http://indianalawblog.com/ Focus is on Indiana law, and on interesting developments in law, government, and more (not just in Indiana). en-us Copyright 2008 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:44:26 -0500 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:01:34 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.14 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 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... http://indianalawblog.com/archives/2008/07/ind_decisions_a_77.html http://indianalawblog.com/archives/2008/07/ind_decisions_a_77.html Ind Fed D.Ct. Decisions Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:44:26 -0500 In Caskey v. Colgate-Palmolive (SD Ind., Judge Hamilton), a 15-page opinion, Judge Bauer writes:After being disciplined and ultimately terminated, Tracy Caskey sued her former employer and its parent company. Caskey alleged that the defendants (1) interfered with her right... http://indianalawblog.com/archives/2008/07/ind_decisions_7_290.html http://indianalawblog.com/archives/2008/07/ind_decisions_7_290.html Indiana Decisions Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:07:38 -0500 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.... http://indianalawblog.com/archives/2008/07/ind_law_follwoi.html http://indianalawblog.com/archives/2008/07/ind_law_follwoi.html Indiana Law Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:49:10 -0500 For publication opinions today (5): In John Clark, Rep. of the Estate of Cory R. Clark v. Aris, Inc., et al , a 9-page opinion, CJ Baker writes:Baer left the job site during the middle of his shift without Aris’s... http://indianalawblog.com/archives/2008/07/ind_decisions_c_763.html http://indianalawblog.com/archives/2008/07/ind_decisions_c_763.html Ind. App.Ct. Decisions Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:14:36 -0500 Continuing his reporting on the drug forfeiture investigation in Delaware County, Rick Yencer of the Muncie Star-Press writes today: The Muncie-Delaware County Drug Task Force was ordered Wednesday to return $25,212 seized without a court order and spent in violation... http://indianalawblog.com/archives/2008/07/ind_courts_judg_85.html http://indianalawblog.com/archives/2008/07/ind_courts_judg_85.html Indiana Courts Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:50:46 -0500 Updating this ILB entry posted yesterday, Bill Ruthhart of the Indianapolis Star reports today in a story that begins:A lawsuit filed Wednesday asserts the Indiana Sports Corp. owes Marion County taxpayers $6 million for selling Pan Am Plaza. The complaint,... http://indianalawblog.com/archives/2008/07/ind_courts_more_280.html http://indianalawblog.com/archives/2008/07/ind_courts_more_280.html Indiana Courts Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:01:42 -0500 With two of its county judges facing unrelated charges, the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette has a long and thoughtful editorial today that should be read in full:Two Allen County judges familiar with passing judgment on people who have committed wrongdoings... http://indianalawblog.com/archives/2008/07/ind_courts_fort_8.html http://indianalawblog.com/archives/2008/07/ind_courts_fort_8.html Indiana Courts Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:44:39 -0500 Updating this ILB entry from yesterday, Niki Kelly of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette reports today under the headline "Judge accused of thwarting test for DWI." Some quotes:Allen Circuit Court Judge Thomas J. Felts might have intentionally tried to subvert... http://indianalawblog.com/archives/2008/07/ind_courts_more_279.html http://indianalawblog.com/archives/2008/07/ind_courts_more_279.html Indiana Courts Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:38:53 -0500 On May 11, 2007 the ILB posted an entry on two young attorneys - Teresa Perry of Evansville, who was charged with "eight counts related to possessing and distributing methamphetamine," and Terry J. Record, who, according to an Indianapolis Star... http://indianalawblog.com/archives/2008/07/ind_courts_more_278.html http://indianalawblog.com/archives/2008/07/ind_courts_more_278.html Indiana Courts Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:05:48 -0500 Yesterday's Court of Appeals decision in the case of Jesse S. McCown v. State of Indiana (ILB entry here, 5th case, is the subject of a story posted this afternoon by Sophia Voravong in the Lafayette Journal Courier that begins:A... http://indianalawblog.com/archives/2008/07/ind_decisions_a_76.html http://indianalawblog.com/archives/2008/07/ind_decisions_a_76.html Ind. App.Ct. Decisions Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:47:34 -0500 Updating this ILB entry from June 29th, quoting from a John Ketzenberger column in the Indianapolis Star about local attorney Paul Ogden, today Ogden has filed a class action complaint on behalf of Clarke Kahoo and Howard Elder against the... http://indianalawblog.com/archives/2008/07/ind_courts_more_277.html http://indianalawblog.com/archives/2008/07/ind_courts_more_277.html Indiana Courts Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:33:08 -0500 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... http://indianalawblog.com/archives/2008/07/ind_law_more_is_1.html http://indianalawblog.com/archives/2008/07/ind_law_more_is_1.html Indiana Law Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:06:38 -0500 For publication opinions today (0): NFP civil opinions today (0): NFP criminal opinions today (3): Nickolus Stamper v. State of Indiana (NFP) Joshua Weathers v. State of Indiana (NFP) Gregory Fleming v. State of Indiana (NFP)... http://indianalawblog.com/archives/2008/07/ind_decisions_c_761.html http://indianalawblog.com/archives/2008/07/ind_decisions_c_761.html Ind. App.Ct. Decisions Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:41:41 -0500 A press release issued today via the Courts site begins:The Indiana Supreme Court is saying good-bye to the longtime Director of Information Management. John Newman is retiring July 25th, after 22 years with the Indiana Supreme Court, Chief Justice Randall... http://indianalawblog.com/archives/2008/07/ind_courts_john_4.html http://indianalawblog.com/archives/2008/07/ind_courts_john_4.html Indiana Courts Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:38:26 -0500 Niki Kelly of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette attended the initial hearing in Marion County Superior Court this morning and reports in a story that begins:INDIANAPOLIS – Allen Circuit Judge Thomas Felts will keep his driver’s license after an initial... http://indianalawblog.com/archives/2008/07/ind_courts_judg_84.html http://indianalawblog.com/archives/2008/07/ind_courts_judg_84.html Indiana Courts Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:39:57 -0500