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Fellows CLE Explores the Supreme Court's Controversial Past and Uncertain Future
February 26, 2026
The United States Supreme Court is perhaps more divisive now than ever before. Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, the 2022 decision which overturned Roe v. Wade, caused the percent of Democrats holding a favorable view of the Court to plummet to levels lower than they have been in… Read More
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The ABF Announces 2026–27 Visiting Scholars
July 13, 2026
The American Bar Foundation is pleased to welcome six Visiting Scholars to the ABF research community. The scholars of the 2026–27 cohort are: Winnifred Fallers Sullivan, Kathryn Birks Harvey, Jennifer Carlson,…
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The American Bar Foundation Announces 2026 Cohort of Doctoral Fellows
July 13, 2026
The American Bar Foundation (ABF) has awarded doctoral fellowships to three exceptional scholars. Selected from a highly competitive pool of applicants, these scholars were chosen for their impressive empirical and…
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Princeton University Student Laura Nelson Wins Law & Social Inquiry’s 2026 Graduate Student Paper Competition
June 25, 2026
The American Bar Foundation (ABF) is delighted to announce that Laura Nelson, a PhD candidate in the Department of History at Princeton University, has won the 2026 Graduate Student Paper Competition from Law…
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