The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals posted four new opinions: Brengettcy v. Horton Byrd v. Illinois Dept. of Public Health Herman v. Central States Tapiero de Orejuela v. Gonzales

The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) has declared an alert for fine particles in Clark, Floyd, Marion, and Vanderburgh counties. For hourly updates on levels of fine particles and forecasts specific to your region, IDEM recommends you log onto its Smog Watch website. The Indianapolis Star carries an article on the advisory titled, “State […]

The Indiana Court of Appeals released four new opinions online today. In Re: G.N. America’s Directories Incorporated v. One Hour Photo d/b/a Stellhorn One Hour Photo Citizens Financial Services v. Innsbrook Country Club Valerie Cox v. Michael Cox The Indiana Family Law Blog has more on the Cox v. Cox decision in a post titled, […]

Maureen Hayden of the Evansville Courier & Press files a report titled, “Ruling puts commandments on display in Gibson.” A federal judge has ruled the Ten Commandments monument on the Gibson County courthouse lawn in Princeton, Ind., meets the new constitutional test established by the U.S. Supreme Court in its landmark rulings this summer on […]

Today the Indiana Court of Appeals will hear Stephen C. Hilbert et al vs. Conseco Services, LLC in Pruis Hall at Ball State University. Conseco Services, LLC, brought an action against Stephen Hilbert, individually and as the trustee of a number of Hilbert trusts, seeking repayment of money paid on behalf of him and them […]

Wednesday’s New York Times contained a story titled, “The Squeezing of Lawyer-Client Privilege.” Reporter Jonathan Glater writes, “powerful forces have put in play the privilege protecting communications, as well as the so-called work product privilege covering documents and other work by a lawyer in anticipation of litigation.”

Children and pregnant women cannot be included in pesticide testing on humans, according to a proposed rule (pdf) released Wednesday by the Environmental Protection Agency. Under the proposed regulations, an independent oversight board would be charged with ensuring that all studies used by the agency were ethically conducted and in accordance with international standards. The […]

On Tuesday the California legislature voted to to allow gay and lesbian couples to marry, making the state’s legislature the first in the nation to deliberately approve same-sex marriages. However California Family Code sec. 308.5, enacted by the voters as Prop. 22 in 2000, provides: Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid […]

The following is a press release from the Indiana Supreme Court: “Jon Krahulik was a genuine, warm and caring person. He was a wonderful colleague whose presence was greatly enjoyed during his all too brief service on our bench. We valued his sense of humor and his commitment to justice. We were very pleased to […]

The Indiana Court of Appeals has today released its opinion in State of Indiana v. Fred L. Nix. Also, seven of the oral arguments taking place before the Indiana Supreme Court today and tomorrow are available for viewing online here.