I know this has nothing to do with what I usually post here, but I saw Superman Returns last night at a sneak preview. It was awesome and worth waiting 20 years. To understand it, the folks at Warner Bros. say you have to ignore Supermans III and IV, which suits me just fine because […]

Indianapolis Fire Fighters Union says a new survey shows Marion County voters will support fire consolidation if they get all the facts. The April poll was conducted in Washington township where a survey of 400 registered voters showed them supporting fire consolidation by 46 to 11 percent. 30 percent said they didn’t think it would […]

I took the day off to see what it feels like to sleep past 5 a.m. and since last night involved cigars, kamikaze shots and two very lovely Malaysian strippers I needed it. But before I go back to bed, I had to write a couple lines about crime and punishment. As you know I’ve […]

The man accused of murdering seven people last month in Marion County was apparently caught smoking marijuana in his jail cell, but he will not be charged with drug possession. According to a jail incident report obtained by WXNT News (i.e. me), on June 8 a corrections officer smelled marijuana coming from Desmond Turner’s cell. […]

On June 28 three things will take place. Superman Returns is released nationwide in theatres, so is The Devil Wears Prada with Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway. Oh, and the state will get a $3.8 billion check for the leasing of the Toll Road. The Indiana Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the plaintiff’s suing to […]

It’s never a dull moment. Yours truly will be a guest Monday night on the Glenn Beck Show on CNN Headline News. It airs at 7 p.m. and replays at 9 p.m. and midnight. (All Times Eastern) I’ll be talking about Indiana’s leasing of the Toll Road and the controversy surrounding it. Hope you’ll watch.

City officials tell me they have made their first “bust” under the new sex offender ordinance. Park Rangers pulled over 52-year old Rodney Bramton today after noticing him driving erratically through Garfield Park. According to RTV 6, Rangers say they found beer in his car and that he was also wanted for failing to register […]

I sat through the Indiana Supreme Court hearing this afternoon on Major Moves. I felt like I was back in law school listening to the most important, but boring, lecture of my first year. It also didn’t help the hearing took place at a time when I usually take my afternoon nap. The arguments were […]

The New York Times takes a look with thoughtful responses from a number of scholars. (Hat tip: Eugene Volokh). And while I’m thinking of Prof. Volokh, I love the idea that one of America’s leading experts on constitutional law was born in the USSR.

I made the RTV 6 news last night over the story about the unenforceability of the most recent sex offender ordinance. Enjoy