The Thomas & Means Law Firm

08/30/2016

Here's our #quoteoftheday #leadership

08/19/2016

Here's our #QOTD from our own Randy Means. #leadership #police

08/08/2016

Here's our #qotd from Thomas Paine

08/08/2016

Here's our #qotd from Thomas Paine

07/14/2016

TOWN OF CASTLE ROCK, COLORADO v. GONZALES the SCOTUS - “Respondent did not, for Due Process Clause purposes, have a property interest in police enforcement of the restraining order against her husband.”

For a legal and practical application attend an upcoming training session by Randy Means. For more information visit www.thomasandmeans.com.

You can read the full case here http://ow.ly/Sl4S302fr3L

07/12/2016

For more information on the services and training we offer #lawenforcement, take a look at out brochure here http://ow.ly/qvY9302aX96

07/11/2016

Here's a map of some upcoming seminars for the rest of 2016!
They include Managing Police Discipline and Advanced Supervision & Management. Visit our website for registration information here http://ow.ly/qBdZ3028z5d #police #managementtraining #professionalservices

07/11/2016

Here's our #QOTD. Something to seriously consider! #learning #riskmanagement #lawenforcement

07/06/2016

Here's our #qotd to consider today #leadership

07/01/2016

Here's our #qotd #police #lawenforcement #riskmanagement #professionalservices

06/28/2016

In BIRCHFIELD v. NORTH DAKOTA (2016) SCOTUS stated: “The Fourth Amendment permits warrantless breath tests incident to arrests for drunk driving but not warrantless blood tests." Access the full case here http://ow.ly/L5Vl301Ig4K

06/22/2016

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On 6/20/16 the Supreme Court held in Utah v Strieff : “The evidence seized by the officer is admissible based on an application of the “attenuation factors.”

Read the entire case herehttp://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/15pdf/14-1373_83i7.pdf

06/17/2016

In Anderson v. Creighton, the SCOTUS observed that, “qualified immunity protects, ‘all but the plainly incompetent or those who knowingly violate the law’. ~ For the legal and practical discussion on “qualified immunity” contact Randy Means @ thomasandmeans.com.

06/13/2016

Here's our #QOTD from Randy Means. Make sure to read his latest article here http://ow.ly/LGB2300TJdB #lawenforcement

06/03/2016

THE USE BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OF NALOXONE TO REVERSE OPIOID OVERDOSES - read full article here http://ow.ly/LGB2300TJdB

05/29/2016

The SCOTUS Held in MARYLAND v. KING: "When officers make an arrest supported by probable cause to hold for a serious offense and bring the suspect to the station to be detained in custody, taking and analyzing a cheek swab of the arrestee’s DNA is, like fingerprinting and photographing, a legitimate police booking procedure that is reasonable under the Fourth Amendment.” Read the case in full here http://ow.ly/4mTZ7h #SCOTUS #police

05/29/2016

Here's our #QOTD #leadership #organizations #police

05/23/2016

Here's our #QOTD from Randy Means.

05/23/2016

SCOTUS held in Berghuis v Tompkins that a suspect did not invoke his right to remain silent by simply not answering questions. The Court held that in order to assert the right to remain silent, a suspect must make a clear, unambiguous statement that he does not want to speak with the police. #lawenforcement #police #SCOTUS

05/16/2016

Here's our #QOTD from Randy Means. #professionalservices #quoteoftheday

05/11/2016

In United States v. Jones (2015) the U.S.Supreme Court held that the Government’s installation of a GPS device on a target’s vehicle, and its use of that device to monitor the vehicle’s movements, constitutes a 4th Amendment search. #SCOTUS #police

05/11/2016

Here's our #QOTD from Randy Means. #quoteoftheday #policework

05/10/2016

Randy Means teaching “Dealing with Difficult Employees” on May 2nd in Waco for the Texas Police Chiefs Leadership Series. 200+ police chiefs in attendance. Program sponsored by the Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas at Sam Houston State University.

Randy Means teaching “Dealing with Difficult Employees” on May 2nd in Waco for the Texas Police Chiefs Leadership Series. 200+ police chiefs in attendance. Program sponsored by the Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas at Sam Houston State University.

05/09/2016

In Arizona v. Johnson, 129 S.Ct. 781 (2009) the SCOTUS said: “An officer's inquiries into matters unrelated to the justification for the traffic stop, this Court has made plain, do not convert the encounter into something other than a lawful seizure, so long as those inquiries do not measurably extend the duration of the stop.” #SCOTUS #police #lawenforcement

05/04/2016

Have you signed up for our Risk Management Newsletter? You can do so here www.thomasandmeansnewsletter.com #lawenforcement #police #riskmanagement

05/04/2016

Randy Means teaching on April 28th in Albuquerque at the annual New Mexico FBI National Academy Re-Trainer Conference. 50 law enforcement leaders in attendance

Randy Means teaching on April 28th in Albuquerque at the annual New Mexico FBI National Academy Re-Trainer Conference. 50 law enforcement leaders in attendance

05/03/2016

In United States v. Jones (2015) the U.S.Supreme Court held that the Government’s installation of a GPS device on a target’s vehicle, and its use of that device to monitor the vehicle’s movements, constitutes a 4th Amendment search. #police

05/03/2016

The #QOTD from our own Randy Means #lawenforcement #riskmanagement

04/23/2016

Our #quoteoftheday #leadership #lawenforcement #police #QOTD

04/20/2016

The SCOTUS Held in MARYLAND v. KING:
"When officers make an arrest supported by probable cause to hold for a serious offense and bring the suspect to the station to be detained in custody, taking and analyzing a cheek swab of the arrestee’s DNA is, like fingerprinting and photographing, a legitimate police booking procedure that is reasonable under the Fourth Amendment.”
Read the case in full here http://ow.ly/4mTZ7h #SCOTUS #police

04/20/2016

Randy Means instructing at the Texas Police Chiefs Leadership Series at the Omni Hotel in downtown Ft. Worth on April 4th - 60+ police chiefs in attendance.

Randy Means instructing at the Texas Police Chiefs Leadership Series at the Omni Hotel in downtown Ft. Worth on April 4th - 60+ police chiefs in attendance.

04/17/2016

In Rodriguez v. United States, The SCOTUS stated, “Absent reasonable suspicion, police extension of a traffic stop in order to conduct a dog sniff violates the Constitution’s shield against unreasonable seizures.”

For the proper legal analysis of this case, in comparisons to similar ones, rely on the expertise of America’s Police Attorney, Randy Means.

04/13/2016

Take a look at our upcoming seminars! Details here http://ow.ly/10Dw8H #justice #lawenforcement #policetraining

04/13/2016

Managing Police Discipline - KS

04/11/2016

Should evidence seized incident to a lawful arrest on an outstanding warrant be suppressed because the warrant was discovered during an investigatory stop later found to be unlawful? This question will be answered by the U.S. Supreme Court this year, in Utah v. Strieff.
Randy Means is the nation’s top #police and #lawenforcement legal expert. His analysis and discussion on “Strieff” can be vital to proper policy development and legal implementation.