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The ABF Receives Annual Grant of Nearly $3.7 Million from the American Bar Endowment for 2023-24 Fiscal Year
September 27, 2023
The American Bar Endowment (ABE) has approved its annual grant to the American Bar Foundation (ABF), of nearly $3.7 million for the 2023-24 fiscal year. This grant will support the ABF’s interdisciplinary, empirical research on law and policy. “We deeply appreciate the American Bar Endowment’s… Read More
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The ABF/JPB Access to Justice Scholars Program Chooses Five New Scholars for its 2024-25 Cohort
April 17, 2024
The American Bar Foundation’s (ABF) Access to Justice Research Initiative, founded by ABF Faculty Fellow and MacArthur Fellow Rebecca Sandefur, is proud to announce the 2024-25 cohort of ABF/JPB Foundation…
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The ABF Hosts Webinar on the Role of Education in Safeguarding Democracy as part of the Hubbard Conference Series
April 3, 2024
In a recent webinar hosted by the American Bar Foundation (ABF), experts gathered to tackle the topic of democratic decline and the role of education and critical thinking in reversing…
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The Making of Lawyers’ Careers: A Twenty-Year ABF Study Finds Systemic Inequality in the Legal Profession Still Exists
March 19, 2024
The American Bar Foundation (ABF) has long been recognized as the leading source of research on legal education and the profession. Among these projects is the first longitudinal study of…
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May 15, 2024
History, University of Washington, Bothell
"What We Talk About When We Talk About Prison (Or, How Prison Explains the United States)"
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Law, University of California, Los Angeles School of Law
"Borders and Belonging"
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May
8
Translating Ideas into Action
Join the ABF at Wayne State University for an opportunity to critically examine how empirical research might provide answers to the access to civil justice crisis.
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(McGregor Memorial Conference Center, Wayne State University)
May
8
Law, University of California, Irvine School of Law
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(ABF Offices, 750 N Lake Shore Drive, 4th Floor Chicago, IL)
May
15
History, University of Washington, Bothell
"What We Talk About When We Talk About Prison (Or, How Prison Explains the United States)"
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(ABF Offices, 750 N Lake Shore Drive, 4th Floor Chicago, IL)
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24
Law, University of California, Davis School of Law
"Taxing Domestic Workers"
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April
17
Sociology and Criminal Justice, Suffolk University
"Promises and Pitfalls: Conceptualizing Reentry Supports from the Perspective of Formerly Incarcerated People"
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April
10
Criminology, Law and Society, and Anthropology, University of California, Irvine
"On the Record: Papers, Immigration, and Legal Advocacy"
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