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Ind. Decisions - Still more on: " First, Annex Books, now New Albany DVD"
Updating this ILB entry from Sept. 10th, Harold J. Adams reports today in the Louisville Courier Journal:The City of New Albany must decide whether to keep fighting following another loss in its long-running battle to shut down an adult bookstore....
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on November 3, 2009 10:54 AM
Ind. Courts - "Lawyers clash over legality of ordinance governing Indiana “adult superstore” -- stories display some confusion, but by whom?
Harold J. Admas story today in the Louisville Courier Journal begins with a great lede:While a gallery bused in by an anti-pornography organization looked on, attorneys for Theatair X and the town of Clarksville clashed over the legality of the...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on October 21, 2009 08:12 AM
Ind. Law - "Direct wine sale ban not about minors"
That is the headline to Dan and Krista Stockman's weekly "Uncorked" column today in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. Some quotes:When you hear lawmakers, wholesalers and lobbyists talk about shipping wine directly to consumers, all they’ll want to talk about...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on October 17, 2009 03:08 PM
Ind. Decisions - More on: " First, Annex Books, now New Albany DVD" [Updated]
Lesley Stedman Weidenbener has this report this afternoon on the Louisville Courier Journal website about the 7th Circuit's decision today in New Albany DVD (see ILB summary here). It begins:A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that the city of New...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on September 10, 2009 06:02 PM
Ind. Decisions - First, Annex Books, now New Albany DVD
This Sept. 3rd ILB entry was headed "7th Circuit issues long-awaited decision in Annex Books," and began:This ILB entry from August 24th was headed "Annex Books and New Albany DVD still awaiting decisions; September will mark the 4th anniversaries of...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on September 10, 2009 01:20 PM
Ind. Decisions - "Federal court ruling would let city's adult shops run 24/7" [Updated]
That is the headline to Robert King's story today in the Indianapolis Star about the 7th Circuit's ruling Thursday in the case of Annex Books Inc, et al v. City of Indianapolis (see ILB 9/3/09 summary here). Quotes from today's...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on September 5, 2009 09:09 AM
Ind. Decisions - 7th Circuit issues long-awaited decision in Annex Books
This ILB entry from August 24th was headed "Annex Books and New Albany DVD still awaiting decisions; September will mark the 4th anniversaries of their oral arguments before the 7th Circuit.". It began:Here is Judge Sarah Evan Barker's August 27,...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on September 3, 2009 07:06 PM
Ind. Decisions - Annex Books and New Albany DVD still awaiting decisions; September will mark the 4th anniversaries of their oral arguments before the 7th Circuit
Here is Judge Sarah Evan Barker's August 27, 2004 opinion in Annex Books Inc, et al v. City of Indianapolis. In Annex Books, Judge Barker upheld provisions of an Indianapolis adult business ordinance. The appeal was argued before a 7th...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on August 24, 2009 01:02 PM
Ind. Gov't. - More on: State paying millions more to "correct" IBM problems in implementing welfare contract?
