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ABF Scholar Steven Levitt disputes new study on rise in homicides by black teens Dec 31, 2008

Chicago Sun Times, December 31, 2008. Freakonomics author: No boom in murder by black teens By Frank Main, Crime Reporter Freakonomics author Steven Levitt dismissed a new study that points to a… more

ABF Research Professor Janice Nadler comments on corruption in Illinois politics Dec 14, 2008

Chicago Tribune, December 14, 2008, It's not their cheating hearts Kenworthey Bilz and Janice Nadler Darn, another corrupt Illinois politician! Next time, we'll throw the bums out, once and for… more

2009 Summer Research Diversity Fellowship applications are now available!

The American Bar Foundation sponsors a program of summer research fellowships to interest undergraduate students from diverse backgrounds in pursuing graduate study in the social sciences. The summer program is designed to introduce students to the rewards and demands of a research-oriented career in the field of law and social science. Read more...

2008 Summer Fellows                                                                (Left to right): Marcus Allen, Akta Jantrania, Anayansi Rodriguez and Francesca Gibson. Read about them here.

 

 

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Architects of the State: International Organizations and the Reconstruction of States in the Global South

Sep 23, 2008, Terence Halliday, Globalization of Law and Markets

Architects of the State: International Organizations and the Reconstruction of States in the Global South Abstract: Since the G-7 called for a new international financial architecture,… more

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Publications

Contesting Workplace Discrimination in Courts: Characteristics and Outcomes of Federal Employment Discrimination in Courts 1987-2003

Robert L. Nelson, Laura Beth Nielsen, Ryon Lancaster

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