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Video: 100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment

This August marks the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment. The video below, featuring Renee Knake Jefferson of University of Houston Law Center and M. Margaret McKeown of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, explores the road to the 19th Amendment ...

The State of the Institute

Each year, ALI’s Annual Meeting includes a session with business reports from ALI leadership. Now more than ever, it is important that our membership remains updated on matters of the Institute, including how our work continues during this time. That is why, despite the cancellation of this ...

Statement from ALI President David F. Levi

This is such a difficult time in our nation's history. The coronavirus has taken the lives of more than 100,000 of our fellow Americans and exposed very disturbing disparities in health and access to medical care. In addition, we have seen again, once again, the shocking ...

ALI’s Use of Force Principles Available for Free Download

At ALI’s 2017 Annual Meeting, the Use of Force chapter from ALI’s Principles of the Law, Policing project was approved.* This Chapter contains best practices for police departments to follow concerning use of force in officers’ interactions with the public.

The need for clear policy on ...

Restatement of the Law Third, Torts: Liability for Economic Harm - Now Available

Restatement of the Law Third, Torts: Liability for Economic Harm, is now available for purchase on ALI's website. This completes the fourth installment of the Restatement Third of Torts. This Restatement, for which Dean Ward Farnsworth of the University of Texas at Austin School of Law served ...