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Ind. Courts - "Change of venue shifts Indy trial to Valparaiso" [Updated]
James D. Wolf, Jr. reports today in the Gary Post Tribune:VALPARAISO -- Visitors to the Porter County Courthouse this week will find Indianapolis law enforcement officers added to Porter County Sheriff's police security, and Indianapolis television crews outside the building....
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on November 1, 2009 06:00 PM
Courts - "Restoring judicial restraint: Running roughshod over GOP precedents would only diminish court's moral authority"
That is the headline to an editorial in yesterday's Detroit Free Press. It begins:In the decade between 1998 and 2008, a Republican Michigan Supreme Court majority installed by Gov. John Engler dramatically recast the rules by which criminal and civil...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on October 12, 2009 03:41 PM
Courts - Via Iqbal, the Supreme Court Slams the Door
That is the opinion of law prof Herman Schwarzt in this article published Sept. 30th in The Nation. A quote:In the few months since the decision in Iqbal came down,it has resulted in the dismissal of 1500 District Court and...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on October 7, 2009 09:33 AM
Law - Church, genealogist in tussle over cemetary information
Updating the ILB entries from March 18th and March 19th on death certificates, here is a somewhat related story from the March 16th Lexington Herald-Leader. Beverly Fortune reports: Among the hundreds of graves in the Old Union Christian Church Cemetery...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on March 22, 2009 01:11 PM
Courts - Federal Judge awards attorneys fees in Kentucky ten commandments case
From the AP, a story in the Lexington Herald-Leader that begins:A federal judge has ordered a pair of southern Kentucky counties to pay $393,798 in attorneys fees stemming from their defense of posting the Ten Commandments in courthouses. The Lexington...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on March 17, 2009 03:30 PM
Ind. Decisions - More on: Decision in the Lake County early voting case
Updating the ILB entry from early this afternoon, Bill Dolan of the NWI Times now has a report on the ruling that beings:HAMMOND | Early voting satellite centers in Gary, Hammond and East Chicago will remain open following a Wednesday...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on October 22, 2008 03:15 PM
Ind. Courts - Still more on: Hearing set in early voting case
Updating this ILB entry from late yesterday, both NW Indiana newspapers today report that they expect a ruling shortly, perhaps today. John Byrne of the Gary Post-Tribune writes:HAMMOND -- Lake County's early voting controversy went on the road Monday. Lake...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on October 21, 2008 08:22 AM
Ind. Courts - Update on: Judge Arredondo orders early voting locations to open [Updated]
Updating the reports from this morning, Josh Kalven of Progress Illinois reports:The dispute over early voting in Lake County, IN came to a head this morning, as Lake County Circuit Court Judge Lorenzo Arredondo ordered in-person absentee voting centers in...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on October 14, 2008 03:05 PM
Ind. Courts - Judge Arredondo orders early voting locations to open
Updating this ILB entry from early this morning about the dueling county courts, the first one convened this morning. From a report by Bill Dolan of the NWI Times:CROWN POINT | Lake Circuit Court Judge Lorenzo Arredondo on Tuesday morning...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on October 14, 2008 12:12 PM
Ind. Decisions - Yet more on: Remote voting sites at issue in Lake County
Updating this ILB entry from Oct. 8th, both the NWI Times and the Gary Post Tribune report today that U.S. District Court Judge Joseph Van Bokkelen heard arguments yesterday on the remote voting sites issue and has not yet made...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on October 11, 2008 02:27 PM
Ind. Decisions - Still more on: Remote voting sites at issue in Lake County
Updating yesterday's ILB entry, U.S. District Court Judge Joseph Van Bokkelen yesterday vacated Lake County Circuit Court Judge Lorenzo Arredondo's ruling from Monday that the satellite sites be opened. Bill Dolan of the NWI Times reports:U.S. District Court Judge Joseph...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on October 8, 2008 08:39 AM
Ind. Decisions - "High court to consider Indiana law on voter ID"
Sylvia A. Smith, Washington editor of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, writes today on the voter ID law challenge, to be heard Wednesday, January 9th in oral arguments before the Supreme Court of the United States. Some quotes:The Supreme Court...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on January 6, 2008 10:50 AM
Ind. Courts - "Courthouse elevator warranty extended"
Pam Tharp reports today in the Richmond Palladium-Item:LIBERTY, Ind. -- The warranty on the troubled elevator in the Union County Courthouse was extended three months Monday, but that didn't satisfy everyone. Resident Maude Winkler urged the commissioners to have the...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on July 24, 2007 07:58 AM
Courts - Can public records be "too public"?
