Correctional Overcrowding
Kevin Reitz discusses the Model Penal Code: Sentencing project and how it tackles the problem of correctional overcrowding, not just in prisons, but in all criminal sanctions.
Liability Insurance Project Update
In this video, Reporter Tom Baker and Associate Reporter Kyle D. Logue discuss the Restatement of the Law, Liability Insurance, project and the interest it has generated.
Texas COA Reinstates State Court Jurisdiction in Indian Child Custody Dispute
In an opinion filed on August 3, 2016, the Texas Court of Appeals reinstated state court jurisdiction in an Indian Child Custody Dispute.
Project Reporters on “Consent”
In this video, Project Reporter Stephen Schulhofer and Associate Reporter Erin Murphy discuss the project and the complexity of defining consent.
ALI Reporters on the Historical Basis for the Trust Relationship between the US and Indian Children
In this recently published article, project Reporters Matthew Fletcher and Wenona Singel explore the history of the role of Indian children in the formation of the federal-tribal trust relationship. This piece comes as constitutional challenges to the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) are now pending. The Reporters conclude the historical record demonstrates the core of the federal-tribal trust relationship is the welfare of Indian children and their relationship to Indian nations.
Article Examines Sexual Assault Laws – Looks to Model Penal Code
An article in Reveal, a publication by The Center for Investigative Reporting, asserts that Mississippi and California sexual assault laws lag behind the other 48 states. The article states that the ALI Model Penal Code: Sexual Assault and Related Offenses project may help solve this issue.
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