New voluntary national standards for election audits released by the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) prominently reference the Ethical Standards for Election Administration developed by a bipartisan working group convened by The American Law Institute.
Jennifer Morinigo Posts
Project Spotlight – Restatement of the Law Third, Torts: Defamation and Privacy
by Jennifer Morinigo | Mar 7, 2026 | Torts: Defamation and Privacy
Lyrissa Lidsky and Robert Post, who serve as Reporters on Restatement of the Law Third, Torts: Defamation and Privacy, provide an overview of the project.
Wilson Center Publishes Report on Reentry Success
by Jennifer Morinigo | Feb 27, 2026 | Sentencing
A new report from the Wilson Center for Science and Justice at Duke Law draws on more than a dozen in-depth interviews with formerly incarcerated individuals across North Carolina to uncover the real experiences of people returning from prison and where the system falls short.
Projects Announced for 2025 Annual Meeting
by Jennifer Morinigo | Feb 1, 2026 | Conflict of Laws, Corporate Governance, High-Volume Civil Adjudication, Property, The Foreign Relations Law of the United States, Torts: Defamation and Privacy, Torts: Remedies
Seven project drafts will be presented at this year’s Annual Meeting, May 18-20 in Washington, D.C.
Policing Principles Now Available in Softbound
by Jennifer Morinigo | Dec 17, 2025 | Policing
Principles of the Law, Policing is now available in softbound from LexisNexis, offering a significantly more affordable way to bring this important work to a broader audience.
October 2025 Council Meeting Update
by Jennifer Morinigo | Nov 3, 2025 | Constitutional Torts, Corporate Governance, High-Volume Civil Adjudication, Property, Torts: Defamation and Privacy
At its meeting on October 16 and 17, 2025, the ALI Council discussed and approved, in part or in whole, drafts of five projects.
Restatement of the Law, Copyright: A Look Inside
by Jennifer Morinigo | Jun 23, 2025 | Copyright
This post includes a link to Section 13. Copyright Protects Expression of the Copyright Restatement. The project as a whole was approved by ALI membership at the 2025 Annual Meeting; Section 13 appeared in Tentative Draft No. 2, which was approved by the ALI membership at the 2021 Annual Meeting.
ALI Launches Principles of the Law, Civil Liability for Artificial Intelligence
by Jennifer Morinigo | Oct 22, 2024 | Inside The ALI
The American Law Institute’s Council voted to approve the launch of Principles of the Law, Civil Liability for Artificial Intelligence.
ALI and ELI Launch Project on Ethical and Legal Implications of Biometric Data
by Jennifer Morinigo | Oct 22, 2024 | Inside The ALI
The American Law Institute (ALI) and European Law Institute (ELI) have launched a new project, Principles for the Governance of Biometrics. This project aims to develop a framework that will guide lawmakers in regulating the use of biometric technologies in a constitutional democratic polity.
Restatement of the Law, Consumer Contracts Is Available
by Jennifer Morinigo | Aug 15, 2024 | Consumer Contracts
This Restatement seeks to clarify how the courts have applied contract law embodied in the Restatement of the Law Second, Contracts to transactions that either were not contemplated at the time the earlier Restatement was completed.