Ashe Schow | May 31, 2017 | Sexual Assault
An 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. A proposal that would newly...
Jennifer Morinigo | May 24, 2017 | Sentencing
At ALI’s Annual Meeting on Wednesday, May 24, members voted to approve The Model Penal Code: Sentencing project. This completes these three portions of the project. Launched in 2001, under Reporter Kevin R. Reitz of the University of Minnesota Law School, who was...
Cecelia M. Klingele and Kevin Reitz | April 13, 2017 | Sentencing
In this video, project Reporter Kevin Reitz talks about the consequences of economic sanctions in the justice system. Model Penal Code: Sentencing – Economic Sanctions from The American Law Institute on Vimeo. The following is excerpted from the Comments of the...
Lani Prunès | March 20, 2017 | Sentencing
On March 20, 2017, the Iowa House of Representatives voted to pass HF 579, a new sentencing reform bill that would build on the successful reforms implemented last year. The bill was passed unanimously and gained broad bipartisan support. It was championed by Rep....
Jennifer Morinigo | December 19, 2016 | Sexual Assault
The Model Penal Code’s definition of “Consent” has been reviewed and approved by ALI’s Council. The approved text, posted below, includes slight edits to the previous black letter suggested by Council or by ALI member Kate Stith, who presented the motion at the 2016...
