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Ind. Laws - More on "Lawmaker to push texting-driving ban"
Updating this ILB entry from Nov. 3rd, the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette has an editorial today that concludes: Research from the American Automobile Association’s Foundation for Traffic Safety found about one in five U.S. drivers said they texted while driving...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on November 8, 2009 05:22 PM
Law - "Driven to Distraction: When Texting Kills, Britain Offers Path to Prison "
The NY Times had a long and moving, front-page story Sunday, by Elizabeth Rosenthal, about texting. "A 24-year-old fashion designer was killed near Oxford when [another young] woman who had just received a text message rear-ended her car at 60...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on November 3, 2009 08:22 AM
Law - "Digital Data Makes For A Really Permanent Record"
The ILB wrote Oct. 8th on the "Streisand effect", when, for example, an attempt to expunge past criminal records instead creates additional public records. And even if a record is expunged, often it isn't really. NPR's Martin Kaste had a...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on November 1, 2009 08:04 AM
Ind. Gov't. - Still more on "State will cancel its $1.34 billion contract with IBM and other vendors to automate the application process for food stamps, Medicaid and other benefits" [Updated]
The Indianapolis Star editorializes today on the contract cancellation:Large, troubling questions remain about the fate of a public assistance system that affects one in every six Hoosiers. How will the transition back to the state from a failed privatization effort...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on October 17, 2009 02:37 PM
Ind. Courts - Vanderburgh Circuit Court juror admonished for Facebook entry during trial
The ILB has had a number of entries relating to "Managing the electronic communication revolution in the Indiana courtroom." Today Lydia X. McCoy reports in the Evansville Courier & Press:A juror in the Joaquin Starks' trial was admonished Friday morning...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on October 11, 2009 01:17 PM
Not law but important - More on: "A Virtual Revolution Is Brewing for Colleges"
Updating this ILB entry from Sept. 12th, here, from the Sept. 14th Business Week, is a column from Kevin Maney headed "Next: An Internet Revolution in Higher Education - Web technology is poised to shake universities, the way it rocked...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on September 20, 2009 10:52 AM
Law - "College Stars Run for Cover From Fans’ Cameras "
This story in the NY Times today, reported by Pete Thamel and Thayer Evans, begins:While shopping recently at RadioShack, Florida quarterback Tim Tebow was approached by a woman with a seemingly innocuous request to take a picture with him. But...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on September 17, 2009 01:14 PM
Law - Dawn Johnsen's DOJ nomination impacts Monroe County school board
Updating the ILB entries on DOJ nominee Dawn Johnsen, Andy Graham of the Bloomington Herald-Times (who also wrote this earlier story) reports today ($$) on the impact of the stalled confirmation process on the Monroe County Community School Corp. board...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on September 6, 2009 07:11 PM
Ind. Law - "IPS wants to put an end to students' sexting"
Ken Kosky's NWI Times' "It's the Law" column June 15th, looked at "sexting" -- the ILB entry includes links to several earlier entries on the topic. Also of note is this March 27th ILB entry. Today Andy Gammill has a...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on August 19, 2009 09:54 AM
Ind. Decisions - "7th Circuit Cuts Off Challenge to Chicago Cell Phone Ban"
The 7th Circuit opinion this week in the case of Gayle Schor et al v. City of Chicago, flagged in this ILB entry from August 13th (3rd case), is the subject of a story today by Lynne Marek of The...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on August 15, 2009 11:45 AM
Ind. Courts - Continuing on with: Managing the electronic communication revolution in the Indiana courtroom
This will be the 6th ILB entry under the heading "Managing the electronic communication revolution in the Indiana courtroom" The first such entry, dated July 25th, commenced:It began with stories of cell phones banned in the Allen County Courthouse. That...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on August 15, 2009 11:29 AM
Ind. Courts - Still more on: Managing the electronic communication revolution in the Indiana courtroom
