Sexual Assault Posts
Campus Rape Policies as Law for All? Legal Group Says No
Ashe SchowAn influential group of law professors has once again declined to recommend that state governments enact policies favoring accusers in sexual assault cases, changes that already have been adopted by many colleges and universities.
Rape and Forcible Rape
Erin E. Murphy and Stephen J. SchulhoferThe present Draft places Forcible Rape (Section 213.1) at two levels for grading purposes. The base offense is graded as a felony of the second degree, with an enhancement to a first-degree felony upon proof of any one of three aggravating circumstances.
“Rape-Adjacent”: Imagining Legal Responses To Nonconsensual Condom Removal
Alexandra BrodskyNonconsensual condom removal during sexual intercourse exposes victims to physical risks of pregnancy and disease and, interviews make clear, is experienced by many as a grave violation of dignity and autonomy.
ALI Council Approves Project Drafts
Pauline ToboulidisAt its January 2017 meeting, the Council took several actions concerning project drafts.
Updated Print Version of the Trial Manual for the Defense of Criminal Cases Now Available
Pauline ToboulidisThe Sixth Edition of the Trial Manual for the Defense of Criminal Cases is now available.
Montana Lawmakers Consider Sexual Assault Bill
Pauline ToboulidisThis week, Montana’s Law and Justice Interim Committee is scheduled to meet and discuss updating Montana’s sexual assault laws, including updating the definition of sexual consent.
Updated “Consent” Definition
Jennifer MorinigoThe Model Penal Code’s definition of “Consent” has been reviewed and approved by ALI’s Council.
Legislative Committee Aims to Revise Sexual Assault, Consent Laws
Abby LynesA Montana state legislative committee is proposing a set of bills in the next legislative session that would revise state laws and sentencing for sexual assault, including a bill that would take away the requirement for victims to show that physical force was used.
Trial Manual for the Defense of Criminal Cases Available
Jennifer MorinigoThe Sixth Edition of the Trial Manual for the Defense of Criminal Cases is now available.
ALI Council Approves Project Drafts
Jennifer MorinigoAt its October 2016 meeting, the Council took the following actions concerning project drafts