Updating this ILB entry from August 2nd, the Evansville Courier & Press has a hard-hitting editorial today headed "Welfare woes." Some quotes:Call us naive, but we thought the cost of adjustments to Indiana's privatized welfare application system would be on...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on August 5, 2009 09:43 AM
Ind. Law - "It's the Law: Part 2 of State law allows most tattoos, body piercings"
Ken Kosky's NWI Times' "It's the Law" column Monday looked at Indiana's health regulations which govern tattoo parlors and body piercing facilities. Some quotes:Although Indiana law allows tattoo artists and body piercing workers to provide their services to adults and...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on May 5, 2009 01:21 PM
Ind. Courts - More on yesterday's post on the St. Joe judges selection bill
In this post yesterday I suggested:Rather than a new, unnecessary sixth panel of the Court of Appeals, if we are going to be adding judges with no demonstrated workload need, wouldn't it be preferable to add two new justices to...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on May 2, 2009 05:00 PM
Ind. Law - "Theatair X attorney says ordinance unconstitutional in Clarksville"
Matt Thacker reports in the Clark / Floyd County News & Tribune in a story that begins:Attorneys representing Theatair X are arguing that a Clarksville ordinance regulating how late sexually oriented businesses can stay open is unconstitutional. “I think it’s...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on March 19, 2009 11:02 AM
Ind. Law - More on: Indiana fails 2009 Sunshine Week survey; specifically, death certificates
Indiana failed the 2009 Sunshine Week Survey, but some research by the ILB indicates that the Survey itself is flawed in-so-far as its statistics on the availability of "death certificates online" is concerned. On March 15th the ILB had...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on March 18, 2009 09:14 AM
Ind. Law - More on: "New Albany will tighten adult-club regulations"
Updating this ILB entry from Dec. 19, 2008, Danial Suddeath reports in the New Albany News & Tribune:The New Albany City Council will amend the adult cabaret ordinance that passed on first and second readings when it convenes Monday. The...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on March 1, 2009 12:28 PM
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 4 today (and 17 NFP)
For publication opinions today (4): In William Lee Pallett v. State of Indiana , a 7-page opinion, Judge May writes:Pallett asserts: (1) the Department of Correction “turned him over” to the Monroe County Jail, thus discharging his life sentence; and...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on February 25, 2009 01:45 PM
Ind. Decisions - "New Albany strip club infringed on Horseshoe's trademark"
Grace Schneider reports today in the Louisville Courier Journal:A federal judge has ruled that a New Albany strip club's use of the name II Horseshoes and a golden horseshoe logo amounts to trademark infringement on nearby Horseshoe Casino. U.S. District...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on February 7, 2009 08:23 AM
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 9 today (and 11 NFP)
For publication opinions today (9): Thomas P. Harris v. Richard Denning and Susan K. Carpenter - "Thomas P. Harris appeals the grant of summary judgment in favor of Richard Denning and Susan K. Carpenter on Harris’s complaint alleging deceit, collusion,...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on January 29, 2009 10:59 AM
Ind. Decisions - 231 Adult Plaza must close, pay fines
The ILB has had a number of entries re this Spencer County adult shop. Here is a list. Today Thomas B. Langhorne reports in the Evansville Courier & Press:In the latest development in a three-year legal battle with Spencer County,...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on January 1, 2009 09:17 AM
Ind. Law - "New Albany will tighten adult-club regulations"
Grace Schneider reports today in the Louisville Courier Journal:With about 40 members of an anti-pornography group looking on last night, New Albany City Attorney Shane Gibson told the city council that he has enlisted a legal expert to help draft...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on December 19, 2008 09:59 AM
Ind. Courts - "Both sides claim free speech rights in battle over sex shop"
The ILB has had at least a dozen entries on Spencer County's court battles to restrict an adult business, 231 Adult Plaza. Today Francesca Jarosz of the Indianapolis Star reports on efforts by 24-hour per day protesters in Jackson County,...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on July 29, 2008 08:50 AM
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 6 today (and 9 NFP)