Updating this ILB entry from Aug. 4th, Katherine A. Helm (currently clerking for a U.S. district court judge in California and will soon be clerking for a U.S. court of appeals judge in Washington) writes for The National Law Journal...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on August 11, 2009 12:13 PM
Ind. Courts - More on: Managing the electronic communication revolution in the Indiana courtroom
In this ILB entry from July 25th, I quoted from an article in the New York Law Journal that: "Attorneys are objecting to tougher rules for bringing laptop computers, cell phones and other electronic devices into Manhattan's Daniel Patrick Moynihan...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on August 4, 2009 12:43 PM
Ind. Law - "It's the Law: courts want people on their best behavior"
Ken Kosky's NWI Times' "It's the Law" column today, August 3rd, looks at court etiquette, in the second of two articles about courts:The sign on the door leading into Porter Circuit Court Judge Mary Harper's courtroom reminds people of the...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on August 3, 2009 08:34 AM
Ind. Courts - "Texting, tweeting tempt jurors, frustrate judges"
An AP story appearing today in the Miami Herald (and a number of Indiana papers), by Charles Wilson, picks up on this ILB entry from July 27th:Friday, an Indiana Supreme Court committee took up the issue of banning iPhones, cell...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on July 31, 2009 03:32 PM
Ind. Law - "South Bend to ban cell phone use in school zones"
Troy Kehoe reported yesterday for WSBT TV:SOUTH BEND — City leaders are cracking down on cell phones in school zones. A new ordinance will soon impose fines on drivers caught talking or texting behind the wheel. The debate over the...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on July 31, 2009 10:32 AM
Ind. Courts - More on: managing the electronic communication revolution in the Indiana courtroom
Updating this ILB entry from July 25th, which noted that the ILB had been told that:Friday, an Indiana Supreme Court committee took up the issue of banning iPhones, cell phones, laptops, social network sites such as Twitter and Facebook, by...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on July 27, 2009 12:48 PM
Ind. Courts - Managing the electronic communication revolution in the Indiana courtroom
It began with stories of cell phones banned in the Allen County Courthouse. That was in November of 2006. Several other counties followed suit, via their local rules. You may find them in this list of ILB entries referencing "cell...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on July 25, 2009 06:27 PM
Law - "Arbitration company to cease consumer work" [Updated]
From the Chicago Tribune blog, Chicago Law, an entry, complete with links to the complaint and settlement agreement: It begins:The reputation of consumer arbitration took another hit, as one of the biggest companies that specialized in resolving small claims by...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on July 21, 2009 04:30 PM
Courts - "Tweeting, Texting, Googling Banned for Mich. Jurors"
Tresa Baldas of The National Law Journal has this long story today. A quote:The Michigan Supreme Court has laid the hammer down on gadget-happy jurors in banning all electronic communications by jurors during trial, including tweets on Twitter, text messages...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on July 2, 2009 09:51 AM
Ind. Laws - More on "New Ind. laws include teen driver cell phone ban"
Updating this ILB entry from June 28th, two stories today: From the Elkhart Truth, "Dog breeders face license law." The bill is HEA 1468. From the Gary Post-Tribune, a lengthy story by Karen Snelling, headed "New state law requires all...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on June 30, 2009 10:46 AM
Ind. Laws - "New Ind. laws include teen diver cell phone ban"
Mike Smith of the AP has a story on some of the new laws that will take effect Wednesday, July 1. Some quotes:Indiana drivers under age 18 will soon be breaking the law if they use a cell phone while...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on June 28, 2009 08:49 AM
Courts - "Prison Cell-Phone Use a Growing Problem"
On May 29th the ILB posted this most recent entry on banning cell phones in courthouses. But earlier last week, Time had a report by Tom McNichol on cell phones in prison -- a problem that rarely raised concerns until...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on June 2, 2009 05:11 PM
Courts - Yet another reason to ban cellphones in court rooms?
