Jennifer Morinigo | January 13, 2017 | Policing
The Justice Department today issued a press release on its investigation into Chicago’s Police Department. Full text of the press release follows: The Justice Department announced today that it has found reasonable cause to believe that the Chicago Police...
Jennifer Morinigo, Kyle D. Logue and Tom Baker | December 27, 2016 | Liability Insurance
The Liability Insurance project has attracted much attention from insurers, policyholders and their counsel, as well as academics and judges. As the project nears its end, The ALI Adviser will share several sections of the project, including Black Letter and...
Jennifer Morinigo | December 19, 2016 | Sexual Assault
The Model Penal Code’s definition of “Consent” has been reviewed and approved by ALI’s Council. The approved text, posted below, includes slight edits to the previous black letter suggested by Council or by ALI member Kate Stith, who presented the motion at the 2016...
Kevin Reitz and Jennifer Morinigo | December 8, 2016 | Sentencing
The Model Penal Code: Sentencing project may appear before ALI membership at the 2017 Annual Meeting in May for final approval. This project tackles some of the most difficult policy and procedure questions that are at the forefront of debate across the U.S. As we...
Jennifer Morinigo | November 23, 2016 | Policing
Researchers from the Urban Institute, a nonpartisan, nonprofit research organization, presented the findings of a recent study completed in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Spokane, Washington. The preliminary results of the study suggest that officers do not use less force...
