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The Fugitive Disentitlement Remedy
The Fugitive Disentitlement doctrine is a new remedy in the effort to enforce child support and custody orders. It emanates from the inherent power of courts to enforce their judgments and protect their dignity. It provides that “a fugitive from justice may not seek relief from the judicial system whose authority he or she evades.” The doctrine, adopted by the U.S. Supreme Court in Smith v. U.S., 94 U.S. 97 (1876), is based on criminal law and has been applied in cases involving criminal appeals by defendants who have become or remain fugitives from justice. It may not be immediately obvious that the fugitive disentitlement doctrine can be invoked with relation to custody and child support issues, but it can, and it may be useful weapon for the matrimonial attorney in certain fact situations.
A Nexus in Criminal Law
The DOJ's Corporate Enforcement Policy: One Year Later
The DOJ's Criminal Division issued three declinations since the issuance of the revised CEP a year ago. Review of these cases gives insight into DOJ's implementation of the new policy in practice.
Use of Deferred Prosecution Agreements In White Collar Investigations
This article discusses the practical and policy reasons for the use of DPAs and NPAs in white-collar criminal investigations, and considers the NDAA's new reporting provision and its relationship with other efforts to enhance transparency in DOJ decision-making.
The DOJ's New Parameters for Evaluating Corporate Compliance Programs
The parameters set forth in the DOJ's memorandum have implications not only for the government's evaluation of compliance programs in the context of criminal charging decisions, but also for how defense counsel structure their conference-room advocacy seeking declinations or lesser sanctions in both criminal and civil investigations.
How AI Has Affected PR
When we consider how the use of AI affects legal PR and communications, we have to look at it as an industrywide global phenomenon. A recent online conference provided an overview of the latest AI trends in public relations, and specifically, the impact of AI on communications. Here are some of the key points and takeaways from several of the speakers, who provided current best practices, tips, concerns and case studies.