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Ind. Law - "It's the Law: Fireworks have some restrictions'"
Ken Kosky's NWI Times' "It's the Law" column today, June 22nd, looks at fireworks....
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on June 22, 2009 04:35 PM
Courts - "No Legal Shield in Drug Labeling, Justices Rule"
Updating yesterday's brief ILB entry on the Wyeth decision, here are some quotes from Adam Liptak's front-page story today in the NY Times:The Supreme Court has been sympathetic in recent years to arguments that federal law should pre-empt state injury...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on March 5, 2009 07:56 AM
Ind. Law - "It's the law" today examines Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore and Indiana Dunes State Park rules
Ken Kosky's "It's the Law" column in the NWI Times this week focuses on Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore and Indiana Dunes State Park rules. From the article:About 3 million people visit the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore and Indiana Dunes State...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on November 17, 2008 10:58 AM
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 2 today (and 1 NFP)
For publication opinions today (2): In LHT Capital LLC v. Indiana Horse Racing Commission, et al. , a 19-page opinion, Judge Brown writes:LHT asserts that the Commission demanded a $15 million transfer fee. In an August 6, 2007 letter to...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on August 7, 2008 12:56 PM
Environment - "Flares at heart of BP air permit appeal"
Gitte Laasby of the Gary Post-Tribune has another story today on the BP air permit controversy. Her report begins:WHITING -- Flares stand at the heart of the appeal of BP's air permit. You can't miss them. They're those tall Roman-candle...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on June 1, 2008 08:55 AM
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 4 today (and 19 NFP)
For publication opinions today (4): In Sally Gibbs, et al v. Jack David Kashak, et al , a 9-page opinion, Judge May writes:Sally Gibbs and Jack David Kashak are siblings and the beneficiaries of their parents’ trusts. Jack served as...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on March 31, 2008 12:54 PM
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 in The Indiana Law Blog on February 24, 2008 09:39 AM
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 in The Indiana Law Blog on December 26, 2007 07:45 AM
Law - "In Turnaround, Industries Seek U.S. Regulation"
Eric Lipton and Gardiner Harris of the NY Times have a lengthy story today. Here are some quotes:WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 — After years of favoring the hands-off doctrine of the Bush administration, some of the nation’s biggest industries are pushing...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on September 16, 2007 09:40 AM
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 1 today (and 5 NFP)
For publication opinions today (1): In Roger Johnson, as Indiana State Fire Marshall v. Patriotic Fireworks, Inc., et al. , a 10-page opinion, Judge Darden writes:Indiana State Fire Marshal Roger Johnson (“the Fire Marshal”), in his official capacity, and the...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on August 14, 2007 01:05 PM
Ind. Law - Status of fireworks, serial meeting, and CAFO bills
Fireworks. Angela Mapes of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette writes today in a story that begins:Local governments can regulate the use of fireworks 352 days a year under a bill that passed Saturday after weeks of tweaking by state lawmakers....
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on April 29, 2007 09:39 AM
Ind. Law - An improvement to the current fireworks law?
Last year's lenient fireworks law, which set off complaints all over the state, but particularly in urban areas, and caused many to ask "What were they thinking?", looks to be replaced this year by changes that may confuse everyone, everywhere....
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on April 26, 2007 09:25 AM
Ind. Law - No surprises here: Fireworks law change proposed
Here is a very long list of ILB entires from last summer where various communities express outrage over the fireworks law passed last here, with headlines like: "Sadly, the Legislature doesn't have a Stupid-O-Meter on which to test new laws."...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on December 20, 2006 08:02 AM
Ind. Law - More fireworks over fireworks
The Gary Post-Tribune today has a fairly damning story today about the new fireworks law. The story is written by Steve Walsh and headlined: "Fireworks law loopholes alarm area fire officials." Because the Post-Tribune does not archive its stories, here...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on August 13, 2006 05:25 PM
Ind. Law - "Sadly, the Legislature doesn't have a Stupid-O-Meter on which to test new laws"
The 2006 fireworks law changes are the subject of a column recently in the Munster (NW Indiana) Times by Phil Wieland headlined "Make state safe from Legislature." Some quotes:Once again we have to fight the enemy there so we can...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on August 5, 2006 09:28 AM
Ind. Law - More on fireworks law protests
Lesley Stedman Weidenbener of the Louisville Courier-Journal reports today in a story headlined "Indiana may revisit fireworks change: Lenient law sparks urban complaints." Here are a few quotes:Residents in some of the state's more urban communities have complained that the...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on July 23, 2006 08:49 AM
Ind. Law - More on fireworks law
"Will state’s new fireworks law fizzle?" is the headline to a long story by Steve Walsh in the Gary Post-Tribune, including the voting records on what legislators voted for and against the new "all fireworks, all the time" law. (Read...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on July 16, 2006 10:14 AM
Ind. Law - More on: "Indiana's fireworks law is a blasted nuisance"
This from Thursday's Chesterton Tribune, reported by Kevin Nevers:It may now be legal for Hoosiers to discharge fireworks, but that doesn’t mean that their neighbors have to like it. And apparently a lot of them don’t. As Chesterton Police Chief...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on July 14, 2006 11:04 AM
Ind. Law - More on: "Indiana's fireworks law is a blasted nuisance"
Benjamin Lanka of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette reports today in a story headlined "Governor favors local control of fireworks." Some quotes:As a new state law has turned almost every summer night into Independence Day, Gov. Mitch Daniels on Wednesday...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on July 13, 2006 07:16 AM
Ind. Law - "Indiana's fireworks law is a blasted nuisance" [Updated]
"Indiana's fireworks law is a blasted nuisance" is the headline to an editorial published Sunday in the Munster (NW Indiana) Times. It begins:Indiana's new fireworks law established a fund for firefighter training. They'll need that training, because the relaxed fireworks...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on July 11, 2006 08:53 AM
Ind. Courts - History will be made Wednesday in St. Joseph Circuit Court.
