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Illinois Passes Elusive Amendment to Anti-Discrimination Law
In January 2005, Illinois passed basic protections against discrimination on the basis of both sexual orientation and gender identity. In doing so, it became one of only 15 states to enact such legislation (and the first to do so in 2 years), and one of only six states to include in such protection prohibition against discrimination expressly based on gender identity.
The amendments (most recently denominated SB 3186) to the Illinois Human Rights Act (IRHA), 775 ILCS 5/101 et seq., bar discrimination on the basis of “sexual orientation” in employment, real estate transactions, access to financial credit, and to public accommodations. The signature of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich marked the end to a nearly 30-year struggle to pass such legislation, aided by Democrats' control of both houses of the Illinois General Assembly and the governorship. It occurred despite myriad legal and political obstacles and incongruities, including state constitutional amendments barring same-sex marriage and, in some instances, same-sex unions generally; continuing efforts in Illinois to amend the state constitution to ban same-sex marriage, as well as relatively restrictive and by some accounts excessive prohibitions against same sex relationships within the state's marriage laws; and, among the states, Illinois' restrictive case law barring the enforcement of most rights or interests attendant upon unmarried relationships irrespective of gender. Hewitt v Hewitt, 77 Ill.2d 49 (1979).
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.