has a long story today headed "Prominent attorney's death shocks community." It begins:CROWN POINT | Lake County court officials mourned Wednesday the death of defense attorney Garry Weiss. Weiss, 53,...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, May 01, 2008
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Law - Interesting juxtaposition of legal views this week
Earlier this week the ILB pointed to Justice Scalia's 60 Minutes interview. After reading Jon Murray's story in the Indianapolis Star this morning headed "Brizzi aims to expand fetal homicide laws: Deaths of unborn twins lead prosecutor to seek language...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Ind. Law - Well-known Merrillville attorney killed in car crash
From the Chicago Sun-Times:CROWN POINT. A woman and three men -- including a well-known lawyer -- were killed Tuesday night in a three-vehicle crash in Crown Point, Ind. * * * Garry Weiss, 53, of the 1700 block of Beachview...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Ind. Law - Is ACLU-Indiana on a losing streak?
Ken Kusmer of the AP uses the ACLU-Indiana loss Tuesday before the SCOTUS in the voter ID case to explore the question -- is the local ACLU on a losing streak? Some quotes:The U.S. Supreme Court ruling that upheld the...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Ind. Law - More on: Sommer Barnard may merge with Cincinnati firm
Updating this ILB entry from yesterday, Alexander Coolidge of the Cincinnati Enquirer reports today:In its largest acquisition ever, downtown Cincinnati law firm Taft Stettinius & Hollister will acquire Indianapolis-based law firm Sommer Barnard. The deal will add more than 100...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Ind. Gov't. - "Advocacy groups say Indiana's law, regulations are among top 6 in nation"
The Indianapolis Star has a story today by David Crary of the AP, along with Tim Evans of the Star, which begins:NEW YORK -- Indiana was cited among national leaders for its policies and laws regarding the release of information...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Ind. Law - Sommer Barnard may merge with Cincinnati firm
Ted Evanoff of the Indianapolis Star reports today in a story that begins:Partners at the Indianapolis law firm Sommer Barnard will vote today on merging their company into Taft Stettinius & Hollister of Cincinnati, two people knowledgeable about the deal...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Ind. Law - More on "Vigo’s Ephedrine ordinance could be revamped"
On April 17 the ILB quoted from a Terre Haute Trib-Star story about Vigo County's local ordinance on meth ingredients. Today the same Trib-Star reporter, Howard Greninger, writes:Vigo County law enforcement officers will no longer issue tickets against retailers because...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, April 24, 2008
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Ind. Law - More on "Should sex offenders' wrongs cost them their civil rights?"
Following up on reporter Laura Lane's comprehensive look yesterday at the issues posed by sex offender statutes (see ILB entry here), today the Bloomington Herald-Times adds its editorial voice ($$$):In 2003, the Indiana General Assembly established Indiana’s sex and violent...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, April 17, 2008
Ind. Law - "Vigo’s Ephedrine ordinance could be revamped"
Howard Greninger reports today in the Terre Haute Tribune-Star in a story that begins:A county ordinance aimed at ingredients used in over-the-counter allergy and congestion medicines should be amended to account for sellers of the product, said Vigo County Sheriff...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, April 17, 2008
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Ind. Law - "Should sex offenders' wrongs cost them their civil rights?" [Updated]
The Court of Appeals heard oral arguments March 31st in the case of State of Indiana vs. Anthony Pollard. Here is the case summary. Today Laura Lane of the Bloomington Herald-Times takes a comprehensive look at this case and the...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Monday, April 14, 2008
Ind. Law - "Little progress with state's wine laws"
Dan and Krista Stockman, of the excellent Saturday wine column, "Uncorked," in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, wrote on the 12th:It could have been a lot worse. For wine lovers who were hoping the Indiana General Assembly would make life...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, April 14, 2008
Tuesday, April 08, 2008
Ind. Law - Ghost employment charged for work at cemetery
Douglass Walker of the Muncie Star-Press reports today:UNION CITY -- Union City's ex-park and cemetery superintendent faces criminal charges over allegations he assigned a city employee to close graves at a privately owned cemetery, then pocketed the money that was...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, April 08, 2008