Tim Harmon of the South Bend Tribune writes today about that cameras are "set to make history in S.B. courtroom." Some quotes:The Fourth of July 2006 is not just about liberal, new fireworks laws in Indiana. The American tradition of...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on July 3, 2006 11:11 AM
Ind. Law - Headlines pretty much tell the story of House actions yesterday ...
Canned Deer Hunting. "Reprieve for high-fenced hunts clears House" - HB 1349 guarantees facilities may stay open another seven years and, in a log-rolling move (via Fort Wayne Journal Gazette):House members earlier this week added a provision to the...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on February 3, 2006 08:34 AM
Ind. Gov't - Authority of the Governor over Executive Branch appointees
"Members of gaming panel face uncertain future" is the headline to Lesley Stedman Weidenbener's Sunday column in the Louisville Courier Journal. She writes:Gov.-elect Mitch Daniels, who takes office tomorrow, said last week he expects that Hoosiers serving on state boards...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on January 10, 2005 07:24 AM
Indiana Decisions - Transfer list for week ending January 7, 2005
Here is the Indiana Supreme Court's transfer list for the week ending January 7, 2005. For other recent lists, check "Indiana Transfer Lists" under "Categories" in the right column. Three cases were granted transfer by the Supreme Court: the Court's...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on January 7, 2005 01:01 PM
Indiana Law - Feature on Muncie attorney
The Muncie Star-Press has a feature today on a Muncie attorney who is running for Delaware County commissioner, titled "Brooke's legal experience circles the globe." It begins:MUNCIE - John Brooke stands before a map of the United States in his...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on September 26, 2004 10:41 AM
Environment - Indiana air board meeting turns contentious today
The Indiana Air Pollution Control Board meeting had some fireworks this afternoon over a Hoosier Environmental Council (HEC) petition for a new mercury rule. The citizen petition was submitted to the Air Board in June, pursuant to the provisions of...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on September 1, 2004 03:27 PM
Indiana Decisions - Two More Today from the 7th Circuit (including the first Blakely decision impacting an Indiana federal district court ruling)
The 7th Circuit website has posted two additional opinions today, in addition to the three in my earlier entry. The second is a Blakely opinion. LIAN, YI-TU v. ASHCROFT, JOHN (On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on August 12, 2004 07:58 PM
Indiana Law - State should be proud of Boatwright's job
"State should be proud of Boatwright's job: He tried to give the state a sensible fireworks policy" is the headline to this opinion piece in Sunday's Marion Chronicle Tribune. Some quotes:You have to hand it to Tracy Boatwright, who recently...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on July 19, 2004 06:12 AM
Indiana Decisions - More on the Celebration Fireworks decision
The Indianapolis Star reports here today "Celebration Fireworks wins appeal of state fees," referencing the Court of Appeals decision yesterday (scroll down a few entries) in Tracy Boatwright, et al. v. Celebration Fireworks. Some quotes:Indiana's state fire marshal lost another...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on June 26, 2004 06:13 PM
Indiana Decisions - Two Court of Appeals Decisions Today
Tracy Boatwright, et al. v. Celebration Fireworks (6/25/04 IndCtApp) [Administrative Law; Statutory Construction ] Kirsch, Chief JudgeTracy Boatwright, individually and as Indiana State Fire Marshal (the Fire Marshal) and the State of Indiana (collectively State) appeal the trial courts decision...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on June 25, 2004 01:50 PM