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The New Realities of California's Domestic Partnership Law
In late 2003, the California legislature enacted Assembly Bill 205 (A.B.205), a bill that has transformed the legal lives of more same-sex couples than perhaps any other legislation, either in the United States or in any other jurisdiction. The language of the legislation was utterly simple: As of Jan. 1, 2005, every California-registered domestic partner is subject to nearly all of the state-based rights and obligations that apply to married spouses in California. More than 28,000 couples had already registered by the end of 2004, and even though the law allowed either partner to unilaterally terminate the partnership prior to Jan. 1, 2005 to avoid the effects of the new law, fewer than 1500 couples actually terminated their partnership.
A limited set of older opposite-sex couples (who might otherwise lose Social Security benefits) are allowed to register as domestic partners, but the overwhelming majority of state-registered domestic partners in California have been, and will continue to be, same-sex couples. Thus, more than 50,000 lesbians and gay men now are subject to the extensive web of California Family Law – a greater number than all of the Vermont civil unions, Massachusetts marriages, and Canadian marriages combined.
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.