Pauline Toboulidis | July 16, 2021 | Torts: Defamation and Privacy
David A. Logan of Roger Williams University School of Law was a recent guest on NPR’s podcast On Point, where he discussed rethinking American libel law. Logan’s article “Rescuing our Democracy by Rethinking New York Times v. Sullivan” was cited 16 times in U.S....
Pauline Toboulidis | June 23, 2021 | Data Economy
On June 1, the European Law Institute hosted its Decennial Celebration. The event was opened by Christiane Wendehorst (ELI President), and Reinhard Zimmermann (Speaker of the ELI Senate), who reflected on the making of ELI from its humble beginnings with 52...
Pauline Toboulidis | June 9, 2021 | Conflict of Laws, Copyright, Government Ethics, Property, Sexual Assault
The second segment of this year’s virtual Annual Meeting adjourned this week. Below is a summary of the actions taken on June 7 and 8. For a recap on the actions taken during the first segment of the Annual Meeting, held on May 17 and 18, click here. All approvals by...
Pauline Toboulidis | May 27, 2021 | Conflict of Laws, Copyright, Government Ethics, Project, Sexual Assault
The ALI virtual Annual Meeting continues on June 7-8. Below is an overview of the projects that will be presented on these days, including links to available videos on several topics. Click here to request copies of the Annual Meeting drafts. Conflict of Laws (Monday,...
Neil B. Cohen, Christiane C. Wendehorst, Lord John Thomas of Cwmgiedd, Steven O. Weise and Pauline Toboulidis | May 19, 2021 | Data Economy
At this week’s 2021 Annual Meeting, members of The American Law Institute (ALI) voted to approve Tentative Draft No. 2 of ALI-ELI Principles for a Data Economy. Launched in January 2018 by the ALI Council, this project is a joint undertaking with the European...