For publication opinions today (6): In Tim Sinks v. Krista L. Caughey , a 16-page opinion in an interlocutory appeal, Judge Vaidik writes:This case stems from a 2002 automobile accident in which Krista Caughey and her then-husband, Marius Sakalinskas, were...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on July 16, 2008 01:00 PM
Ind. Courts - Editorial: Legislature should regulate adult bookstores, not court
The Bedford Times-Mail editorializes today:Lawmakers will have to try again if they want to take on businesses that sell sexually explicit material. So far their efforts, while laudable, have not passed constitutional muster. We trust they will try again, because...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on July 6, 2008 09:53 AM
Ind. Courts - 7th Circuit has "yet to rule on adult bookstore in New Albany: New Albany DVD has stayed open" [Updated]
Dick Kaukas has an interesting story today in the wake of the July 1st decision by SD Indiana federal judge Sarah Evans Barker, who ruled in the Big Hat Books case on a lawsuit filed May 7th. Judge Barker was...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on July 4, 2008 09:17 AM
Ind. Decisions - Still more on: "Booksellers incensed over sexual content law"
As reported here yesterday in the ILB, Attorney General Carter has elected not to appeal Judge Barker's July 1st decision in the Big Hat Books case. Several papers editorialize today on the case. The Indianapolis Star's editorial is headed "Earning...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on July 3, 2008 07:26 AM
Ind. Decisions - Stories today on: "Booksellers incensed over sexual content law"
Francesca Jarosz of the Indianapolis Star reports today on yesterday's opinion by federal district judge Sarah Evans Barker in the case of Big Hat Books v. Prosecutors: Adams, et al. - see yesterday's ILB summary and links to the opinion...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on July 2, 2008 08:38 AM
Ind. Decisions - Yet more on: "Booksellers incensed over sexual content law"
Today federal Judge Sarah Evans Barker, in a 31-page opinion, ruled:For the reasons detailed in this entry, Plaintiffs’ facial challenge to HEA 1042 is well-founded. We hold that HEA 1042 unduly burdens First Amendment rights, and is unconstitutionally vague...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on July 1, 2008 04:33 PM
Ind. Courts - "Intricate political web unravels at Cantrell trial"
Although the ILB has had plenty of mentions of various members of the Cantrell family in Lake County, it has avoided the current federal trial of Robert Cantrell until now. This story from May 16th by Joe Carlson of the...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on May 31, 2008 11:45 AM
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 in The Indiana Law Blog on May 7, 2008 03:01 PM
Ind. Decisions - "Court won't hear adult plaza case"
As the ILB noted last Friday, May 2nd:Notable transfer denials include Plaza Group Properties, LLC, et al. v. Spencer County Plan Commission, et al.. For background, see this ILB entry from Dec. 14, 2007. Bryan Corbin of the Evansville Courier...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on May 6, 2008 08:11 AM
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 in The Indiana Law Blog on March 26, 2008 10:19 AM
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 5 today (and 12 NFP)
For publication opinions today (5): In Hopper Resources Inc., Construction Div. v. Wendell Webster , a 13-page opinion, Judge Darden writes:Hopper Resources, Inc., Construction Division (“Hopper”), appeals the trial court’s order denying judgment to Hopper on its claim asserted against...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on December 27, 2007 12:55 PM
Ind. Decisions - More on: Appeal of wine shipping case to 7th Circuit
Updating this ILB entry from Dec. 13th, several more amicus briefs have been filed in the appeal of Baude v. Heath to the 7th Circuit, these on behalf of the Appellees, including members of the General Assembly who support the...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on December 19, 2007 12:09 PM
Ind. Decisions - More on "Judge says Spencer County can control adult business"
More on Thursday's COA ruling in In Plaza Group Properties, LLC, et al. v. Spencer County Plan Commission, et al. [see ILB entry here - 2nd case] -- Bryan Corbin of the Evansville Courier & Press reported yesterday on the...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on December 16, 2007 08:47 AM
Ind. Decisions - "Judge says Spencer County can control adult business"
Referencing yesterday's COA ruling in In Plaza Group Properties, LLC, et al. v. Spencer County Plan Commission, et al. [see ILB entry here - 2nd case], the Evansville Courier & Press reports today:Local officials' attempts to block a Spencer County...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on December 14, 2007 03:47 PM
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 6 today (and 16 NFP)
