Updating the Indiana Law Blog entry from May 14th that reported our Indiana Supreme Court had asked the parties to file briefs "by 4:30 p.m. Tuesday" (which was yesterday) is this story today in the Munster Times, headlined "Tax bill case in high court's hands: Indiana Supreme Court may act quickly in deciding whether reassessment constitutional." Some quotes:
Lake County Superior Court Judge Robert Pete and lawyers for a homeowners group, whose suit halted the mailing of tax bills on May 7, filed legal briefs Monday. The court can take as long as it wants to decide the matter, but some observers expect it to act quickly in order to solve the legal conflict holding up the tax collections that local schools and governments need to stay afloat.Here is the report from the Gary Post-Tribune -- remember the Trib does not archive its stories. Posted by Marcia Oddi at May 19, 2004 09:59 AM"In cases where expediency is required, the court has acted very quickly in the past," said David Remondini, counsel to Chief Justice Randall Shepard. Remondini said the court could decide the case based on the submitted paperwork, request more information or schedule an oral hearing, but he said a hearing would be rare in such a case.