Several law enforcement shooting deaths occurred in Alabama in the year 2023, which brings about the legal question of immunity for law enforcement officers in such situations. In north Alabama, where we practice, there has been much publicity about the shooting deaths of Steve Perkins in Decatur and Ray King in […]
The Huntsville City Council recently passed an ordinance that prohibits drivers from physically holding cell phones. Huntsville’s new driving ordinance about cell phone use was originally proposed by Councilman David Little, whose motivation for the ordinance was related to his own personal experience of being injured in an accident with […]
The Huntsville City Council debated a proposed new ordinance last week that would strengthen the restrictions against using cell phones while driving in Huntsville, Alabama. Introduced by City Councilman David Little, Ordinance 2023-624 would implement several measures to protect people on roadways from distracted drivers. In summary, the proposed city-wide […]
Last month, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed into law SB301, which is legislation that prohibits drivers of cars from holding a phone while driving. Alabama thus joins several other states which punish drivers who are physically holding a cell phone while driving. SB301 states: A person operates a vehicle in […]
Recently, 350 tech-industry leaders, scientists, and public figures sounded the alarm about the existential threat of artificial intelligence. Their public statement about AI was shocking: Mitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority alongside other societal-scale risks such as pandemics […]