For publication opinions today (6): In Lavern Baltimore v. State of Indiana , a 15-page opinion, Chief Judge Baker writes:Appellant-defendant Lavern Baltimore appeals his convictions for Burglary Resulting in Bodily Injury, a class A felony, and Sexual Battery,2 a class...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on December 13, 2007 02:09 PM
Ind. Decisions - "Big-time attorneys argue adult plaza case"
Oral arguments took place Friday before a panel of the COA (Chief Judge Baker, Judges May and Crone) in the case of Plaza Group Properties v. Spencer County Plan Commission. The ILB has had quite a number of entries on...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on November 3, 2007 08:30 AM
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 in The Indiana Law Blog on October 21, 2007 03:17 PM
Ind. Decisions - Trumping legislative prayer case, another Indiana case has been awaiting an opinion from the 7th Circuit for more than two years
Referencing the ILB entry yesterday headed "How long has it been since the 7th Circuit heard oral arguments in the legislative prayer case?", a reader writes to point out:While the legislative prayer case has been post-Oral Argument for more than...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on October 11, 2007 06:30 AM
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 2 today (and 14 NFP)
For publication opinions today (2): In James Atterholt v. Marilyn Robinson, a 25-page opinion, Chief Judge Baker writes:Appellants-defendants James Atterholt, the Commissioner of Insurance of Indiana, and the Patient Compensation Fund of Indiana (collectively, the Fund) appeal the trial court’s...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on August 22, 2007 01:13 PM
Courts - New Albany, adult store still await ruling
Dick Kaukas writes today in the Louisville Courier Journal:It's been almost two years since lawyers for the city of New Albany and for the adult bookstore presented arguments before the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago in the...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on July 29, 2007 01:16 PM
Ind. Decisions - Rulings in the Spencer County adult business case now available
The ILB has had a number of entries on the Spencer County adult business dispute. The first entry, from Jan. 16, 2006, was headed "Adult business dispute draws top lawyers to fight in Spencer." See the entire list here. On...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on July 5, 2007 04:16 PM
Ind. Law - Schererville planners review sexually oriented ordinance
Vanessa Renderman of the NWI Times reports today that begins:An ordinance under review in Schererville would give the town more authority in regulating sexually oriented businesses that want to open up shop. Plan Commissioners this week received a draft of...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on June 21, 2007 08:05 AM
Ind. Decisions - More on ruling in: Spencer County adult business ordered to close
Apparently it was never ordered to close. As the AP reported yesterday, Spencer Circuit Judge Wayne Roell has "fined the owners of a southern Indiana adult bookstore and lounge $30,000 for violating a county ordinance limiting the operation of a...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on June 21, 2007 07:25 AM
Ind. Decisions - Ruling in: Spencer County adult business ordered to close
This ILB entry from May 22nd quoted Kate Braser of the Evansville Courier & Press as reporting:A judge is deciding whether owners of an adult business in Spencer County will be forced to pay thousands of dollars in fines for...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on June 20, 2007 07:43 AM
Ind. Courts - "Officials make progress to keep federal court in Terre Haute"
Howard Greninger of the Terre Huate Tribune-Star reports today in a story that begins:The General Services Administration still is evaluating proposals for new Terre Haute locations for the federal offices that will move from the building at Seventh and Cherry...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on June 5, 2007 09:07 AM
Ind. Decisions - Update on: Spencer County adult business ordered to close
As reported in this ILB entry from May 19th, a contempt of court hearing was scheduled for yesterday, Monday, in Spencer Circuit Court. Today Kate Braser of the Evansville Courier & Press reports:A judge is deciding whether owners of an...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on May 22, 2007 07:07 AM
Ind. Courts - Confiscating a student's cellphone results in appointment of special prosecutor
Yesterday the ILB posted on the continuing story in Spencer County where an adult entertainment business is ignoring a judge's order to close. I thought of that this morning when I read this story in the Lafayette Journal & Courier...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on May 20, 2007 07:34 AM
Ind. Decisions - Still more on: Spencer County adult business ordered to close