Updating this ILB entry from May 15th, and a long list of earlier ILB entries on bannning cell phones in courthouses, Dareh Gregorian of the New York Post (yes, the Post) has a story today headed "Oh, what a twit!...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on May 29, 2009 03:21 PM
Courts - Another reason to ban cellphones in court rooms?
The story by Alana Roberts of the Daily Business Review is headlined "Mistrial Declared Over Executive's Texting From Witness Stand." It begins:For future reference, do not read texts from your boss while on the witness stand. In fact, don't text...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on May 15, 2009 10:08 AM
Ind. Courts - "Expecting jurors not to be tempted by a mountain of information just fingertips away is a national issue, one local court officials must deal with as well"
So writes Stacey Stumpf of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette in this opinion piece. More:“We have strict rules of evidence, all of which are in place for a purpose. Telling jurors to ignore certain information doesn’t work. It’s like throwing...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on May 10, 2009 05:42 PM
Ind. Gov't. - Where are we in the legislative session?
Three days remain. Here are some reports: Eric Bradner of the Evansville Courier and Press writes under the heading: "Three days, two 'must' issues: Budget, jobless fund task lawmakers." Lesley Stedman Weidenbener of the Louisville Courier Journal has a story...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on April 26, 2009 08:56 AM
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 7 today (and 13 NFP)
For publication opinions today (7): In Home Telephone Co. of Pittsboro, Inc., et al. v. Verizon North, Inc., et al. , an 11-page opinion is an appeal from an order of the state utility regulatory commission. Judge Riley concludes:Based on...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on March 31, 2009 12:38 PM
Law - "You’re Dead? That Won’t Stop the Debt Collector "
So reads the headline to this long story today in the NY Times by David Streitfeld. Some quotes:MINNEAPOLIS — The banks need another bailout and countless homeowners cannot handle their mortgage payments, but one group is paying its bills: the...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on March 4, 2009 08:51 AM
Ind. Law - "Kentucky, Indiana ponder teen-driver cell-phone laws"
Lesley Stedman Weidenbener has this story today in the Louisville Courier Journal. Some quotes:INDIANAPOLIS – Floyd Central (Ind.) High School senior Mitch Moutoux remembers the text message telling him a girl he knew was pregnant. It came as he was...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on December 14, 2008 10:44 AM
Ind. Courts - Allen Court tickets phone-ban violators
Rebecca S. Green reports today in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette:If you bring a cell phone or other electronic device – and you haven’t noticed the 19-month-old ban – into the Allen County Courthouse, you might get a ticket. And...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on September 18, 2008 10:31 AM
Law - "California cellphone law may be more costly than the $20 fine"
Another California story, but something to keep in mind. Indiana has no state-wide law, but Gary has an ordinance - see this Oct. 8, 2007 ILB entry. Ralph Vartabedian of the Los Angeles Times reports today in a long story...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on June 19, 2008 08:46 AM
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 in The Indiana Law Blog on June 6, 2008 08:40 AM
Ind. Courts - More on Allen County courthouse-wide cell phone ban
Allen County was the first to ban cellphones in the courthouse. A story from June 15, 2007 Fort Wayne Journal Gazette began:It’s been almost six months since Allen County banned cell phones, cameras, iPods and nearly all other electronic devices...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on March 28, 2008 02:09 PM
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 in The Indiana Law Blog on January 22, 2008 01:07 PM
Ind. Courts - More on: Porter County Courthouse cell phone ban begins
Updating this ILB entry from Aug. 3, 2007, Bob Kasarda of the NWI Times has a story today headed "Court visitors rustling bushes over cell phone ban":VALPARAISO | The cell phone ban at the county's three court buildings may have...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on December 5, 2007 11:27 AM
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 in The Indiana Law Blog on November 27, 2007 09:56 AM
Courts - Cell phones in courtrooms
The ILB has had a number of entries on bans on cell phones and cameras in Indiana courtrooms and courthouses. Today, this National Law Journal report from Massachusetts that begins:The Massachusetts Appeals Court upheld a lower court's witness intimidation jury...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on November 19, 2007 08:32 AM
Ind. Decisions - "Judge denies motion to restrict jukebox incident from murder case"
From the Oct. 4 Lebanon Daily Sun, this story, reported by Matt Hendrix, on a trial court ruling:Judge Rebecca McClure has ruled that the music a murder suspect allegedly listened to in the hours leading up to his wife's death...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on October 10, 2007 06:05 AM
Ind. Law - More on: Gary ordinance to prohibit use of cell phones while driving
