Legal
Legal matters are a core focus for local and state government agencies, encompassing the creation, interpretation, and enforcement of laws and regulations that govern public affairs. Legal frameworks ensure that government actions are consistent with the rule of law and protect citizens’ rights. Though by no means a perfect system – enforcement inequities continue to make the headlines – local leaders strive to create laws that work fairly for all.
The move would change marijuana from its current classification as a Schedule I drug, alongside heroin and LSD, to a Schedule III drug, alongside ketamine and some anabolic steroids
Teachers who want to carry must be approved by the school principal, school district and a local law enforcement agency, and must undergo a background check and training
The law increases penalties for anyone who assaults or kills a law enforcement animal, including a hefty fine on top of paying for medical costs
The LAPD says last year 40% of guns recovered by law enforcement were ‘ghost guns,’ weapons made from kits that don’t require background checks
Whitehall Volunteer Fire Company Assistant Chief James Brooks Jr. suffered a torn aorta responding to a fire and accumulated nearly $1 million in medical bills
The bill would make “violent or disorderly assembly” resulting in damage or injury a class 6 felony
The business owners claim restrictions to curb the virus have led to a “vast economic loss of great proportions”
Kansas City Battalion Chief Stephen Seals also says he was retaliated against for reporting previous discrimination
San Francisco Firefighter Keith Baraka said he was called derogatory epithets, denied promotions and questioned about his HIV status by a supervisor
A senator on Monday pitched a bill that would allow the use of deadly force against protesters on private property and give immunity to people who run over demonstrators blocking traffic
The lawsuit is expected to demand a federal monitor oversee changes on how the NYPD handles protests in the future
When does a public employee’s First Amendment rights give way to an employer’s right to suspend or terminate the employee?
Members of IAFF Local 2041 filed a lawsuit against the City of Chickasha for allegedly failing to pay firefighters the lawful rate for overtime hours
60 plaintiffs allege they were beaten and unlawfully arrested by Chicago police officers at George Floyd protests
Bernard Waddell Sr. was not given any personal protective equipment from March until his last day of work
Protesters injured by police filed a lawsuit in August alleging that their First Amendment free speech rights were violated
Despite two finalists being interviewed in a public forum, Boise Mayor Lauren McLean named Meridian Chief Mark Niemeyer to the top position at the Boise Fire Department
The Buffalo Professional Firefighters Association says Fire Commissioner William Renaldo voted in the Town of Tonawanda while saying he lived in Buffalo
Enrique Marquez Jr.'s conviction represents the first sentencing in a case related to the 2015 attack that left 14 people dead and 22 wounded
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