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Goodwin Liu at Yale Law School Commencement

ALI Council member Goodwin Liu of the California Supreme Court was this year’s Yale Law School commencement speaker. Justice Liu addressed the responsibility of public service, encouraging the graduating class to take the time to engage with our criminal justice system and to help people who need ...

Justice Thomas Cites Contracts 2d in Concurrence

In a five-to-four decision in Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis, the U.S. Supreme Court determined that arbitration agreements providing for individualized proceedings between an employee and an employer must be enforced as written, and that employees who enter into such agreements cannot litigate federal claims against their ...

Visionaries Documentary to Highlight ALI's Work

The American Law Institute has been selected to be profiled by Visionaries Inc. for its upcoming 23rd season. Visionaries is a nonprofit educational organization dedicated to producing and distributing media that inspires individuals and communities to take action for positive social change. 

Since 1995, Visionaries has been producing ...

The American Law Institute Approves Restatement of the Law, Liability Insurance

ALI members voted at The American Law Institute’s 2018 Annual Meeting to approve Restatement of the Law, Liability Insurance. The project Reporters are Tom Baker of the University of Pennsylvania Law School and Associate Reporter Kyle D. Logue of Michigan Law School.

The draft has four chapters ...

Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Receives Friendly Medal

Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg received this year’s Henry J. Friendly Medal. The award was presented to Justice Ginsburg by John G. Roberts, Jr., Chief Justice of the United States, during the ALI’s 95th Annual Meeting.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg was born in Brooklyn, New York, March ...