Updating this ILB entry from Oct. 3rd, Jane Huh of the Gary Post-Tribune reports today:In January, motorists in the city caught using their cell phones while driving will face fines up to $200. Three months before it takes effect, the...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on October 8, 2007 08:31 AM
Ind. Law - Gary ordinance to prohibit use of cell phones while driving
Jon Seidel writes today in the Gary Post-Tribune:GARY -- A law prohibiting drivers from using their cell phones while behind the wheel on city streets was approved Tuesday night by the Gary City Council. Originally introduced three months ago, it...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on October 3, 2007 09:56 AM
Ind. Gov't. - "Recording ban to end in City-County Building"
Yesterday the ILB posted an entry headed "Lake Station City Council wants to ban public vidoetaping of meetings." Today the Indianapolis Star reports, in a story by Brendan O'Shaughnessy, that Indianapolis has had such a ban all along, but now...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on September 20, 2007 06:27 AM
Ind. Courts - Porter County Courthouse cell phone ban begins
From a story by Diane Krieger Spivak in the Gary Post-Tribune:VALPARAISO -- The cell phone ban at Porter County's courthouses has gone relatively smoothly. So far. "There were no problems," Porter Superior Court Judge David Chidester said Thursday. The ban...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on August 3, 2007 11:08 AM
Ind. Courts - Lake County researching cell phone ban, any plan appears limited to courtrooms; Hamilton County imposes strict measures
Yesterday the ILB has an entry titled "Ind. Courts - Huntington bans phones in courtrooms, not courthouses." Today Ruthann Robinson of the NWI Times reports:CROWN POINT | Before deciding to ban cell phones in courtrooms, Lake County officials are waiting...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on June 24, 2007 08:59 AM
Ind. Courts - Huntington bans phones in courtrooms, not courthouses
An editorial in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette this week (Allen County was the first to banish cell phones from the courthouse) suggested:Local judges ... should at least consider banning phones from courtrooms but not from the buildings. Large signs...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on June 23, 2007 01:58 PM
Ind. Courts - More on: Attorney sees opportunity and seizes it
Dionne Waugh of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette reported on March 6th:When Allen County court officials discussed banning cell phones in the courts, several people said someone would probably start standing outside the buildings and offer to hold people’s phones...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on June 22, 2007 08:49 AM
Ind. Courts - Fort Wayne paper opines against courthouse-wide cell phone ban
Following up on this story from June 15th, the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette today has an editorial titled "Hardly a ringing success." Some quotes:The ban’s exemptions – for building employees and attorneys – create two classes of people. Why, for...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on June 19, 2007 08:23 AM
Ind. Courts - More on cell phone bans in Indiana courthouses
Dionne Waugh of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette reports today that:It’s been almost six months since Allen County banned cell phones, cameras, iPods and nearly all other electronic devices from its court facilities. Yet, hundreds of people still try to...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on June 15, 2007 08:34 AM
Ind. Courts - Porter County Courts have new reason for cellphone bans
The ILB has had a number of stories on decisions to ban cellphones entirely from courthouses. Allen County appears to have been the first. The rationale from a Nov. 22nd Fort Wayne Journal Gazette story:Allen Superior Magistrate Robert Schmoll said...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on June 9, 2007 08:48 AM
Ind. Courts - Another county bans cell phones in Courthouse
In today's Marion Chronicle-Tribune, Teresa Auch reports:A move to ban cell phones in the Grant County Courthouse has proved irritating to visitors, but courthouse officials say security concerns override any complaints. Signs popped up in March announcing that cell phones...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on April 30, 2007 12:18 PM
Ind. Courts - Attorney sees opportunity and seizes it
Dionne Waugh of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette reports today:When Allen County court officials discussed banning cell phones in the courts, several people said someone would probably start standing outside the buildings and offer to hold people’s phones for a...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on March 6, 2007 09:58 AM
Law - Kentucky legislator who let intern vote criticized
"Legislator who let intern vote criticized: House speaker says action violated rules" is the headline to a story today by Joseph Gerth in the Louisville Courier-Journal. Some quotes from the start of the story:FRANKFORT, Ky. — In an apparent violation...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on February 18, 2007 10:38 AM
Ind. Gov't. - More on: "State Web site breached: 5,600 notified hacker saw their credit-card numbers"
Updating yesterday's ILB entry, Niki Kelly of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette reports today:State technology officials sent letters Friday to 5,600 people and businesses informing them that a hacker obtained thousands of credit card numbers from the state Web site....
