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45 A.L.I. Rep. 1 (2022-2023)

handle is hein.ali/alireporter0045 and id is 1 raw text is: THE ALI Reporter THE QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER OF THE AMERICAN LAW INSTITUTE Project Spotlight: ALI Launches Two New Projects The American Law Institute's Council voted at the October Council meeting to approve the launch of Restatement of the Law, Constitutional Torts and Principles of the Law, High-Volume Civil Adjudication. The Restatement of Constitutional Torts project will be led by Reporters John C. Jeffries Jr. of University of Virginia School of Law and Pamela S. Karlan of Stanford Law School. Principles of High-Volume Civil Adjudication will be led by Reporter David Freeman Engstrom of Stanford Law School. RESTATEMENT OF THE LAW, CONSTITUTIONAL TORTS This project will examine the law of 42 U.S.C. § 1983, which provides an individual the right to sue state government employees and others acting under color of state law in federal court for violations of federal law. Actions under § 1983 are the dominant vehicle for securing money damages for federal rights, especially constitutional rights. The project also will cover Bivens' actions, the analogous cause of action for violations by a federal officer. Among other topics, the Restatement will cover governmental immunities from suit, local government liability for official policy or custom, and restrictions on § 1983 actions imposed by the Prison Litigation Reform Act and the overlapping law of federal habeas corpus. We thought very carefully about the title of this Restatement and what it would cover, explained ALI Director Richard L. Revesz. We considered 'The Law of 42 U.S.C. § 1983,' but felt that would limit the project to only examine actors under the law of any 'State or Territory;' it would not apply to federal officers. Titling the project 'Constitutional Torts' broadens the 1 Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, 403 U.S. 388 (1971).