Recognition for Electoral Count Act Reform Principles
A Washington Post article by Richard Hasen on revising the Electoral Count Act (ECA) mentions proposals presented in the Principles for ECA Reform. A recent CBS News article indicates that the senators have reached a general agreement and are working on text.
Liability Insurance and Contractual Aspects of Settlement
This Article examines contractual aspects of settlement in the liability insurance context, concentrating on the elements of offer and acceptance. It also addresses insurers’ ability to reject settlement offers that are intended to facilitate later bad faith litigation without incurring extracontractual liability.
Choosing Parentage Laws in Multistate Conduct Cases
This paper explores choosing parentage laws in multistate conduct cases in varying contexts, including cases involving parentage for childcare and nonchildcare purposes.
Project Updates from the 2022 ALI Annual Meeting
Learn more about the actions taken at this year’s ALI Annual Meeting, held last month, where the membership met to discuss and vote on twelve ALI project drafts.
ALI’s Student Sexual Misconduct Black Letter Now Available
At ALI’s 2022 Annual Meeting, members of The American Law Institute voted to approve Principles of the Law, Student Sexual Misconduct: Procedural Frameworks for Colleges and Universities. The black letter of the project has been revised according to the discussion at the Meeting* and is now available for download.
Digitizing the Warranty of Habitability
The warranty of habitability was touted fifty years ago as a gamechanger in rebalancing power between tenants and landlords. This Article explores whether an affirmative use of the warranty, coupled with a new technology and community organizing approach, can improve tenant outcomes.
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