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The American Bar Foundation Appoints Two New Research Faculty Members in Anthropology
August 12, 2025
The American Bar Foundation (ABF) has appointed Natacha Nsabimana and Alana Ackerman, both scholars in anthropology, to join its community as Research Professors beginning fall 2025. These scholars will join a robust community of researchers advancing understandings of law and society through empirical and interdisciplinary research. … Read More
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Rachel F. Moran to Receive 2026 Outstanding Scholar Award
January 7, 2026
Rachel F. Moran has been honored with the 2026 Outstanding Scholar Award from the Fellows of the American Bar Foundation (ABF). Moran will be recognized during the 70th Annual Fellows Awards Reception and Banquet, which…
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Stephen A. Bain and Joi G. Kush to Receive 2026 Outstanding State Chair Award
January 7, 2026
Stephen A. Bain and Joi G. Kush have been honored with the 2026 Outstanding State Chair Award from the Fellows of the American Bar Foundation. Bain and Kush are the…
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William C. Hubbard to Receive 2026 Outstanding Service Award
January 7, 2026
William C. Hubbard has been honored with the 2026 Outstanding Service Award from the Fellows of the American Bar Foundation (ABF). Hubbard will be recognized during the 70th Annual Fellows Awards Reception and Banquet, which…
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January 28, 2026
Criminal Law, Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law
Fairness and Excess in Asset Forfeiture
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14
ABF Interim Executive Director and Distinguished Professor of Law Emeritus at University of California, Irvine School of Law
Arc of Scholarship Talk: Directions, Inspirations, Obstacles, and Impasses
Hybrid: Virtual/In-Person
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January
21
Anthropology, University of Illinois, Urbana- Champaign
What is the Rule of Law and Can it be saved: Lessons from the European Court of Human Rights
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January
28
Criminal Law, Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law
Fairness and Excess in Asset Forfeiture
Hybrid: Virtual/In-Person
(ABF Offices, 750 N Lake Shore Drive, 4th Floor Chicago, IL)
February
4
Sociology, American Bar Foundation and The University of Chicago
Arc of Scholarship Talk: Directions, Inspirations, Obstacles, and Impasses
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(ABF Offices, 750 N Lake Shore Drive, 4th Floor Chicago, IL)
February
11
Sociology, Northwestern University
Enduring Empire: U.S. Statecraft and Race-Making in the Philippines
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December
3
Sociology, University of Illinois, Urbana- Champaign
Crisis by Design: Emergency Powers and Colonial Legality in Puerto Rico
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November
19
Political Science, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Finding the Right Forum: Non-State Actor Engagement in International Organizations
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November
12
Law, UC Irvine
Insuring Cyberinsecurity: Insurance Companies as Symbolic Regulators
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