Friday, April 04, 2008
Ind. Law - "New law will require passengers to get help"
A story today, via the AP, begins:A new law will prevent passengers from walking away from car wrecks without alerting authorities and helping injured people if the driver cannot do so. Lawmakers approved the passenger responsibility law, which was inspired...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, April 04, 2008
Thursday, April 03, 2008
Ind. Law - Yet more on: Jeffersonville bans sex offenders from parks
Updating this ILB entry from Sept. 13, 2007, Ben Zion Hershberg of the Louisville Courier Journal reports today in a story that begins:A convicted sex offender who is banned by a Jeffersonville ordinance from entering city parks has asked a...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, April 03, 2008
Wednesday, April 02, 2008
Ind. Law- More on: 2008 US News Law School Rankings now available
Updating this ILB entry from last Friday, the WSJ Law Blog has an interesting entry this morning about how the U.S. News rankings are unrealistic because they rank the handful of national schools along with regionally-based schools which have "strong...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, April 02, 2008
Friday, March 28, 2008
Ind. Law- 2008 US News Law School Rankings now available
Here is a comparative ranking of the four Indiana law schools. IU-Bloomington, #36; IU-Indianapolis, #68; Notre Dame, #22; Valparaiso, Tier 4 (where schools are listed alphabetically). Last year's rankings: IU-Bloomington, #36; IU-Indianapolis, #85; Notre Dame, #28; Valparaiso, Tier 4 (where...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, March 28, 2008
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Ind. Law - More on: "Booksellers incensed over sexual content law"
Updating this ILB entry from March 28th quoting from an Indianapolis Star story, the Star today has an editorial criticizing the new law....Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, March 27, 2008
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Ind. Law - "Booksellers incensed over sexual content law"
Tim Evans reports today in the Indianapolis Star on a law passed by the General Assembly and signed by the Governor that oddly the ILB has not seen mention of before, either in the press or by those opposed to...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Monday, March 24, 2008
Ind. Law - Governor's action on 2008 bills now complete
From a media advisory:The 2008 Bill Watch on the governor’s Web site has been updated. Thirty-three bills were signed by the governor today. This completes the bill process for 2008.Note that only one bill, HEA 1210, Teacher certification, was vetoed....Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, March 24, 2008
Ind. Law - New law would target loan predators
Bryan Corbin of the Evansville Courier & Press reported Sunday in a lengthy story that begins:After seeing families forced to move from their homes in recent months because of rising mortgage payments, the Indiana General Assembly attempted this year to...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, March 24, 2008
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Ind. Law - More on: Allen County examines legal fees
This Feb. 12, 2006 ILB entry quoted a story in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette headlined "County examines legal fees: Bills of $800,000 a year spur search for alternatives." The JG also published an editorial on the topic. Today, over...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Saturday, March 15, 2008
Ind. Law - "Turnip that stirred panic was message to attorney"
Abby Slutsky reports today in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette:A packaged turnip that generated a local law firm’s suspicion Thursday was sent to attorney Mark GiaQuinta in what might have been an attempt to express that “you can’t get blood...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, March 15, 2008
Ind. Law - "Wineries lose again: Proposals to loosen Indiana’s distribution system fail"
That is the headline to this comprehensive story today by Jonathan Hiskes in the Indianapolis Business Journal. The story begins:Oliver Winery considered starting a wine club that would ship to members through UPS, giving them access to boutique wines not...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, March 15, 2008
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Ind. Law - "Protests prompt near-total rewrite of lead-paint act"
The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette's Niki Kelly had an interesting back-story yesterday on the Senate Bill 143, which is currently in conference committee. Read the story in conjunction with Kelly's lengthy March 9th report, headed "Lead poison bill faces slow...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, March 13, 2008
