Actions Taken at the 2021 Annual Meeting (May Session)
The first segment of this year’s virtual Annual Meeting adjourned last week. Below is a summary of the actions taken on May 17 and 18. All approvals by the membership at the Annual Meeting are subject to the discussion at the Meeting and the usual editorial prerogative.
Restatement Third of Torts: Intentional Torts to Persons Is Approved
Members of The American Law Institute voted this week to approve Tentative Draft No. 6 of Restatement of the Law Third, Torts: Intentional Torts to Persons. The vote marks the completion of this project.
Principles for a Data Economy Is Approved
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.
Principles of the Law, Compliance and Enforcement for Organizations Is Approved
At the 2021 Annual Meeting, members of The American Law Institute voted to approve Tentative Draft No. 2 of Principles of the Law, Compliance and Enforcement for Organizations. The vote marks the completion of this project.
Restatement of the Law of American Indians Is Approved
ALI members voted at The American Law Institute’s Annual Meeting to approve Restatement of the Law, The Law of American Indians. This is the first Restatement on this important area of law. The project Reporters are Matthew L.M. Fletcher and Wenona T. Singel, both of Michigan State University College of Law, and Kaighn Smith, Jr. of Drummond Woodsum.
The Restatement of Copyright Law: Past, Present, and Future
The Columbia Journal of Law & the Arts has published a special issue on the Restatement of Copyright Law. Below is an index of the issue (Vol. 44 No. 3), published in April 2021. The full issue is available online.
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