Jennifer Morinigo | May 22, 2017 | U.S. Foreign Relations Law
U.S. Foreign Relations Law, Treaties Approved At ALI’s Annual Meeting on Monday, May 22, members voted to approve the Tentative Draft No. 2 of the Treaties portion of the Foreign Relations Law Restatement.* Next on the agenda are the Jurisdiction and Sovereign...
Jennifer Morinigo | May 11, 2017 | Sentencing
In a memorandum issued today by Attorney General Jeff Sessions, federal prosecutors are directed to pursue the most severe penalties possible. The memo states, “First it is a core principle that prosecutors should charge and pursue the most serious, readily provable...
Jennifer Morinigo | March 18, 2017 | Consumer Contracts
In Noble v. Samsung Electronics America, Inc., the plaintiff, after purchasing a smartwatch that advertised “24 to 48 hours with typical use,” found that the device’s batter only lasted for a few hours. When he determined that other customers were experiencing the...
Jennifer Morinigo | March 8, 2017 | Torts: Intentional Torts to Persons
Torts Prof Blog examined Section 104 (now numbered Section 4), Purposeful Infliction of Bodily Harm, of the Intentional Torts to Persons Project, with regard to the Kurt Eichenwald seizure incident. Mr. Eichenwald, a journalist who has been critical of President...
Jennifer Morinigo | February 16, 2017 | U.S. Foreign Relations Law
Final sections of Jurisdiction, Sovereign Immunity, and Treaties will be on the agenda at the 2017 Annual Meeting. Membership approval of the three drafts at the Annual Meeting would complete these portions of the U.S. Foreign Relations Law project. In January, ALI’s...