Has the internet made public records too public? Should you have to dig -- make a trip to the courthouse in a distant county, or a number of trips around the countrry -- to assemble the public records on a...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on December 19, 2006 09:44 AM
Ind. Courts - Union Courthouse not ready for festival
The Richmond Palladium-Item reports today, via a story by Pam Tharp:LIBERTY, Ind. -- The Union County Courthouse won't be ready for an open house during Founders Day weekend, the commissioners said Monday. Floors can't be polished until record storage boxes...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on August 29, 2006 09:12 AM
Ind. Courts - Union County Courthouse offices to close starting Monday for move-in
The Richmond Palladium-Item reports:If you have business at the Union County Courthouse, do it today or Friday. Union County's courthouse offices will be closed from July 24 to July 31 so the offices can move from the Liberty Mini Mall...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on July 20, 2006 07:33 AM
Ind. Courts - Union County Court rennovation moving along
Despite the brief AP story that appears today in the Indianapolis Star, headlined "Courthouse renovation project is delayed," work looks to be moving along at the Union County Courthouse. This story from the Richmond Palladium-Item, written by Pam Tharp, including...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on April 25, 2006 07:49 AM
Ind. Courts - More of the same re proposed Randolph County Courthouse demolition
"Courthouse talk resumes, but commissioners decide nothing" is the headline to a story today in the Muncie Star-Press by Joy Leiker. Some quotes: WINCHESTER -- During the first public discussion in two months on the fate of the 129-year-old Randolph...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on February 7, 2006 08:13 AM
Ind. Courts - Union County Courthouse renovation vs. Fayette County's
The headline to this Richmond Palladium-Item story by correspondent Pam Tharp reads: "Another courtroom treasure revealed: Original tin ceiling at Union Co. building uncovered but will be hidden after renovation." Some quotes:LIBERTY, Ind. -- The original ceiling of the Union...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on December 20, 2005 09:17 AM
Ind. Courts - Vigo County courthouse restoration bids higher than expected
"Courthouse restoration bids higher than expected: Historic finish work may have to be re-bid, construction official says." That is the report from the Terre Haute Tribune-Star. Some quotes:Bids on historic finishes, opened Wednesday as part of an $8.5 million restoration...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on November 18, 2005 07:31 AM
Ind. Courts - Union County Courthouse renovation moving faster than expected
"Courthouse renovation moving faster than expected" is the headline to a story in the Richmond Palladium-Item. Some quotes:LIBERTY, Ind. -- Union County's courthouse renovation project is within budget and slightly ahead of schedule. Work on what was expected to be...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on October 27, 2005 08:18 AM
Law - California Governor to Veto Bill Authorizing Same-Sex Marriage
The Washington Post has this story today. Some quotes:LOS ANGELES, Sept. 7 -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) announced Wednesday night that he will veto landmark legislation that would have allowed same-sex couples to marry. In a statement, Schwarzenegger's press secretary,...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on September 8, 2005 07:39 AM
Ind. Courts - Randolph Courthouse story today not encouraging
Today's story in the Muncie Star-Press by Joy Leiker, titled "Randolph courthouse plans remain in limbo," is not encouraging to those who do not want to see the historic structure demolished. Some quotes:WINCHESTER - Twelve weeks ago the Randolph County...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on August 30, 2005 08:34 AM
Law - U.S. Supreme Court to hear Ten Commandments cases tomorrow
The Evansville Courier& Press has a Scripps Howard News Service story this morning that reports:The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday in a couple of cases that raise questions about whether Ten Commandment displays are an unconstitutional government endorsement...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on March 1, 2005 10:47 AM
Environment - Several recent stories
The LaPorte Herald Argus reports:LAPORTE — The state of Indiana has stepped up pressure on Srilata Verma, owner of the former Allis-Chalmers powerhouse. Two weeks ago the Indiana Attorney General’s Office filed a motion in LaPorte against Verma, who lives...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on February 2, 2005 07:18 PM
Indiana Law - News this morning from NW Indiana
The Munster Times this morning has three noteworthy stories: Judge Kouros. A more complete report of the recommendation of the Indiana Commission on Judicial Qualifications is published in this story this morning. Some quotes:Judge Joan Kouros held court Thursday despite...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on July 16, 2004 07:48 AM
Law - NY Expanding Public Access to Court Documents
An AP story yesterday reports that the New York State "Office of Court Administration said Wednesday it will begin posting briefs and other court documents on the Web, agreeing with a commission that the Internet provides a dramatic opportunity to...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on February 27, 2004 09:09 AM