Monday, March 10, 2008
Ind. Law - Last Week in Review at the Indiana General Assembly
The Evansville Courier & Press' Bryan Corbin's review this Monday of the status of legislation in the General Assembly begins:It's down to crunch time at the Indiana General Assembly. State lawmakers have until midnight Friday to reach agreement on property...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, March 10, 2008
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Ind. Law - Last Week in Review at the Indiana General Assembly
The Evansville Courier & Press' Bryan Corbin's review this Sunday of the past week in the General Assembly is headlined "Illegal immigration on Senate agenda." Today's story, detailing legislative maneuvering , begins:INDIANAPOLIS - A debate over illegal immigration that sparked...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, February 24, 2008
Monday, February 18, 2008
Ind. Law - Last Week in Review at the Indiana General Assembly
The Evansville Courier & Press' Bryan Corbin's review this Monday (usually seen on Sundays) of the past week in the General Assembly is headlined "Illegal immigration on Senate agenda."...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, February 18, 2008
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Ind. Law - Zionsville attorney/forensic anthropologist studies LaPorte's 1908 "Lady Bluebeard"
A long story in today's Chicago Tribune by Kristen Kridel is headlined "A century-old mystery: Did serial killer fake her death? Through DNA analysis, Indiana forensic anthropologists hope to determine if 'Lady Bluebeard' really died in fire on her farm."...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Monday, February 11, 2008
Ind. Law - "March 1, physicians in Indiana will see a 19.1 percent decrease in annual surcharges paid into the Patient’s Compensation Fund"
Michael Schroeder reports today in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette in a story that begins:Health care costs continue to climb, but Indiana doctors are getting a break on payments to a state fund that covers the lion’s share of costs...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, February 11, 2008
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Ind. Law - Still more on: Uzelac's name ordered removed from May 8 primary ballot
Updating a long list of ILB entries on the question of whether a convicted felon may run for office in Indiana, Chas Reilly of the NWI Times reported Saturday:MERRILLVILLE | Former Town Councilman David Uzelac's appeal of a ruling that...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, February 10, 2008
Ind. Law - Last Week in Review at the Indiana General Assembly
The Evansville Courier & Press' Bryan Corbin's review this Sunday of the past week in the General Assembly is headlined "Lawmakers weigh paper gambling games for bars." The story reports:Although property-tax relief is still the predominant issue in the Legislature,...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, February 10, 2008
Monday, February 04, 2008
Ind. Law - Last Week in Review at the Indiana General Assembly
The Evansville Courier & Press' Bryan Corbin's review of the past week in the General Assembly, which appeared Sunday, is headlined "Legislators tackle session's tough agenda." The story reports:With the 2008 session not quite half over, the Indiana House has...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, February 04, 2008
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Ind. Law - Last Week in Review at the Indiana General Assembly
The Evansville Courier & Press' Bryan Corbin's review of the past week in the General Assembly today is headlined "Time running out on Daniels plan." The story reports:Now that the Indiana House has passed one version of the governor's property...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, January 27, 2008
Friday, January 25, 2008
Ind. Law - More on: Hoosier homeowners hit by perfect storm
Updating this ILB entry from August 25, 2007 about ballooning property tax bils and home prices spiraling downwards (if there were buyers), the NY Times reports today, in a story by Michael M. Grynbaum, that is headed "Home Prices Sank...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, January 25, 2008
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Ind. Law - More on: "This bill puts a pharmacist's individual beliefs above a patient's needs"
Updating this ILB entry from Jan. 10th on SB 3, Lesley Stedman Weidenbener of the Louisville Courier Journal reports today:The Senate yesterday voted down an amendment that would have clarified whether contraceptives are among the drugs that pharmacists could refuse...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Law - Should government employees be deleting their emails?
