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Jennifer Morinigo Posts
An Overview of Tentative Draft No. 5 of the Model Penal Code: Sexual Assault and Related Offenses
by Jennifer Morinigo | Jun 22, 2021 | Sexual Assault
Erin E. Murphy, Associate Reporter for Model Penal Code: Sexual Assault and Related Offenses, provides background and a short description of every provision in Tentative Draft No. 5.
Mens Rea Throughout the Model Penal Code
by Jennifer Morinigo | Jun 4, 2021 | Sexual Assault
Erin E. Murphy, Associate Reporter for Model Penal Code: Sexual Assault and Related Offenses, answers questions related to mental states throughout the Model Penal Code.
MPC: Sexual Assault and Related Offenses – The Grading of Offenses
by Jennifer Morinigo | Jun 3, 2021 | Sexual Assault
Erin E. Murphy, Associate Reporter for Model Penal Code: Sexual Assault and Related Offenses, answers questions the grading of offenses.
Understanding the Restatement of Copyright Law
by Jennifer Morinigo | Jun 2, 2021 | Copyright
In this video, Pierre N. Leval of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit discusses the Restatement of the Law, Copyright.
Actions Taken at the 2021 Annual Meeting (May Session)
by Jennifer Morinigo | May 25, 2021 | American Indian Law, Children and the Law, Compliance and Enforcement for Organizations, Data Economy, Policing, Torts: Intentional Torts to Persons
The first segment of this year’s virtual Annual Meeting adjourned last week. Below is a summary of the actions taken on May 17 and 18. All approvals by the membership at the Annual Meeting are subject to the discussion at the Meeting and the usual editorial prerogative.
Restatement Third of Torts: Intentional Torts to Persons Is Approved
by Jennifer Morinigo | May 20, 2021 | Torts: Intentional Torts to Persons
Members of The American Law Institute voted this week to approve Tentative Draft No. 6 of Restatement of the Law Third, Torts: Intentional Torts to Persons. The vote marks the completion of this project.
Restatement of the Law of American Indians Is Approved
by Jennifer Morinigo | May 17, 2021 | American Indian Law
ALI members voted at The American Law Institute’s Annual Meeting to approve Restatement of the Law, The Law of American Indians. This is the first Restatement on this important area of law. The project Reporters are Matthew L.M. Fletcher and Wenona T. Singel, both of Michigan State University College of Law, and Kaighn Smith, Jr. of Drummond Woodsum.
Children and the Law: School Searches – Search Based on Individualized Suspicion
by Jennifer Morinigo | Apr 29, 2021 | Children and the Law
Restatement of the Law, Children and the Law, Tentative Draft No. 3 (TD3) will be presented to ALI membership at the 2021 ALI Annual Meeting. This post includes black letter and Comment excerpted from this draft, which contains § 10.10. Student Search by School Officials Based on Individualized Suspicion.
Restatement of the Law, Copyright
by Jennifer Morinigo | Apr 28, 2021 | Copyright
The following is the Foreword text from Tentative Draft No. 2. Of Restatement of the Law, Copyright. This draft will be presented to ALI’s members at the 2021 Annual Meeting.