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Alcohol regulations against licensing due to proximity to schools, churches, and parks are dumb

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

But the problem, according to the state’s Department of Alcoholic Beverage Services (DABS) and Utah law, is that his business is too close to a church. Given how much the state is controlled by the Mormon Church, it's likely this law will change anytime soon. This is where antiquated laws get in the way.

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CIVIL RIGHTS/CONSTITUTIONAL LAW: Pitt Bull Owners’ § 1983 Action May Proceed

NLRG (National Legal Research Group)

2005); Altman v. 2005); Warboys v. In short, “the law does not require the officer to wait until the approaching animal is within biting distance or is leaping at him before taking protective action.” Davis , 826 F.3d 3d 925 (7th Cir. 2016); Maldonado v. Fontanes , 568 F.3d 3d 263 (1st Cir. 2009); Viilo v. Eyre , 547 F.3d

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Driving people-centered digital transformation in public safety with AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

Colonel Lamar Davis of the Louisiana State Police (LSP), recently summed up the law enforcement landscape, saying, “When you look at crime today, it’s not just a public safety or law enforcement problem—it’s a social problem.” Share data and facilitate collaboration For first responders, poor communication can have dire consequences.

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A brief critique of UK emergency arrangements in the light of the Covid-19 crisis

Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

The same shortcomings were present in the 2005 London bombings, as were others (for example, the way in which 'major incident' as declared). Now every country needs a basic law that broadly specifies the organisation and structure of the civil protection system, and how it works.

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State of the Nation - a UK Perspective on Covid-19

Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

There were major exercises on pandemics in 2005, 2007 and 2016. No country other than the UK has spontaneously abandoned its basic law on emergency management (in this case the Civil Contingencies Act of 2004). Plans were made in the UK in 2006, 2008, 2011 and 2014.

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Denver and Rio Grande Rail Trail in Davis County, Utah: a great foundation, full of (missed) opportunity

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

It's an old rail corridor that was acquired by the Utah Transit Authority (" From rails to trails ," Deseret News , 2005) and is a joint project with the communities it passes through. This was the only working repair stand and air pump on the stretch of the trail I rode, probably because it was both newer and sponsored by a law firm.

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Covid-19: An Address

Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

The coup de grâce was the response to Hurricane Katrina in August 2005. The antidote is marshall law. Britain follows, not the continental European model of solidarity, but the American model of individualism, and this is particularly true in civil protection. It was a model of inefficiency and failure.

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