This month's issue of Governing.com has an important article by Ellen Perlman titled "Delete at Your Own Risk: Governments need a system for managing their mountains of e-mail. Very few have one." Some quotes:For several months last fall, the St....Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Law - Growing up online: Schools come to grips with technology
Making the connection between this ILB entry earlier today headed "Not law - On PBS tonight: "Growing Up Online" and law, see this excellent report today in the Muncie Star-Press by Oseye T. Boyd. The headline is "Schools come to...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Ind. Law - Bill would prevent those convicted of killing their child's other parent from receiving benefits in the event of the child's death
A long story today by Rick Yencer of the Muncie Star-Press begins:MUNCIE -- Thirteen years ago last October, Tommy Ross fatally shot his ex-wife, Paula, outside Gaston Elementary School, where she had just dropped off their six-year-old daughter, Cassandra. Convicted...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Monday, January 21, 2008
Ind. Law - "Pro bono spirit catches Evansville area lawyers"
Kate Braser of the Evansville Courier & Press reports:The next time a colleague at the water cooler grumbles about attorney fees, bear in mind some lawyers are providing legal services for free. Area attorneys were given a challenge — and...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, January 21, 2008
Sunday, January 20, 2008
Ind. Law - Last Week in Review at the Indiana General Assembly
The Evansville Courier & Press' Bryan Corbin's review of the past week in the General Assembly today is headlined "Taxes remain atop agenda: Same-sex marriage amendment is back." The story begins:Property tax relief continues to dominate lawmakers' time and attention...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, January 20, 2008
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Ind. Law - More on: Forced annexation target of legislation
Updating this ILB entry from Jan. 10th, on SB 114, Niki Kelly of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette reports today:A bill prohibiting forced annexation in the state cleared its first legislative hurdle Wednesday. The Senate Local Government and Elections Committee...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, January 17, 2008
Monday, January 14, 2008
Ind. Law - Yet more on golf carts in Greene County; Bainbridge to ban ATVs but allow golf carts
Updating this Nov. 15 ILB entry, where the Town of Bainbridge struggled over drafting an acceptable ordinance governing ATVs, today Josie Bode of the Greencastle Banner Graphic reports:Legal issues took center stage at the Bainbridge Town Council meeting, forcing the...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, January 14, 2008
Sunday, January 13, 2008
Ind. Law - Last Week in Review at the Indiana General Assembly
The ILB is pleased to see that the Evansville Courier & Press' Bryan Corbin is continuing in the year 2008 the Sunday review of the past week in the General Assembly (and a look ahead at the upcoming week) started...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, January 13, 2008
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Ind. Law - Forced annexation target of legislation
Niki Kelly reported Tuesday in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette:Cities and towns could no longer initiate annexations if even one property owner were opposed, according to a bill released Monday by a central Indiana senator. Senate Bill 114 would outlaw...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, January 10, 2008
Ind. Law - "This bill puts a pharmacist's individual beliefs above a patient's needs" [Updated]
Lesley Stedman Weidenbener of the Louisville Courier Journal reports today on SB 3. Some quotes:Pharmacists could refuse to dispense drugs they believe will be used to abort a pregnancy or commit suicide without fear of punishment by their employer under...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, January 10, 2008
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
Ind. Law - "Electronic signs stir debate"
James D. Wolf Jr. reports today for the Gary Post-Tribune:VALPARAISO -- Battles are brewing over electronic signs in rural Porter County as rules get more restrictive toward signs that flash, scroll messages or simulate movement. Sometime in January or February,...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, December 26, 2007
Tuesday, December 25, 2007
Ind. Law - "Bill: Hold accused abusers 8 hours "
Lesley Stedman Weidenbener reports today in the Louisville Courier Journal. Some quotes:Accused batterers would have to remain in custody for at least eight hours to help cool off domestic violence situations under legislation filed by a state senator for next...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, December 25, 2007
Friday, December 21, 2007
Ind. Law - What about "The Year 2007 in Review as seen from the Indiana Law Blog"?
The ILB ended last year with a 13-page "Indiana Law Year 2006 in Review." And here is the link to the 9-page review for law year 2005, titled "The Year in Review as seen from the Indiana Law Blog." The...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, December 21, 2007
Thursday, December 20, 2007
Ind. Law - Continuing with: Do the changes to the sex offender law mean longtime homeowners must move?
Supplementing this ILB entry from Tuesday, Dec. 18th centering on Tippecanoe County, Bob Kasarda has this story today in the NWI Times:VALPARAISO | A sex offender was sentenced Wednesday to six months behind bars after pleading guilty to violating the...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, December 20, 2007
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Ind. Law - Continuing with: Do the changes to the sex offender law mean longtime homeowners must move?
