Welcome Rick Poulson to the LRIS First Thursday Podcast! April's First Thursday podcast is a special two-person affair as LRIS Executive Director, Rick Poulson, joins Will as cohost. Rick talks abo

State of California rewrites its Racial and Identity Profiling Act, Letter to Rob Bonta, Attorney General for California (2024) Marsys Law Does Not Shield Crime Victims Names From Disclosure, C

Good news on the economy and inflation The Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI data From The Washington Post: Falling inflation, rising growth give U.S. the worlds best recovery This month's c

The recurring attack on binding disciplinary arbitration. Will Aitchison covers a study from the Mackinac Center for Public Policyentitled "How To Improve Policing Through Collective Bargaining Re

This month's cases: Cell Phone Warrant Of Officers Phone Too Broad, Commonwealth v. Sukhadia, 2023 WL 7409309 (Penn. Super. 2023). Township Violates Free Speech Rights By Banning Thin Blue Line

Current Events The latest development in A.I. and policing: The City of San Jose signs on to use Benchmark Analytics First Sign Early Intervention System. How are cities dealing with the recrui

This month's cases: Officers Entitled To Privacy About Participation In January 6 Rally, Jane Doe 1 v. Seattle Police Department, 2023 WL 4182193 (Wash. App. 2023). Download this case. Departmen

The persistence of the recruitment and retention crisis in public safety. Related stories: A California city offered a $75,000 bonus to new cops. These departments are trying to keep up. Som

This month's cases: Florida Court Upholds Termination Of CO For Medical Marijuana Use, Ortiz v. Department of Corrections, 2023 WL 4101330 (Fla. App. 2023). No Weingarten Rights When Merely Rece

Important cases from the Supreme Court. Groff v. Dejoy Students For Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President And Fellows of Harvard College Muldrow v. City of St. Louis Latest news: NYPD sig