Lyrissa B. Lidsky and Robert C. Post | March 10, 2026 | Torts: Defamation and Privacy
The following is excerpted from Tentative Draft No. 1* of Restatement of the Law Third, Torts: Defamation and Privacy. In the half century since the Second Restatement, the rapid development of digital communications has rendered the libel–slander distinction...
Curtis Bradley, William S. Dodge and Oona A. Hathaway | February 23, 2026 | The Foreign Relations Law of the United States
The following post is from Tentative Draft No. 1* of the Restatement of the Law Fourth, The Foreign Relations Law of the United States: Part III International Law, Chapter 2. Executive Agreements and Nonbinding Instruments. Introductory Note: Article II of the...
Maureen E. Brady, Sara C. Bronin, Thomas W. Merrill, Henry E. Smith and Pauline Toboulidis | August 19, 2024 | Property
At the 2024 Annual Meeting last month, Restatement of the Law Fourth, Property, Tentative Draft No. 5 (TD No. 5) was approved by ALI membership, subject to the discussion at the meeting and usual editorial prerogative. The below black letter is excerpted from this...
Jennifer Morinigo | May 27, 2022 | Student Sexual Misconduct
At ALI’s 2022 Annual Meeting, members of The American Law Institute voted to approve Principles of the Law, Student Sexual Misconduct: Procedural Frameworks for Colleges and Universities. The black letter of the project has been revised according to the discussion at...
Barry Friedman, Brandon Garrett, Rachel A. Harmon, Tracey L. Meares, Maria Ponomarenko, Christopher Slobogin and Jennifer Morinigo | May 12, 2022 | Policing
The following entry contains the black letter to § 1.12, Interacting with Vulnerable Populations, from Chapter 1, General Principles of Sound Policing, from Principles of the Law, Policing, Tentative Draft No. 4. § 1.12. Interacting with Vulnerable Populations ...
