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Grandparent Visitation
A client comes to your office and explains that her husband died recently and that she is the mother of school-age children. After expressing your condolences, you learn that your client's mother-in-law has demanded a regular schedule of visitation, but the client doesn't trust her. She believes, from past experience, that the grandmother is intrusive and will be more intrusive now that her son has died, and she is most concerned that her mother-in-law will undermine her role with her children. During the interview you learn that the mother-in-law has had a divisive influence on members of her own family.'
The client, although sad and understandably upset, is educated, intelligent, and clearly a caring, fit parent (the latter term having significant implications in the analysis to follow). She begins to cry, reaches for her bag and removes some papers that she spreads out on your desk ' a family court visitation summons and petition that she was recently served. She's due in court in a week.
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.
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.
New York's Latest Cybersecurity Commitment
On Aug. 9, 2023, Gov. Kathy Hochul introduced New York's inaugural comprehensive cybersecurity strategy. In sum, the plan aims to update government networks, bolster county-level digital defenses, and regulate critical infrastructure.