As the 2024 US presidential election approaches, the work of American Bar Foundation Research Professor Traci Burch takes on heightened importance in understanding how voter eligibility verification systems impact political…
ABF Unveils 2024-2029 Strategic Plan to Expand Knowledge and Advance Justice
The American Bar Foundation (ABF) is pleased to announce the adoption of its 2024-2029 Strategic Plan, aimed at furthering its mission to expand knowledge and advance justice through sociolegal research.…
The ABF Access to Justice Research Initiative Launches Early Career Workshop with First Cohort of Scholars
The American Bar Foundation’s (ABF) Access to Justice Research Initiative is a hub for innovative research that connects access to civil justice scholarship, policy, and practice. It aims to advance…
The ABF Welcomes Four New Members to its Board of Directors
The American Bar Foundation (ABF) has elected four new board members to its Board of Directors. Hon. Dolly M. Gee, Hon. Eileen A. Kato (Ret.), Darrell Mottley, and Paul M.…
The ABF Welcomes John M. Eason as the 2024-25 William H. Neukom Fellows Research Chair in Diversity and Law
John M. Eason (he/him) has been named the William H. Neukom Fellows Research Chair in Diversity and Law for the 2024-25 academic year, effective September 1. Eason is the Watson…
The ABF Receives Annual Grant of $3.8 Million from the American Bar Endowment for 2024-25 Fiscal Year
The American Bar Endowment (ABE) has awarded its annual grant to the American Bar Foundation (ABF) of $3.8 million dollars for the 2024-25 fiscal year. This grant supports the ABF’s…
The Fellows of the American Bar Foundation Select the 2024-25 Fellows Officers
The Fellows of the American Bar Foundation (ABF) have selected their new Fellows Officers for the 2023-24 fiscal year. The Fellows of the ABF is an honorary organization of attorneys,…
The ABF Announces its 2024-25 Visiting Scholars
The American Bar Foundation (ABF) is pleased to welcome the 2024-25 Visiting Scholars cohort to the ABF research community. This year’s scholars are Aaron Z. Pitluck and Michelle Brown. The…
Mark Suchman Delivers the Keynote Address at the Hong Kong University Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies Inaugural Conference
Mark Suchman, Executive Director of the American Bar Foundation (ABF), delivered the keynote address at the University of Hong Kong for the inaugural conference of the Centre for Interdisciplinary Legal…
Jacob Goldin Awarded 2024 Donald M. Ephraim Prize in Law and Economics from the University of Chicago
Jacob Goldin, a Research Professor at the American Bar Foundation (ABF) and the Richard M. Lipton Professor of Tax Law at the University of Chicago Law School, has been awarded…
Walter G. Johnson, Australian National University Ph.D. Candidate, Wins Law & Social Inquiry’s Graduate Student Paper Competition
The American Bar Foundation (ABF) is pleased to announce that Walter G. Johnson (he/him), a Ph.D. candidate at the Australian National University in the School of Regulation and Global Governance…
The ABF Announces the 2024 Doctoral and Postdoctoral Fellows
The American Bar Foundation (ABF) has awarded doctoral and postdoctoral fellowships to five outstanding scholars. Selected from a highly competitive pool of applicants, these scholars were chosen for their significant…