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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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New Legal Realism at Twenty: Rethinking Law in a Changing World
November 20, 2025
When New Legal Realism (NLR) began two decades ago as a movement, its ambition was both simple and radical: to study law not only as doctrine, but also as lived…
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American Bar Endowment Awards Annual Grant of $3.9 Million to the American Bar Foundation for 2025–26
October 15, 2025
The American Bar Endowment (ABE) has awarded its annual grant of $3.9 million to the American Bar Foundation (ABF) for the 2025–26 fiscal year. This longstanding grant provides essential support…
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Mason Ji Elected to ABF Board of Directors Alongside New Ex Officio Members
September 12, 2025
The American Bar Foundation (ABF) welcomes Seattle-based litigator Mason Ji to its Board of Directors following his election at the ABA Annual Meeting in Toronto in August 2025. Ji will…
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