(En)forcing a Foolish Consistency?: A Critique and Comparative Analysis of the Trump Administration’s Proposed Standard of Evidence Regulation for Campus Title IX Proceedings
Prevention of sexual assault and sexual harassment are major challenges at U.S. colleges and universities today. In recent years a vigorous law and policy debate emerged within the higher education community about Title IX and whether the “preponderance of evidence” or “clear and convincing” evidence represents the more appropriate standard of evidence in campus sexual violence and sexual harassment disciplinary procedures.
The Decline of the Death Penalty
The death penalty in the United States, both new convictions and executions, has declined through recent decades. In this episode of Reasonably Speaking, we explore the history of the death penalty and the various factors that are contributing to this decline.
Ambitions of the Fourth Restatement
Watch Jean Galbraith of Penn Law, Jide Nzelibe of Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, and George Rutherglen of UVA Law discuss the ambitions of the Fourth Restatement with moderator Mila Versteeg also of UVA Law in a panel from UVA Law’s 31st Sokol Colloquium.
International Comity in the Restatement (Fourth) of Foreign Relations Law
This paper compares the treatment of international comity in the Restatement (Third) of Foreign Relations Law (1987) and the Restatement (Fourth) (2018).
ALI Launches Podcast
ALI is proud to announce the launch of Reasonably Speaking, our new podcast featuring conversations with experts on some of the most important legal topics of our time. The first two episodes are available now.
Tribes Come Together to Challenge The Indian Child Welfare Decision
A defending argument for the Indian Child Welfare Act was released last week with widespread support from 325 tribes, 57 organizations, 31 child welfare organizations and seven members of Congress.
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