Civil Rights in Their Own Voices
As part of the Employment Civil Rights Project, qualitative data from a new study on employment discrimination litigation was published in April 2012 in the journal, Law & Society Review. The article is called “Situated Justice: A Contextual Analysis of Fairness and Inequality in Employment Discrimination Litigation.” (Authors: Ellen C. Berrey, Steve G. Hoffman, & ABF Research Professor Laura Beth Nielsen.) Click here to access the article with embedded audio, which will be available for free download on the Law & Society Review website until 2013.
The Situated Justice article features interviews with a diverse set of people – including in-house counsel, human resources representatives, plaintiffs, and defendants – who were all involved in employment discrimination disputes from the many sides of the table. The purpose of these interviews was to empirically study the changing dynamics of employment discrimination litigation, the types of cases that succeed in litigation, and these parties’ perceptions of anti-discrimination law.
The selected audio recordings, which are excerpted from the original interviews with the study’s participants, allow the listener to experience the emotion and character of the people behind these disputes. Please click here to access the website with all the selected interview audio clips that form the basis of this exciting new research.
NEW ABF STUDY REVEALS BOTH DEFENDANTS AND PLAINTIFFS QUESTION FUNDAMENTAL FAIRNESS OF EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION LAW
American Bar Foundation study of employment discrimination lawsuits finds that… more
2012 Summer Research Diversity Fellowships
The ABF is proud to announce that the 2012 Summer Research Diversity Fellows have been selected from an especially large and competitive applicant pool. Larissa Davis, Nikita Koraddi, Debbie Oh, and Merritt Steele will participate in an 8-week fellowship this summer at the ABF. These four outstanding undergraduate scholars plan to pursue advanced degrees in law and social science. During their residency, they will work closely with an ABF faculty mentor to develop their research skills, as well as participate in a series of seminars and field visits to acquaint them with the many facets of sociolegal research and the legal system. Please click here to view the biographies of our 2012 Summer Fellows.
American Bar Association's Report on Diversity in the Legal Profession
Click the icon to the left to view "Diversity in the Legal Profession: The Next Steps," a report produced by the American Bar Association's Presidential Initiative Commission on Diversity in April 2010. ABF Board of Directors member, Hon. Ellen F. Rosenblum, chaired this initiative.
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