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on February 10, 2007 10:02 AM
Ind. Courts - More on: Another county likely will ban cell phones in Courthouse
But no, it is not to be in LaGrange County. Updating this information from Feb. 3rd, WLKI reports today:(LAGRANGE) - LaGrange County Commissioners chose not to act on a request to ban cell phones in county buildings this morning. Commission...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on February 5, 2007 03:17 PM
Ind. Courts - Another county likely will ban cell phones in Courthouse
WLKI is reporting:(LAGRANGE) - Cell phones could be banished from the LaGrange County Courthouse and possibly other county buildings in the not to distant future. LaGrange County Commissioners have placed the issue on their agenda for Monday morning. County Commissioner...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on February 3, 2007 03:13 PM
Ind. Courts - Steuben bans cell phones
WLKI Angola reports today:An ordinance which bans cell phones and recording devices from the Steuben County Courthouse was adopted yesterday on all three readings by County Commissioners. Circuit Court Judge Allen Wheat and Superior Court Judge William Fee instituted the...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on January 17, 2007 04:58 PM
Ind. Courts - Steuben Courthouse to ban cells in court [Updated]
Kara Lopp of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette reports today:The ban, which starts Wednesday, comes in response to the misuse of a cell phone during a private juvenile hearing about two weeks ago in the county’s Circuit Court. Cameras and...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on January 4, 2007 01:00 PM
Ind. Courts - Even more on: "Allen courts to ban cell phones, all electronics"
Dionne Waugh of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette reports today in a story headlined "Cell phones are hot potatoes in court: 1st day of ban catches some people by surprise." I love the way the story begins:Jacqui Dowdell thought it...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on January 3, 2007 08:11 AM
Ind. Courts - Still more on: "Allen courts to ban cell phones, all electronics"
The Dec. 29th story on the Fort Wayne courts' cell phone ban, reported in this ILB entry, did a good job explaining how the ban will work, but did not tell the story behind the ban. News Channel 15 (WANE)...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on January 2, 2007 07:27 PM
Ind. Courts - More on: "Allen courts to ban cell phones, all electronics"
Updating this ILB entry from Nov. 22nd, Dionne Waugh of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette reports today:They’re everywhere. * * * But come Tuesday, one place cell phones won’t be allowed is inside Allen County’s courts. People won’t even be...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on December 29, 2006 08:54 AM
Ind. Courts - "Allen courts to ban cell phones, all electronics"
Dionne Waugh of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette reports today:Allen County courthouses will ring in the new year in silence as officials implement a policy banning all cell phones, pagers and electronic devices. The devices won’t be allowed inside the...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on November 22, 2006 08:35 AM
Not law but interesting - "For India's Traditional Fishermen, Cellphones Deliver a Sea Change"
The Washington Post has a fascinating story today about the economic impact of the cellphone on small fishermen and others in India, by allowing them to communicate directly with their markets. Some quotes:Minutes later Rajan's phone rang again -- another...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on October 15, 2006 09:18 AM
Ind. Courts - "Judge gets tough(er) on phone ban"
A week ago the ILB entry was headed "Judge rings up 3 cell phone owners on contempt charges." Today the Gary Post-Tribune reports:CROWN POINT — The cell phone ban in the courtrooms applies to attorneys, too. Lake Superior Court Judge...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on August 31, 2006 07:44 AM
