[vc_section css="vc_custom_1525482743015{padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"]New Year’s Eve is always a special night—we gather with family and friends, and sometimes hit the town—to ring in the new year. But it’s not all fun and games. Safety is a...
[vc_section css="vc_custom_1525482743015{padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"]Carpenter v. United States, U.S., No. 16-402 (2017) Justice Neil M. Gorsuch took center stage with his robust questions from the bench during arguments in the Carpenter v....
[vc_section css="vc_custom_1525482743015{padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"]United States v. Mirabal, (10th Cir. 2017) A deputy had reliable information (a tip from other government agents) that Gabriel Mirabal, a convicted felon, had an assault...
[vc_section css=".vc_custom_1540328728009{padding-top: 3em !important;padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"][vc_column width="2/3"]From new threats such as synthetic opioids to tried-and-true challenges involving social media and use of force...
[vc_section css="vc_custom_1525482743015{padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"]Sims v. Labowitz, (4th Cir. 2017) Trey Sims, 17 years old, used his mobile phone to record himself fondling his erect penis. He sent the video recordings and photos to his...
United States v. Wise, (5th Cir. 2017) Morris Wise was a passenger on a Greyhound bus bound for Chicago from Houston. At a regular stop, interdiction officers boarded the bus and the bus driver consented to a search of the passenger compartment. One of the...
Careful planning and cultivating a positive mindset are key to making a smooth transition
[vc_section css="vc_custom_1525482743015{padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"]The United States has a history of making intoxicating substances, like alcohol and marijuana, illegal under the guise of weakening moral values. So-called moral...
[vc_section css=".vc_custom_1540328728009{padding-top: 3em !important;padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"][vc_column width="2/3"]As we come into the winter months (some of you have already had snow or icy conditions), it’s a good time for fire...
[vc_section css="vc_custom_1525482743015{padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"]Gordon Graham here, and again, thanks for taking the time to read this brief piece. In my last article I introduced you to the breadth and depth of “real risk management”...
[vc_section css="vc_custom_1525482743015{padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"]This is the first quarterly fire law review covering some of the top legal headlines in the fire service between July 1, 2017 to October 1, 2017. Cybercasualties: Whether...
[vc_section css="vc_custom_1525482743015{padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"]Windham v. Harris County, (5th Cir. 2017) William Windham, a medical doctor, ignored his own doctor’s medical advice to not drive and then drove his car into the rear of...
