Richard Bonnie, Emily Buss, Clare Huntington, Solangel Maldonado, Elizabeth S. Scott and Jennifer Morinigo | July 26, 2024 | Children and the Law
At the 2024 Annual Meeting, Restatement of the Law, Children and the Law Tentative Draft No. 6 (TD No. 6) was approved by ALI membership, subject to the discussion at the meeting and usual editorial prerogative. The below black letter is excerpted from this draft,...
Richard Bonnie, Emily Buss, Clare Huntington, Solangel Maldonado, Elizabeth S. Scott and Jennifer Morinigo | May 22, 2024 | Children and the Law
The American Law Institute’s membership voted today to approve Restatement of the Law, Children and the Law, the first Restatement to comprehensively examine the legal regulation of children. Launched in 2015, this Restatement covers issues such as parental rights and...
Clare Huntington | June 2, 2023 | Children and the Law
Below is the abstract for “Pragmatic Family Law,” available for download on SSRN. Family law is a central battleground for a polarized America, with seemingly endless conflict over abortion, parental control of school curricula, gender-affirming health care for...
Clare Huntington and Elizabeth S. Scott | June 14, 2022 | Children and the Law
Below is the abstract for “The Enduring Importance of Parental Rights,” available for download on SSRN. In this symposium contribution for The Law of Parents and Parenting, we argue that parental rights are—and should remain—the backbone of family law. State deference...
Elizabeth S. Scott, Richard Bonnie, Emily Buss, Clare Huntington, Solangel Maldonado and Jennifer Morinigo | May 11, 2022 | Children and the Law
Restatement of the Law, Children and the Law, Tentative Draft No. 4 (TD No. 4) will be presented to ALI membership at the 2022 Annual Meeting. The below black letter is excerpted from this draft, which contains § 8.10. Students’ Right of Personal Expression in Public...