This ILB entry from May 5th began by quoting the Evansville Courier & Press:After more than a year of a court battle between Spencer County and an adult entertainment business the county wanted to shut down, Spencer County Circuit Court...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on May 19, 2007 06:11 PM
Ind. Decisions - More on: Spencer County adult business ordered to close
On March 13, 2007, Kate Braser of the Evansville Courier & Press reported: "After more than a year of a court battle between Spencer County and an adult entertainment business the county wanted to shut down, Spencer County Circuit Court...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on May 5, 2007 09:54 AM
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 5 today (and 12 NFP)
For publication opinions today (5): In 600 Land Development, Inc. v. Metropolitan Board of Zoning Appeals of Marion County, et al. , a 27-page opinion, Judge Robb writes:600 Land, Inc., an Indiana corporation, appeals the trial court’s denial of its...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on March 27, 2007 01:25 PM
Law - "Pediatricians Voice Anger Over Costs of Vaccines"
The NY Times has an important story today on the high costs of vaccines, that ties into earlier ILB entries on the cervical cancer vaccine, vaccines in general, and medical care costs. The story relates that vaccines have become too...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on March 24, 2007 04:32 PM
Ind. Decisions - Spencer County adult business ordered to close
Kate Braser of the Evansville Courier & Press reports today:After more than a year of a court battle between Spencer County and an adult entertainment business the county wanted to shut down, Spencer County Circuit Court Judge Wayne Roell ruled...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on March 13, 2007 10:13 AM
Ind. Courts - Some perspective on "Businessman's criminal rap sheet erased in legal deal" [Updated]
First off, two more items relating to this story. Thursday Ruthann Robinson had a good overview of the events in the NWI Times. Some quotes:In July, Dominic Pitzel, 53, a Crown Point businessman, petitioned the court to clear his record...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on February 24, 2007 05:41 PM
Courts - More on: "Jurists seal cases of colleagues: Litigants include relatives of those with ties to court"
"Kept confidential are the name of the judge who sealed the lawsuit, the names of the lawyers who litigated the case, the judge's reasoning in sealing the case, and whether Darrian or her ex-husband requested the case be hidden from...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on February 15, 2007 12:18 PM
Ind. Decisions - 7th Circuit issues interesting non-Indiana decision re location of an "adult business"
The case is Illinois One News v. City of Marshall Illinois. The opinion is written by Chief Judge Easterbrook. Some quotes:Large cities such as Chicago can insist that adult businesses stay away from residential areas and schools, while leaving...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on February 13, 2007 12:57 PM
Ind. Courts - Putnam County Council nixes third court
The Greencastle Banner Graphic reports today, in a story by Lisa Meyer Trigg that begins:A request to create a third court in Putnam County to ease judicial congestion has died at the hands of the Putnam County Council. Local attorneys...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on December 18, 2006 04:42 PM
Ind. Decisions - 7th Circuit rules in Gary "sexually oriented businesses" case
In Andy's Restaurant et al v. City of Gary, a 14-page opinion, Circuit Judge Kanne writes:This appeal concerns the constitutionality of an ordinance enacted by the City of Gary (“City”) affecting “sexually oriented businesses.” In a thorough and well...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on October 11, 2006 11:08 AM
Law - More on: New Jersey case on waiver of liability at skateboard park
This Feb. 1, 2006 ILB entry reported on an argument before the NJ Supreme Court on whether parents can waive their children's rights to sue.Yesterday, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled 5-2 that commercial recreational facilities cannot use those forms...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on July 18, 2006 08:16 AM
Ind. Law - Adult entertainment law, or how to shut down an "adult items" shop
Kate Braser of the Evansville Courier&Press has an interesting story today headlined "County getting lesson in laws: Efforts target adult business." Some quotes:A few months ago, John Wetherill, an attorney in Spencer County, didn't know much about adult entertainment law...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on July 9, 2006 03:07 PM
Ind. Courts - Marion County juvenile justice under Star review
