PHILADELPHIA — The American Law Institute’s Council today announced the appointment of Diane P. Wood, Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, as Director Designate. Judge Wood will succeed Richard L. Revesz, who stepped down to take on the role of Administrator ...
Continue ReadingPHILADELPHIA — The American Law Institute’s Council voted today to approve the initiation of a project to complete the remainder of Restatement of the Law Fourth, The Foreign Relations Law of the United States. Sections on Jurisdiction, Treaties, and Sovereign Immunity were published in 2018. The new project ...
Continue ReadingPHILADELPHIA — The American Law Institute’s Council voted today to approve the launch of a Restatement of the Law project on Election Litigation. The project will be led by Reporters Lisa Manheim of the University of Washington School of Law and Derek T. Muller of the University of ...
Continue ReadingThe American Law Institute has elected new members who will bring their expertise to ALI’s work of clarifying the law through Restatements, Principles, and Model Codes.
“As 2022 comes to a close, I am pleased to welcome our final group of new ALI members,” said ALI President ...
Continue ReadingPHILADELPHIA — The American Law Institute’s Council voted today to approve the launch of a Principles of the Law project that will address a serious challenge facing state courts: the adjudication of high-volume, high-stakes, low-dollar-value civil claims. The project will be led by Reporter David Freeman Engstrom of ...
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