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The 2024 Annual Meeting opened this morning with a welcome from ALI President David F. Levi and ALI Director Diane P. Wood. Seven projects appear on this year’s agenda, each with Sections that may be voted on for approval.
The Annual Meeting website will include a complete ...
Continue ReadingThe American Academy of Arts & Sciences has announced the election of its newest members, which includes ALI members Pauline T. Kim of Washington University School of Law and Jeffrey S. Sutton of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
From the announcement:
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Continue ReadingMelissa B. Jacoby of the University of North Carolina School of Law has authored Unjust Debts, How Our Bankruptcy System Makes America More Unequal, a book examining the hidden effects of bankruptcy in America.
A groundbreaking look at the hidden role of bankruptcy in perpetuating ...
Continue ReadingIn its op-ed piece “There’s still time for Congress to Trump-proof the Insurrection Act,” The Washington Post addresses reforms necessary to prevent abuse of the Insurrection Act. The piece highlights the Principles for Insurrection Act Reform, issued by a bipartisan group at the invitation of The American ...
Continue ReadingThomasenia “Tommie” P. Duncan of the United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation has died at age 60. She was elected to ALI in 2016 and participated in the Members Consultative Group for Principles of the Law, Data Privacy.
Below is an excerpt from her obituary:
Tommie's ...
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