A new book by American Bar Foundation (ABF) Research Professor Christopher W. Schmidt examines the history of America’s fight over the meaning of civil rights. Published by Cambridge University Press, Civil…
A New Study Co-Authored by Shari Seidman Diamond Examines the Disappearing Jury Trials
A new study co-authored by American Bar Foundation (ABF) Research Professor Shari Seidman Diamond explains the decline in jury trials and examines factors that can slow down or reverse their disappearance. The…
Harvard Law Professor Martha Minow to Deliver Keynote Address at the 2021 ABF Fellows Annual Awards Banquet
Martha Minow, the 300th Anniversary University Professor at Harvard Law School and former member of the America Bar Foundation (ABF) Board of Directors, will be the Keynote Speaker during the Fellows of the…
James J. Sandman to be Honored with the 2021 Distinguished ABF Life Fellow Award
James J. Sandman, Distinguished Lecturer and Senior Consultant of the Future of the Profession Initiative at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, will receive the 2021 Distinguished Life Fellow Award from…
Elwood F. Cahill, Jr. and Frank X. Neuner Jr. to be Honored With the 2021 ABF Fellows Outstanding State Chair Awards
Lawyers Elwood F. Cahill, Jr. and Frank X. Neuner Jr., will jointly receive the 2021 Outstanding State Chair Awards from the Fellows of the American Bar Foundation (ABF). The award will be…
UCLA Professor Laura E. Gómez to Receive the 2021 ABF Fellows Outstanding Scholar Award
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Law Professor Laura E. Gómez will be honored with the 2021 Outstanding Scholar Award from the Fellows of the American Bar Foundation (ABF). The award will be…
Stephen A. Saltzburg to Receive the 2021 ABF Fellows Outstanding Service Award
Stephen A. Saltzburg, the Wallace and Beverley Woodbury University Professor of Law at the George Washington University Law School, will receive the 2021 Outstanding Service Award from the Fellows of the…
The ABF Receives a Generous Donation from Sourcebooks in Honor of Late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
To honor the work and legacy of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sourcebooks has made a generous donation to the American Bar Foundation (ABF). Sourcebooks made the donation…
Sida Liu Wins Asian Law and Society Association Distinguished Article Award
American Bar Foundation (ABF) Faculty Fellow Sida Liu and Di Wang received the Asian Law and Society Association (ALSA) Distinguished Article Award for 2020 for their article “Performing Artivism: Feminists, Lawyers,…
Laura Beth Nielsen Elected President of the Law and Society Association
Laura Beth Nielsen, American Bar Foundation (ABF) Research Professor and Northwestern University Sociology Professor, has been elected President of the Law and Society Association (LSA). The association announced the results of the 2020…
Former ABF Neukom Chair Angela Onwuachi-Willig and ABF SURF Fellowship Alumna Danielle Holley-Walker Receive AALS “Inaugural Impact Award”
Angela Onwuachi-Willig, Dean at the Boston University School of Law and previous ABF Neukom Chair, and Danielle Holley-Walker, Dean at Howard University School of Law and ABF SURF Fellowship …
Watch: An ABF Event on the 2020 Election and the Fate of the U.S. Constitutional Democracy
On Thursday, October 29, 2020, the ABF hosted a virtual conversation titled, “The 2020 Election and the Fate of U.S. Constitutional Democracy”. The event featured: Tom Ginsburg, ABF Research Professor;…