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31 A.L.I. Rep. 1 (2008-2009)

handle is hein.ali/alireporter0031 and id is 1 raw text is: VOLUME 31 LJPULIHD NUMBER 1 FALL 2008 BY THE AMERICAN LAW INSTITUTE A sI began to write this let- ter my office window was filled with blue skies and hundreds of hot-air balloons, there was upheaval in the capital mar- kets of the world, all Americans were facing difficult economic real- ities, and we were in the midst of a very hard-fought political season. When I returned to my drafting, the balloons were gone for another year and we finished an important meeting of your Council, but all else remained in flux. The Pes'dent9§ Leftue My point in mentioning the tur- moil is that periods like this demand that the law, in its clarity and its abil- ity to solve current problems, both be, and be perceived as, fair. Making this ideal a reality is our work. Dur- ing the October Council meeting we discussed drafts for Employment Law, the Model Penal Code: Sen- tencing, Torts, and the Principles of Nonprofit Organizations (those actually meant to be nonprofit). These drafts will provide a lively and important set of issues for all of us to discuss, debate, and decide in May at the Annual Meeting. A key portion of our deliberations at the Council Meeting also related to those issues that are about to make an appearance on our agenda of projects and some preliminary dis- cussion of our process for reaching the point where some substantive issue becomes the official policy of The American Law Institute. At this point we have important projects continued on page 2 CouncoH Apprves Thee Drafts for Meeting It was a busy time at the Sofitel hotel in New York City last month, as the ALI Council at its meeting on October 16 and 17 approved drafts for projects on torts, employment law, and nonprofit organizations to be considered by the member- ship at the 2009 Annual Meeting. A fourth draft on sentencing will receive further Council review at its December meeting in Philadel- phia and is expected to be on the Annual Meeting agenda. The Coun- cil also honored President Emeritus Roswell B. Perkins with its third Distinguished Service Award (see separate article on p. 3) and elected 79 new members (see list on p. 7). William C. Powers, Jr., President of the University of Texas, and Pro- fessor Michael D. Green of Wake Thirsty work Reporter William C Powers, Jr., pours a glass of water for fellow Reporter Forest University School of Law, Michael D. Green as the ALl Council reviews their draft for the Restatement Third, Torts: Reporters for the Restatement Third Liability for Physical and Emotional Harm. Also pictured are ALI's Second Vice President of Torts: Liability for Physical and Douglas Laycock and Treasurer Bennett Boskey. continued on page 4 RH

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