The Indianapolis Star is in the second day of its three-day editorial series on on problems at the Marion County juvenile justice system. Here is its synopsis:• Sunday: Children are flooding into a Marion County juvenile justice system where rules...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on June 12, 2006 10:33 AM
Ind. Law - Terre Haute citizens voice concerns about adult-oriented businesses
"About 50 people attend public input meeting to voice concern about adult-oriented businesses" is the headline to a story today in the Terre Haute Tribune-Star by Joanne Hammer that begins:Most of 50 people who attended a public input meeting Wednesday...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on April 20, 2006 09:57 AM
Law - More on: Marshall, Illinois adult bookstore must move or change stock
Updating this ILB entry from Feb. 24th based on a Terre Haute Tribune-Star story, the Trib-Star reports today, in a story by Joanne Hammer headlined "Marshall adult bookstore appealing federal court ruling requiring merchandise change," that:Owners of an adult bookstore...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on March 29, 2006 11:30 AM
Ind. Law - "Attorney: ‘You can’t zone out a business’"
"Attorney: ‘You can’t zone out a business’" is the headline to a story today in the Terre Haute Tribune-Star. Some quotes:Many residents who crowded into West Terre Haute’s town hall Thursday night said the town should not spend money fighting...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on February 10, 2006 09:02 AM
Ind. Law - Dubois plans ordinance on adult businesses
The Louisville Courier Journal reports today, via the AP, that:JASPER, Ind. -- Dubois County officials are considering an ordinance to make it more difficult for an adult-entertainment business to open. Since it is illegal to ban such businesses, the ordinance...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on January 26, 2006 07:58 AM
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals decides 6 today
Robert S. Stewart v. State of Indiana - Sentencing appeal; affirmed. In M.Q.M. v. State of Indiana, Judge Crone writes:M.Q.M. appeals from the juvenile court’s dispositional order adjudicating him to be a delinquent child for committing possession of a substance...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on January 18, 2006 12:07 PM
Ind. Law - Adult business dispute draws top lawyers to fight in Spencer
"Adult business dispute draws top lawyers to fight in Spencer" is the headline to an AP story today in the Louisville Courier Journal (a very abbreviated version appears in the Indianapolis Star). Some quotes:DALE, Ind. -- A zoning dispute involving...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on January 16, 2006 08:31 AM
Ind. Law - NW Indiana updates on adult zoning; big box regulation
Adult businesses. "Chesterton approves adult-business ordinance" is the headline to this story today in the Gary Post-Tribune. Quotes:CHESTERTON — The Town Council on Monday officially put into place a safety net they hope will keep morally questionable businesses in their...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on November 15, 2005 08:39 AM
Ind. Law - Chesterton considers ordinance regulating sexually-oriented businesses
"Chesterton Town Council to consider ordinance regulating sexually-oriented businesses" was the headline of this story last week by Kevin Nevers in my hometowm paper, the Chesterton Tribune. Some quotes:It’s not enough apparently, when it comes to the regulation of sexually...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on November 13, 2005 10:34 AM
Ind. Courts - 7th Circuit hears adult-store debate
Ben Zion Hershberg of the Louisville Courier Journal writes today:A lawyer for the city of New Albany told federal appeals court judges yesterday that an adult video store opened illegally on Main Street in February 2004, so it wasn't "grandfathered...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on September 27, 2005 06:21 AM
Ind. Gov't. - State ABC won't renew local South Bend liquor permit
Jeff Parrott of the South Bend Tribune has this story today. Some quotes:SOUTH BEND -- The Indiana Alcohol and Tobacco Commission has voted unanimously to deny liquor license renewal for a South Bend strip club, despite an earlier, favorable nod...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on August 18, 2005 11:39 AM
Ind. Decisions - Regulation of Indy adult entertainment operations
The Indianapolis Star has an editorial today on an opinion issued last week by United States District Judge Sarah Evans Barker:[I]n a ruling last week allowing the city to regulate certain aspects of adult entertainment operations, Barker gave the city...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on April 5, 2005 12:08 PM
Ind. Decisions - Three today from Court of Appeals
J.R. v. State of Indiana (1/11/05 IndCtApp) [Juvenile Law] Hoffman, Senior Judge Respondent-Appellant J.R. appeals from the juvenile court�s true finding that he committed the delinquent act of receiving stolen property, a Class D felony if committed by an adult....
