Opinion & Policy

  I understand that criminals of all types, sizes, races, genders, juveniles, and elders would rather have no law enforcement, jails, prisons, or courts. They do not follow the law, couldn’t care less about the law except to break it! I used to think that criminals were a very small minority within our country, but…

  School resource officer, or SRO for short – you have heard the term for decades, and many of you have networked with our SRO. I am sure you, as well as many baby boomers who grew up without a SRO, have wondered what is the history behind and the reason for a SRO. The…

      We are still nine months from the Republican Party primary, but it appears the contest is set for the race for the Alabama attorney general. Incumbent Attorney General Steve Marshal is term-limited from running again, and he himself has his own campaign for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Tommy…

  Election season is gearing up for the state and national levels. More and more people are starting to put their names out in the media about whether or not they will be running for office in 2026. Don’t get excited too early – some are serious, but others are just testing the waters. And…

Raising the age of majority for medical consent is a topic with significant debate and varied approaches across different jurisdictions. Most Alabamians would agree that parents should have the right to have a legal say in the medical care received by their children. However, in Alabama this is often not the case. With exceptions, a…

The recent arrests of eight suspects in the sexual abuse and human trafficking of 10 minors in Bibb County shocked the state. Then there were the arrests of three women for the sexual violence of a child in Limestone County. Finally, the tragic story of a 3 year old who was left in a hot car…

It has been awhile since I addressed the adoption process in Alabama. Because the Alabama Adoption Code underwent major revisions in 2023, with most of the previous code repealed, I thought an update was warranted. After 18 months of work by representatives of the Alabama Probate Judge’s Association, Alabama Law Institute and Alabama Supreme Court…

  The flood gates have been thrown open! It’s looking like we are very close to the tipping points between good and evil. Every day we are hearing about murders, attacks and tragedies happening around our country. Parents are killing children, children are killing parents, strangers are killing strangers, and just random attacks are happening…

  While we are considering immigration reform, we should aim for a system that is both fair and functional, balancing border security with pathways to legal status for those already in the country and ensuring a system that is welcoming to future immigrants. This includes strengthening border security, streamlining the legal immigration process and providing…