Following up on this ILB entry from Aug. 19th, re three John Doe cases in Tippecanoe County, and this one from Nov. 29th headed "Georgia's top court overturned a state law Wednesday that banned registered sex offenders from living within...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Sunday, December 09, 2007
Ind. Law - "My Big Break" features Parr Richey attorney
The Indianapolis Star's occasional Sunday feature, "My Big Break," today focuses on Tony Patterson, partner at Parr Richey Obremskey & Morton in Lebanon. Patterson relates that upon graduation from law school he did not land "one of the coveted big-firm...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, December 09, 2007
Wednesday, December 05, 2007
Ind. Law - Still more on: New Albany lawsuit seeks new council districts
Updating this ILB entry from July 8, 2006, Dick Kaukas of the Louisville Courier Journal reports today in a story that begins:The New Albany City Council made "a good-faith effort" but failed to comply with an agreement to settle a...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, December 05, 2007
Tuesday, December 04, 2007
Ind. Law - "Glaspie said he asked several people in the Republican Party, who he declined to name, if his convictions for intimidation with a deadly weapon and criminal recklessness would make him ineligible"
Another story about a convicted felon and eligibility to public office today, this one in the Lafayette Courier & Journal. Brian Wallheimer reports:OXFORD -- Two 1993 felony convictions are coming back to haunt David Glaspie. Glaspie will likely never take...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, December 04, 2007
Monday, December 03, 2007
Ind. Law - "Wine-shipping ruling adds holiday cheer"
The practical implications of the wine-shipping ruling for the holiday shopper were the subject of Dan and Krista Stockman's "Uncorked" column in the Sunday Fort Wayne Jounral Gazette. A sample:Of course, when the court struck down the parts of the...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, December 03, 2007
Friday, November 30, 2007
Ind. Law - More on: Because of two conflicting laws, Lake County Councilman Will Smith Jr. on council until sentencing
Updating this ILB entry from Nov. 29th, Patrick Guinane of the Gary Post Tribune writes today:INDIANAPOLIS | A region legislator has begun work to correct a defective state law that has allowed Lake County Councilman Will Smith Jr. to remain...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, November 30, 2007
Thursday, November 29, 2007
Ind. Law - Because of two conflicting laws, Lake County Councilman Will Smith Jr. on council until sentencing
John Byrne of the Gary Post-Tribune reports today:Convicted felon and Lake County Councilman Will Smith Jr. appears to be on firm legal ground in his bid to stay on the council until he is sentenced for federal income tax evasion....Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, November 29, 2007
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Ind. Law - "Gary cameras may nab drivers who run red lights"
Jon Seidel reports today in the Gary Post-Tribune:Running a red light in the city might get riskier if talks between the city's administration and other elected officials go as planned. A proposed law withdrawn from the City Council agenda last...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Sunday, November 25, 2007
Ind. Econ. Dev. - Distilling ethanol? Why not vodka?
"Farmyard Stills Quench a Thirst for Local Spirits" is the headline to a front-page story in today's NY Times reported by Susan Saulny. Some quotes from the lengthy story:ATCHISON, Kan. — The main still of the High Plains liquor company...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, November 25, 2007
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Ind. Gov't. - More on: "Terre Haute Mayor Kevin Burke has thrown opponent Duke Bennett’s eligibility to be mayor into question"
Updating this ILB entry from Nov. 16th, Austin Arceo of the Terre Haute Tribune-Star reports today:TERRE HAUTE — Terre Haute Mayor Kevin Burke officially challenged the Nov. 6 election results Monday, less than a week after attorneys sent Mayor-elect Duke...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Sunday, November 18, 2007
Ind. Law - How well does the provisional ballot work in real life?
