Actions Taken at the 2021 Annual Meeting (June Session)
The second segment of this year’s virtual Annual Meeting adjourned this week. Below is a summary of the actions taken on June 7 and 8.
Mens Rea Throughout the Model Penal Code
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
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
In this video, Pierre N. Leval of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit discusses the Restatement of the Law, Copyright.
Court unanimously holds that Indian tribes retain the inherent power to police non-Indians
In its first major opinion on the scope of American Indian tribes’ sovereign powers in decades, the Supreme court held on Tuesday in United States v. Cooley that tribal governments — and thus their police officers — have the power to search and temporarily detain non-Indians suspected of breaking federal or state laws within reservations.
Spotlight on Annual Meeting Projects
The ALI virtual Annual Meeting continues on June 7-8. Below is an overview of the projects that will be presented on these days, including links to available videos on several topics.