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Research Advancing Justice

Knowledge powers the pursuit of justice.

  • News
The ABF Welcomes the 2023 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellows
May 23, 2023
The American Bar Foundation (ABF) has chosen five outstanding undergraduate scholars to take part in the 2023 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship… Read More
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American Bar Foundation

We conduct research that explores the intersection of
law and society—to expand knowledge and advance justice.

Our groundbreaking research is used to:

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Spark conversations

about the world's
most pressing issues
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Shape law and policy

by informing lawmakers,
practitioners, and the judiciary
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Influence societies

in the U.S. and
across the world

Featured Research

Disrupting Dignity
  • Books

Disrupting Dignity: Rethinking Power and Progress in LGBTQ Lives

Engel and Lyle explore how state powers and media have turned the concept of "dignity" in the LGBTQ+ rights movement into a tool to disempower the community. Read More
Stephen Engel, assistant professor of politics.
Stephen M. Engel
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Timothy S. Lyle

In the News

image-id-Brittany Friedman and The Captive Money Lab Co-Founders Receive 1.5 Million Dollars in Funding from Arnold Ventures
  • News

Brittany Friedman and The Captive Money Lab Co-Founders Receive 1.5 Million Dollars in Funding from Arnold Ventures

May 25, 2023
ABF Affiliated Scholar and former ABF/JPB Foundation Access to Justice Program Scholar Brittany Friedman has received 1.5 million dollars from… Read More
image-id-The ABF Welcomes Jeannine Bell as the 2023-24 William H. Neukom Fellows Research Chair in Diversity and Law
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The ABF Welcomes Jeannine Bell as the 2023-24 William H. Neukom Fellows Research Chair in Diversity and Law

May 9, 2023
Jeannine Bell has been named the William H. Neukom Fellows Research Chair in Diversity and Law for the 2023-24 academic year, effective September 1. Bell joined the Loyola University… Read More
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ABF Scholars to Present Research at the Law and Society Association Annual Meeting

May 3, 2023
This year’s Law and Society Association (LSA) Annual Meeting, to be held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from June 1 to 4, will feature presentations from over 30 ABF scholars. LSA’s Annual Meeting presents an unparalleled opportunity for sociolegal scholars to connect and exchange ideas across many disciplines and… Read More

Learn More About the ABF Fellows

ABF Fellows are a global honorary society of attorneys, judges, law faculty, and legal scholars whose public and private careers have demonstrated outstanding dedication to the highest principles of the legal profession and to the welfare of their communities.
ABF Fellows
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  • Podcasts
Episode 8: Season One Finale: When Law Meets Society
The season finale of Season 1 of Whose Law is it Anyway explores the impact of ABF's research with our Executive Director, Ajay K. Mehrotra.
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  • Videos
ABF Access to Justice Program Video
Watch to learn more about the ABF/JPB Foundation Access to Justice Scholars Program.
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