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on January 11, 2005 04:18 PM
Indiana Decisions - Judge Barker issues decision in New Albany adult video store dispute
"New Albany adult video store can open, judge says" is the headline to this story by Ben Zion Hershberg in the Louisville Courier Journal today. Some quotes:After 11 months of litigation, a federal judge has ordered New Albany to allow...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on January 6, 2005 07:29 AM
Indiana Law - Warrick commissioners OK zoning ordinance
"Warrick commissioners OK zoning ordinance" is the headline to this story today in the Evansville Courier&Press. Some quotes:The ordinance took two years to complete and includes several new measures designed to fit the needs of Warrick County - one of...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on December 16, 2004 07:18 AM
Indiana Courts - Video store hearing before Judge Barker
The Louisville Courier-Journal reports today, in a story headlined "Experts clash in adult-store hearing," that"It was a battle of the expert witnesses from California yesterday at a hearing in federal court on whether New Albany should be ordered to let...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on November 10, 2004 06:12 AM
Indiana Law - Cities battle adult stores in courts
"Cities battle adult stores in courts: Most recent rulings favored regulators" is the headline to this feature today in the Louisville Courier-Journal. Some quotes:Legal battles are raging across the country over attempts by local governments to regulate adult businesses ...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on October 19, 2004 07:41 AM
Indiana Decisions - New postings on the SD Indiana site
Several recent rulings by Judge Sarah Evans Barker have been posted on the Southern District of Indiana website. An Indiana Law Blog posting of August 30, 2004, titled "Federal court upholds Indianapolis' ordinance re adult businesses," reported on Judge Barker's...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on September 15, 2004 01:20 PM
Indiana Courts - Another adult business case before Judge Barker
This August 30th ILB entry, titled "Federal court upholds Indianapolis' ordinance re adult businesses," reported that U.S. District Judge Sarah Evans Barker had upheld provisions of an Indianapolis adult business ordinance. [Unfortunately the ruling has not be posted on the...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on September 7, 2004 08:43 AM
Indiana Decisions - Federal court upholds Indianapolis' ordinance re adult businesses
This was released this afternoon by Indianapolis Mayor Bart Peterson's office:Federal court upholds stricter regulations for adult businesses INDIANAPOLIS Mayor Bart Peterson announced today that a federal court in Indianapolis has upheld the key components of the citys adult...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on August 30, 2004 07:19 PM
Indiana Decisions - Two 7th Circuit Opinions Today
Eric Joelner, Fish, Inc. dba XXXtreme Entertainment, Free Speech, Inc. and First Amendment, Inc. v. Village Washington Park, Ill. (SD Ill.)Before COFFEY, RIPPLE, and KANNE, Circuit Judges. KANNE, Circuit Judge. * * * with a population of only 5,300 covering...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on August 4, 2004 12:16 PM
Law - Why special legal treatment for married couples?
Saturday's Indianapolis Star published a syndicated column by Froma Harrop with the headline "Singles left out of the deal." Although the article was not available from the Star's website, it is available here today from the Creators Syndicate site. Some...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on July 18, 2004 09:28 AM
Law - "Open Carry" is Now Law in Virginia
A story in the Washington Post this week reported on alarm caused by people wearing guns. Police were called recently when six armed men were seen sitting in a restuarant. More:The men told the officers "they were just exercising their...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on July 16, 2004 04:21 PM
Indiana Decisions - Four Supreme Court Decisions Posted Today
Jeffrey Dean Washington v. State of Indiana (5/20/04 IndSCt) [Criminal Law & Procedure] Rucker, Justice - Affirmed. In the Matter of K.G., D.G. D.C.B. and J.J.S. (5/20/04 IndSCt) [Statutory Construction; Juvenile Law] Rucker, JusticeWe hold that although juveniles alleged to...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on May 20, 2004 02:09 PM