Now on eBay: A copy of the historic George W. Bush v. Albert Gore decision of the Supreme Court signed by the late Chief Justice William Rehnquist.

WISH-TV carries a report titled, “Governor Asks For State Of Emergency Declaration.” Indiana is in a state of emergency, but there is no reason for alarm. The Governor asked for the declaration. It puts Indiana in line for Federal reimbursement for hurricane bills. Right now, Indiana is paying for everything from the fairgrounds shelter to […]

Tax revenues have jumped in all but two of Indiana’s 89 counties. The Indianapolis Star headlines its story, “Increased tax revenues boost ’06 county budgets“ Cash-strapped local governments across the state will get a financial boost next year from their county income taxes worth $177 million, Gov. Mitch Daniels announced Tuesday. All but two of […]

The Indiana Supreme Court will hear four cases on Thursday, following on the heels of an already busy Wednesday that includes five oral arguments. Thursday’s cases are as follows. Delta Airlines v. Cook: Passengers sued airlines for permitting a passenger who was behaving erratically to board. The Marion Superior Court granted partial summary judgment to […]

Leaders of the Senate and its Judiciary Committee have outlined their timetable for considering the nomnation of Judge John G. Roberts, Jr., to be Chief Justice. As reported by Lyle Denniston of SCOTUSblog: Today or tomorrow: President’s formal nomination of Roberts sent to the Senate Monday, Sept. 12 — Committee hearings open, with opening statements […]

The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette carries an Associated Press article titled, “Federal judge dismisses suit to stop Illinois base closure“ A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s lawsuit aimed at stopping the military from moving fighter jets from Illinois to Indiana. Judge Jeanne Scott ruled that Illinois had suffered no economic loss or […]

On Tuesday the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals released five new opinions. Hess v. Reg-Ellen Machine, No. 043408p: ROVNER, Circuit Judge. Reg-Ellen Machine Tool Corporation (“Reg-Ellen”) administers an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”) for its employees that is governed by the Employee Retirement and Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. Sections 1001 et […]

On Wednesday the Indiana Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments for three cases. Ellenwine v. Fairley: The Appellants’ child died as a result of alleged medical malpractice more than two years after the alleged malpractice occurred, and the Appellants filed a wrongful death action against the medical provider. The St. Joseph Superior Court […]

Today’s Indianapolis Star carries an editorial titled, “Let’s clarify insanity question.” As the case of Arthur Baird, who was spared the death penalty last week, illustrated, the issue of sanity makes the question of whether to proceed with a convicted killer’s execution extraordinarily complicated. It’s an issue Indiana lawmakers need to address.

The Indiana Appeals Court has posted its opinion in Joshua Gasper v. State of Indiana.