Knowledge powers the pursuit of justice.
- News
September 27, 2023
The American Bar Endowment (ABE) has approved its annual grant to the American Bar Foundation (ABF), of nearly $3.7 million for the 2023-24 fiscal year. This grant will support the ABF’s interdisciplinary, empirical research on law and policy. “We deeply appreciate the American Bar Endowment’s… Read More
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:
Spark conversations
about the world's
most pressing issues
most pressing issues
Shape law and policy
by informing lawmakers,
practitioners, and the judiciary
practitioners, and the judiciary
Influence societies
in the U.S. and
across the world
across the world
Featured Research
- Articles
Fair Juries
This article highlights growing concerns about jury fairness, emphasizing the need for improvements in jury selection, trial processes, and deliberations to ensure a fair justice system.
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In the News
- News
The American Bar Foundation Welcomes Patty A. Ferguson-Bohnee and Judge Peter M. Reyes, Jr. To its Board of Directors
September 15, 2023
The American Bar Foundation (ABF) has elected two new board members to its Board of Directors. Patty A. Ferguson–Bohnee and the… Read More
- News
The Fellows of the American Bar Foundation Select the 2023-24 Fellows Officers
September 15, 2023
The Fellows of the American Bar Foundation (ABF) have selected their new Fellows Officers for the 2023-24 fiscal year. Laura V. Farber (left) and Jennifer L. Parent (right) The Fellows of the ABF is an honorary organization of attorneys, judges, law faculty, and legal scholars whose… Read More
- News
The ABF Welcomes the 2023-24 Cohort of Visiting Scholars
August 1, 2023
The American Bar Foundation (ABF) is pleased to welcome the 2023-24 Visiting Scholars cohort to the ABF research community. This year’s scholars are Leslie Abramson, Michelle Brown (University of Tennessee), Daniel L. Chen (Toulouse School of Economics), Kate Masur (Northwestern University), and Willa Sachs (Yale University). … Read More
Featured Researcher
Sonya Rao
ABF/ National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow in Law and Inequality
Sonya Rao is a linguistic and legal anthropologist who examines working conditions in multilingual legal spaces. At the ABF, she is investigating the current state of training to communicate across languages in clinical legal education. In this feature, Rao discusses inadequate language services in legal settings, the unequal distribution of work among bilingual law students in legal clinics, and proposes ways to improve collaboration between legal and language professionals.
Featured Event
October 11, 2023
Please join the ABF for a reception and hybrid book talk, featuring editors Tom Ginsburg and Benjamin Schonthal
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Hybrid: Virtual/In-Person
(ABF Offices, 750 N Lake Shore Drive, 4th Floor Chicago, IL)
Upcoming Events
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Law, Societies, and Justice, University of Washington
The Enduring Logic of Mercy: Humanitarianism and the Eclipse of Human Rights
Hybrid: Virtual/In-Person
(ABF Offices, 750 N Lake Shore Drive, 4th Floor Chicago, IL)
History, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Detention Empire: Reagan's War on Immigrants and the Seeds of Resistance
Hybrid: Virtual/In-Person
(ABF Offices, 750 N Lake Shore Drive, 4th Floor Chicago, IL)
- 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.
- Videos
ABF Access to Justice Program Video
Watch to learn more about the ABF/JPB Foundation Access to Justice Scholars Program.