Rachel F. Moran has been honored with the 2026 Outstanding Scholar Award from the Fellows of the American Bar Foundation (ABF). Moran will be recognized during the 70th Annual Fellows Awards Reception and Banquet, which…
Stephen A. Bain and Joi G. Kush to Receive 2026 Outstanding State Chair Award
Stephen A. Bain and Joi G. Kush have been honored with the 2026 Outstanding State Chair Award from the Fellows of the American Bar Foundation. Bain and Kush are the…
William C. Hubbard to Receive 2026 Outstanding Service Award
William C. Hubbard has been honored with the 2026 Outstanding Service Award from the Fellows of the American Bar Foundation (ABF). Hubbard will be recognized during the 70th Annual Fellows Awards Reception and Banquet, which…
New Legal Realism at Twenty: Rethinking Law in a Changing World
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…
American Bar Endowment Awards Annual Grant of $3.9 Million to the American Bar Foundation for 2025–26
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…
Mason Ji Elected to ABF Board of Directors Alongside New Ex Officio Members
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…
New Fellows Officers Take Their Seats on the ABF Board of Directors
The Fellows of the American Bar Foundation (ABF) have announced their officers for the 2025–26 fiscal year. The Fellows is an honorary society of attorneys, judges, law faculty, and legal…
The ABF Announces 2025-26 Visiting Scholars
The American Bar Foundation is pleased to welcome seven Visiting Scholars to the ABF research community. The scholars of the 2025-26 cohort are: Portia Jin Xiong, Rashmee Singh, William Darwall,…
The ABF Welcomes Swethaa Ballakrishnen as the 2025-26 William H. Neukom Fellows Research Chair in Diversity and Law
Swethaa Ballakrishnen has been named the William H. Neukom Fellows Research Chair in Diversity and Law for the 2025-26 academic year, beginning September 1. Ballakrishnen is the Dean for Faculty…
The American Bar Foundation Announces 2025-26 Cohort of Doctoral and Postdoctoral Fellows
The American Bar Foundation (ABF) has awarded doctoral and postdoctoral fellowships to six exceptional scholars. Selected from a highly competitive pool of applicants, these scholars were chosen for their impressive…
The American Bar Foundation Appoints Two New Research Faculty Members in Anthropology
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…
American Bar Foundation Names Bryant Garth as Interim Executive Director Ahead of Upcoming Search
The American Bar Foundation (ABF) has announced the reappointment of ABF Affiliated Research Professor and University of California, Irvine School of Law Distinguished Professor Emeritus Bryant Garth as Interim Executive…