The Kokomo Tribune column "Public Eye" by Scott Smith and Ken de la Bastide, has this item, of interest particularly in light of some of the close mayoral races . . . and the Voter ID provisional ballot "solution." The...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, November 18, 2007
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Ind. Law - Still more on golf carts in Greene County; Bainbridge to ban ATVs but allow golf carts
Updating this ILB entry from Oct. 12, 2007, which quoted a Greencastle Banner Graphic story that began: "The Bainbridge Town Council reversed a previous decision to follow county ATV guidelines Wednesday and moved forward on a crafting its own ordinance...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, November 15, 2007
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Ind. Law - More on "Argos Town Board Discusses Golf Cart Ordinance"
Updating this ILB entry from Oct. 7th, the Argos station, WTCA, AM 1050, reports:11/10/07 The Argos Town Council passed on the second and third readings the Golf Cart Ordinance. This ordinance will not go into effect until January 1, 2008....Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Ind. Law - Evansville lawyer sets up shop in old downtown jail
This is a neat story. Katie Braser reports today:For two decades, Evansville attorney Mike Woods' former law office window offered a clear view of the deterioration of Vanderburgh County's Old Jail and sheriff's residence. "I was catty-corner to it for...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Friday, November 09, 2007
Ind. Law - Yet more on golf carts in Greene County
Updating this ILB entry from Oct. 12th, Timberly Ferree of the Green County Daily World reported Wednesday:Golf carts on the streets of Bloomfield once again dominated much of the discussion during the Bloomfield Town Council's meeting on Wednesday night. The...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, November 09, 2007
Ind. Law - Floyd County passes ATV ordinance
Updating this ILB entry from Oct. 15th, concerning reconsideration of an ordinance allowing all-terrain vehicles operated by farmers to use Floyd County roads, WVHF-TV News out of Jeffersonville reports:Floyd County commissioners say the ATV ordinance they approved last night is...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, November 09, 2007
Monday, October 29, 2007
Ind. Law - Rochester Indiana's Ted Waggoner quoted in Nov. ABA Journal
"Charging by the Slice: Value billing shows that breaking up (the case) isn’t hard to do" is the title of a feature story by Margaret Graham Tebo in the November issue of the ABA Journal. Here is how the story...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, October 29, 2007
Friday, October 26, 2007
Ind. Law - Learn about accessing Indiana government information
The 2007 Access Boot Camp, a joint program of the Indiana Coalition for Open Government, Indiana State Bar Association and Hoosier State Press Association, is sponsoring an all-day seminar on Thursday, Nov. 8th. Here are the details. Of particular interest...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, October 26, 2007
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Ind. Law - How Hoosiers’ sales tax stacks up
The story this morning in the Indianapolis Star reporting on Gov. Daniels' speech last night announcing a property tax plan contains a side-bar intended to show how an increase in the state sales tax from 6% to 7% would stack...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Monday, October 22, 2007
Ind. Law - More on "IU rifle incident is quickly resolved: No one was hurt; law student arrested"
Following up on this ILB entry from Oct. 17th, which quoted from the blog, Above the Law, the WSJ Blog today claims more information about the incident:What jumped out at the [WSJ] Law Blog were reports that he was apparently...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, October 22, 2007
Sunday, October 21, 2007
Ind. Law - "Blogs fair game for school code of conduct"
Updating this ILB entry from Oct. 9th, which quoted from a Lafayette Journal & Courier story by Meranda Watling headlined "Student says Facebook posts led to suspension", today Ms. Watling writes under the headline "Blogs fair game for school code...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, October 21, 2007
Ind. Law - Is the City of South Bend's Strip Bar Ordinance Enforceable?
An interesting article today in the South Bend Tribune, written by Jamie Loo, begins:SOUTH BEND -- Is the city's adult business ordinance enforceable? Citizens for Community Values Political Action Committee has argued repeatedly that the city isn't enforcing the entire...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, October 21, 2007
Friday, October 19, 2007
Ind. Law - More on: Different takes on convicted sex offenders
Updating this ILB entry from yesterday, which included quotes from a story by Laura Halleman titled "Homeless man finds shelter at Courthouse," in the Madison Courier, Peggy Vlerebome of the same paper followed up the following day in a story...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, October 19, 2007
Thursday, October 18, 2007
Ind. Law - Different takes on convicted sex offenders
From a story posted on the WRBI Batesville site headed "Family Puts Up Sign About Sex Offender Moving In Nearby":In a Versailles neighborhood that seemed perfect to raise children, there is only one sign, literally, that all might not be...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, October 18, 2007
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Ind. Law - More on: Calif. Gov. Schwarzenegger kills a bill that would have required infection and death rates to be made public; what about Indiana?
Sunday the ILB posted this entry that ended by pointing out that Indiana does NOT provide the most essential information consumers need to know about Indiana hospitals - infection and death rates. According to a story today in the Chicago...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Ind. Law - "IU rifle incident is quickly resolved: No one was hurt; law student arrested"
The popular national law blog Above the Law was quick to post last evening on the story in the Indianapolis Star (here is the updated story) on the IU-Bloomington law student "accused of firing a rifle from the second floor...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Monday, October 15, 2007
Ind. Law - Still more on: Not golfcarts, but ATVs
Updating this ILB entry from Sept. 19th, which included this quote from a LCJ story: "An ordinance that would have allowed farmers to use all-terrain vehicles on roads in Floyd County died last night after the Floyd County Sheriff's Department...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, October 15, 2007