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.
Officer Jeffrey Smith’s death resulted in a new law that extended eligibility for federal benefits to the families of officers who died by suicide
“It is incredibly important our hardworking correctional officers get paid what they deserve,” Gov. Jim Justice said
At the time of the 2019 killings, Michael Cummins was close to being arrested for probation violations
Rape kits, or SAKs, must go to the state’s crime lab whether the victim chooses to report to law enforcement right away, or at a later date.
Colorado, Washington and other states with legal marijuana reconsider weed edibles packaging and labeling requirements in light of increases in emergency room visits and poison control calls for unintentional pediatric ingestion.
Midwestern Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Indiana, announced his official candidacy for President from his city’s partially recalibrated Studebaker factory mixed-use technology center.
The Parkland shooting victims lawsuit names several public agency and other defendants, accusing them of negligence.
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San Bernardino County and the Inland Regional Center were released from a negligence claim by relatives of three victims killed in the December 2, 2015 mass shooting.
Hate crimes laws just got a boost in Utah with passage of a bill that adds statuses like first responder employment, sexual orientation, homelessness, ancestry, age and more via victim targeting penalty enhancements.
The National Institute of Building Sciences found that communities lagging on adoption of the 2018 International Residential Code and 2018 International Building Code risk public safety and economic losses in potential future wind and flood damage.
A Lake County Judge has permanently blocked the village of Deerfield’s 2018 assault weapons ban.
This excerpt from a synthetic drug abuse guide for teachers and parents explains the challenges to governments in addressing the risks of commercial synthetic drugs.
A new primer is available that helps address Project 25 (P25) interfaces that enhance public safety radio interoperability. Also, DHS has extended its P25 ISSI and CSSI conformance requirements comment period.
The first dispatcher reclassification request was rejected in 2016 by the federal government due to a lack of understanding about the training and administration requirements of their first responder duties.
The 911 SAVES Act would update OMB’s 911 dispatcher classification to reflect the role in directing emergency response and providing lifesaving emergency medical instruction, increasing training, funding and occupation protection.
Members of Congress propose the Equality Act to protect LGBTQ people from discrimination in the United States.
Of 29 ‘Sanctuary Cities’ fingered in 2017 for being out of compliance with federal immigration laws that stood to lose federal law enforcement grants, only Oregon has yet to be cleared to receive those grants, according to DOJ
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