Jonathan Cardi and Kenneth W. Simons | March 24, 2017 | Torts: Intentional Torts to Persons
UPDATED: The black letter provided in this post was updated on May 3, 2017. Section 3 – Battery: Definition of Offensive Contact, of the Intentional Torts project appeared at ALI’s Annual Meeting in 2015 (at the time it was numbered Section 103). Due to a close vote...
Barry Friedman, Brandon Garrett, Christopher Slobogin, Rachel A. Harmon and Tracey L. Meares | March 23, 2017 | Policing
The Policing project is on ALI’s Annual Meeting agenda this year for the first time, specifically, Use of Force. These principles were prioritized because there is an immediate need for guidance on this issue, and many states and police departments are considering...
Jennifer Morinigo, Kyle D. Logue and Tom Baker | December 27, 2016 | Liability Insurance
The Liability Insurance project has attracted much attention from insurers, policyholders and their counsel, as well as academics and judges. As the project nears its end, The ALI Adviser will share several sections of the project, including Black Letter and...
Kaighn Smith, Jr., Matthew L.M. Fletcher and Wenona T. Singel | December 22, 2016 | American Indian Law
Many people are not aware that federal constitutional constraints on governmental action set forth in the Bill of Rights and the Fourteenth Amendment do not apply to, or constrain, tribal government.1 The primary source for individual rights to constrain tribal...
Jennifer Morinigo | December 19, 2016 | Sexual Assault
The Model Penal Code’s definition of “Consent” has been reviewed and approved by ALI’s Council. The approved text, posted below, includes slight edits to the previous black letter suggested by Council or by ALI member Kate Stith, who presented the motion at the 2016...
