First Thursday

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First Thursday, August 2024
Rick Poulson interviews attorney Tom Gribbin about his career and the unique issues that arise in representing correctional officers. This month's cases: Court Upholds Award Of Retroactive Sick
First Thursday, July 2024
LRIS recently lost a member of our extended family. Arbitrator Dave Gaba, a frequent LRIS seminar speaker and co-author of the book Interest Arbitration passed away last month. We extend our sincerest
First Thursday, June 2024
Will Aitchison is on the other side of the microphone in this month's podcast as Rick Poulson interviews him about his career in public safety labor relations. They discuss how long Will has been prac
First Thursday, May 2024
Rick Poulson interviews attorney Lance LoRusso, founder of the Blue Line Institute. They discuss Lance's background as a sworn police officer and a police attorney, as well as the current challenges f
First Thursday, April 2024
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
First Thursday, March 2024
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
First Thursday, February 2024
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
First Thursday, January 2024
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
First Thursday, December 2023
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
First Thursday, November 2023
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