The Indiana Law Blog http://indianalawblog.com/ Focus is on Indiana law, and on interesting developments in law, government, and more (not just in Indiana). en-us Copyright 2009 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:43:33 -0500 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:09:18 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.14 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Ind. Law - "Keeping track of sex offenders is not easy" I thought this was a great story in the Nov. 6th Greene County Daily World, reported by Anna Rochelle. It... http://indianalawblog.com/archives/2009/11/ind_law_keeping.html http://indianalawblog.com/archives/2009/11/ind_law_keeping.html Indiana Law Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:43:33 -0500 Ind. Decisions - More on: Supreme Court sets Dec. 11, 2009 as execution date for Matthew Eric Wrinkles "Wrinkles murder case is topic on 'Oprah' Tuesday" is the headline of a brief story today in the Evansville Courier... http://indianalawblog.com/archives/2009/11/ind_decisions_m_378.html http://indianalawblog.com/archives/2009/11/ind_decisions_m_378.html Indiana Decisions Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:40:26 -0500 Ind. Law - "I&M fight costs Fort Wayne $300,000 for lawyers" Benjamin Lanka reports today in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette in a story that begins:Fort Wayne has paid nearly $300,000... http://indianalawblog.com/archives/2009/11/ind_law_im_figh.html http://indianalawblog.com/archives/2009/11/ind_law_im_figh.html Indiana Law Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:36:14 -0500 Ind. Law - Services set for IU Law Prof. Mary Hart Mitchell, 56, who died Nov. 4 Updating this ILB entry from Nov. 4th, the Indianapolis Star today has the obituary for Indiana University-Indianapolis Law Professor Mary... http://indianalawblog.com/archives/2009/11/ind_law_service.html http://indianalawblog.com/archives/2009/11/ind_law_service.html Indiana Law Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:06:14 -0500 Courts - "Comment decision in New Hampshire high court’s hands" Adding against to the ILB's list of entries on impacts of and access to anonymous posts and comments, Ashley Smith... http://indianalawblog.com/archives/2009/11/courts_comment.html http://indianalawblog.com/archives/2009/11/courts_comment.html Courts in general Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:31:09 -0500 Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 2 today (and 1 NFP) For publication opinions today (2): In Robert P. Koors, et al. v. Walter W. Steffen, et al. , a 10-page... http://indianalawblog.com/archives/2009/11/ind_decisions_c_1143.html http://indianalawblog.com/archives/2009/11/ind_decisions_c_1143.html Ind. App.Ct. Decisions Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:46:05 -0500 Ind. Decisions - 7th Circuit decides one Indiana case, and an interesting voter registration / privacy case from Illinois In USA v. James Owens (SD Ind., Judge McKinney), an 8-page opinion, Judge Kanne writes:James Owens pled guilty to transportation... http://indianalawblog.com/archives/2009/11/ind_decisions_7_388.html http://indianalawblog.com/archives/2009/11/ind_decisions_7_388.html Ind. (7th Cir.) Decisions Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:31:05 -0500 Courts - "Court blocks Illinois' parental notification law: State panel had cleared enforcement of law, but hours later a judge grants ACLU restraining order" This NY Times story from Nov. 3rd, reported by Monica Davey and headed "Illinois Curb on Minors’ Abortions Nears ,"... http://indianalawblog.com/archives/2009/11/courts_court_bl.html http://indianalawblog.com/archives/2009/11/courts_court_bl.html Courts in general Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:06:36 -0500 Ind. Decisions - Anthony J. Wallingford suspended from Indiana practice Here is a long list of ILB entries on :New Albany attorney Anthony Wallingford, who on Aug. 9, 2008 pleaded... http://indianalawblog.com/archives/2009/11/ind_decisions_a_116.html http://indianalawblog.com/archives/2009/11/ind_decisions_a_116.html Ind. Sup.Ct. Decisions Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:07:55 -0500 Ind. Decisions - Tax Court decides one yesterday The case is Enhanced Telecommunications v. Ind. Dept Revenue. In a 15-page opinion, Judge Fisher writes:Enhanced Telecommunications Corp. (ETC) challenges... http://indianalawblog.com/archives/2009/11/ind_decisions_t_405.html http://indianalawblog.com/archives/2009/11/ind_decisions_t_405.html Ind. Tax Ct. Decisions Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:01:53 -0500 Courts - "If Chicago cop caught you with LIDAR, go to court: Judge will dismiss it " The Chicago Sun-Times column today, by Mark Brown, is headed: "How to beat a speeding ticket: If city cop caught... http://indianalawblog.com/archives/2009/11/courts_if_chica.html http://indianalawblog.com/archives/2009/11/courts_if_chica.html Courts in general Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:35:44 -0500 Courts - "Rethinking Prosecutorial Immunity" The Supreme Court oral argument Nov. 4th in the case of Pottawattamie County v. McGhee, the subject of this ILB... http://indianalawblog.com/archives/2009/11/courts_rethinki.html http://indianalawblog.com/archives/2009/11/courts_rethinki.html Courts in general Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:25:44 -0500 Law - "Shudder speed: Rise of the stealthy traffic camera fuels drivers' disgust" Adding to a by now long list of ILB entries on red-light cameras, Neely Tucker reports in the Washington Post... http://indianalawblog.com/archives/2009/11/law_shudder_spe.html http://indianalawblog.com/archives/2009/11/law_shudder_spe.html General Law Related Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:22:41 -0500 Courts - More on: "Prosecutors in Manhattan — aware that the legal clock for bringing a case was running out — devised the novel strategy of indicting the rapist’s DNA" Updating this Oct. 19th ILB entry, this issue is now before the California Supreme Court, according to a story today... http://indianalawblog.com/archives/2009/11/courts_more_on_161.html http://indianalawblog.com/archives/2009/11/courts_more_on_161.html Courts in general Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:15:53 -0500 Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 0 today (and 6 NFP) For publication opinions today (0): NFP civil opinions today (3): In Re the Marriage of K.H. v. J.L.H. (NFP) -... http://indianalawblog.com/archives/2009/11/ind_decisions_c_1141.html http://indianalawblog.com/archives/2009/11/ind_decisions_c_1141.html Ind. App.Ct. Decisions Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:59:35 -0500