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Jennifer Morinigo Posts
Restatement of the Law Third, Torts: Liability for Economic Harm – Now Available
by Jennifer Morinigo | Mar 23, 2020 | Torts: Economic Harm
Restatement of the Law Third, Torts: Liability for Economic Harm, completes the fourth installment of the Restatement Third of Torts. This Restatement, for which Dean Ward Farnsworth of the University of Texas at Austin School of Law served as Reporter, covers four principal areas of tort law: unintentional infliction of economic loss, liability for fraud, interference with economic interests, and misuse of legal procedure.
Principles of Election Law: Early In-Person Voting and Open Absentee Voting
by Jennifer Morinigo | Mar 18, 2020 | Election Administration
In light of the recent disruptions to in-person elections due to the COVID-19 restrictions, and the potential for a larger-than-average number of citizens requesting absentee ballots, state officials may need guidance on how to implement fair and efficient absentee protocols now more than ever.
Providing Guidance in Campus Disciplinary Procedures
by Jennifer Morinigo | Mar 3, 2020 | Student Sexual Misconduct
Deborah Tuerkheimer who serves as Adviser to ALI’s Student Sexual Misconduct: Procedural Frameworks for Colleges and Universities Principles project, discusses the special challenges of this area of law and the timeliness of this project’s aim to provide guidance to institutions in their investigations and proceedings in campus disciplinary procedures.
Registration and Notification
by Jennifer Morinigo | Feb 20, 2020 | Sexual Assault
The current ALI project Model Penal Code: Sexual Assault and Related Offenses is a re-examination of Article 213 of the Model Penal Code. This post presents Section 213. 12 (A-J) of the most recent project draft (Council Draft No. 10, printed on December 13, 2019).
January 2020 Council Meeting Updates
by Jennifer Morinigo | Jan 28, 2020 | American Indian Law, Children and the Law, Conflict of Laws, Government Ethics, Property, Sexual Assault, Student Sexual Misconduct, Torts: Intentional Torts to Persons
At its meeting in Philadelphia on January 16 and 17, the ALI Council reviewed drafts for ten projects.
Restatement of the Law, Liability Insurance: Practitioners’ Perspectives
by Jennifer Morinigo | Oct 10, 2019 | Liability Insurance
Restatement of the Law, Liability Insurance (RLLI), was approved by membership at the 2018 Annual Meeting and the Official Text is now available. The project greatly benefited from its diverse and engaged Advisers and Members Consultative Group. In this Q&A, we posed questions to two of those most involved in the project.
Visionaries Documentary
by Jennifer Morinigo | Jul 19, 2019 | Inside The ALI
The American Law Institute was selected to be profiled by Visionaries in its 23rd season. Visionaries is a nonprofit educational organization dedicated to producing and distributing media that inspires individuals and communities to take action for positive social change.
Why Is Defining Consent So Difficult?
by Jennifer Morinigo | Jun 5, 2019 | Sexual Assault
Consent is a concept at the center of criminal law and sexual assault. So, why is it so difficult to accurately define? Sexual assault laws have evolved from requiring the victim to resist toward requiring consent. However, “consent” is defined in many ways.
Principles of the Law, Data Privacy Is Approved
by Jennifer Morinigo | May 23, 2019 | Data Privacy
On May 22nd at the 96th Annual Meeting, members of The American Law Institute voted to approve the Tentative Draft of Principles of the Law, Data Privacy. Wednesday’s vote marks the completion of this project.