H. Mark Stichel | October 28, 2019 | Inside The ALI, Liability Insurance
The Restatements of the Law have played a vital role in the rationalization of American jurisprudence for nearly a century. As Justice Anthony M. Kennedy recently remarked at the ALI annual Meeting, the Restatements and the ALI “did for the American, Anglo-American...
Richard L. Revesz | October 9, 2019 | Inside The ALI
This Director’s Letter was originally published in the Fall 2019 Edition of The ALI Reporter.The ALI Style Manual, a somewhat obscure publication that nonetheless plays an important role in our work, provides relatively clear drafting guidance for Restatements...
H. Mark Stichel | August 12, 2019 | Inside The ALI
The American Law Institute was founded in 1923. Since then, the ALI has promulgated Restatements of the Law in several subjects and other influential works such as the Model Penal Code and the Uniform Commercial Code, a joint venture with the Uniform Law Commission. ...
Richard L. Revesz | August 9, 2019 | Inside The ALI
In the past few years, we frequently have seen the charge that the ALI’s mission is to state what the law “is,” rather than what the Institute thinks the law “ought to be,” and that we recently have strayed from this mission and should right the ship. This charge most...
Jennifer Morinigo | July 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...
Norman L. Greene | June 25, 2019 | Inside The ALI
The below is the introduction from an article originally featured in Volume 62, Issue 2, Winter 2019 edition of Howard Law Journal. The full article is available here (starting on page 191 of this pdf, which is page 511 of the complete journal).The American Law...