Ind. Law - Telecommunications rears its confusing head
Lesley Stedman Weidenbener of the Louisville Courier Journal's Sunday column is headlined "Telecommunications rears its confusing head." It is the third piece she has written on the subject within four days, and it is a good thing -- this is...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on January 8, 2006 06:56 AM
Ind. Law - State-wide telecommunications deregulation the focus of many stories today
"Telecom rules under scrutiny: Renewed effort to change regulation adds cable to mix" is the headline to a story in the Indianapolis Star Business section by Michele McNeil and J.K. Wall. Some quotes:How much Hoosiers pay for local phone service,...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on January 5, 2006 07:40 AM
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues four today [Updated]
In Anthony Z. Banks v. State of Indiana Judge Vaidik writes:Anthony Z. Banks appeals his conviction for Promoting Prostitution, a Class C felony. Specifically, he contends that the trial court erred in excluding his testimony concerning what a police officer...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on December 29, 2005 10:00 AM
Ind. Decisions - More on today's decision on the requirement to pay for pretrial diversions [Updated]
Shortly before 6 p.m. the Indianapolis Star posted on its website a story by Kevin Corcoran on today's Court of Appeals ruling in Jamie Mueller & Vicki Evans v. State of Indiana. (Scroll down 3 entries or click here for...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on November 16, 2005 06:44 PM
Ind. Law - Huge telecom bill could deploy broadband, deregulate basic telephone service
Rick Yencer has a lengthy story today in the Muncie Star-Press about the now "huge Senate Bill 381." Some quotes:Broadband development and telecommunication deregulation have been joined in the huge Senate Bill 381 that passed out of the Indiana House...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on April 14, 2005 07:27 AM
Indiana Decisions - 7th Circuit posts four today
Richmond, Michael v. Scibana, Joseph, Warden, Federal Correctional Institution at Oxford, Wisconsin (WD Wis.)Before BAUER, EASTERBROOK, and MANION, Circuit Judges. EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge. * * * The district court dismissed his petition because Richmond had never asked the Warden or...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on October 19, 2004 01:12 PM
Indiana Decisions - Court of Appeals issued five last Friday
Joshua Rogers v. State of Indiana (9/10/04 IndCtApp) [Criminal Law & Procedure] May, JudgeJoshua Rogers appeals his convictions after a bench trial of criminal recklessness as a Class D felony See footnote and battery, as a Class A misdemeanor.See footnote...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on September 13, 2004 11:09 AM
Indiana Decisions - Nine More Court of Appeals Opinions Today
Celleco Partnership, et al. v. Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission, et al. (6/30/04 IndCtApp) [Utilities; Trade Secrets] Baker, JudgeToday we hand this case down along with a related case, Indiana Bell Telephone Co., Inc. d/b/a SBC Indiana, v. Indiana Utility Regulatory...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on June 30, 2004 01:53 PM
Indiana Decisions - 7th Circuit rules on Carmel cell-phone dispute
Sprint v. City of Carmel (3/22/04 USCA 7th Cir.) Evans, Circuit JudgeOne section of the historical Telecommunications Act of 1996 gives cellular telephone service providers the right to challenge local zoning decisions in federal court. 47 U.S.C. § 332(c)(7)(B)(v). While...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on March 22, 2004 02:30 PM
Indiana Law - What Time is it in Indiana?
An Indianapolis Star/Eyewitness News 13 Poll of 704 Indiana residents in January "found that 58 percent of Hoosiers think the entire state should be on the same time, compared with 38 percent who are satisfied with the current arrangement," according...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on February 4, 2004 08:55 AM