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The American Bar Foundation is an organization dedicated to advancing justice through rigorous research on the law, legal processes, and the law's impact on our society. More »
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CHICAGO, IL - June 30- The American Bar Foundation has brought together some of the world’s leading scholars in law and social science to develop new scholarship on the rule of law. They will… more
CHICAGO -June 4- John L. Comaroff and Elizabeth Mertz, American Bar Foundation Research Professors, are recipients of two major prizes awarded by the Law and Society Association. The 2008 Harry J.… more
2008 Diversity Fellowship Sponsors
The ABF would like to thank the sponsors of the 2008 Summer Research Diversity Fellowships in Law & Social Science. They are:
The program, celebrating its 20th anniversary, is designed to introduce undergraduates from diverse backgrounds to the rewards and demands of a research-oriented career in the field of law and social science. Click here for more information.
Click here for information on the 2008 recipients.
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Apr 1, 2008, James J. Heckman, The Foundation and Application of Disparate Impact Doctrine
James J. Heckman and Paul A. LaFontaine:
The high school graduation rate is a barometer of the health of American society and the skill level of its future workforce. Throughout the first half of… more
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