This year’s Law and Society Association (LSA) Annual Meeting to be held in San Francisco, CA, from May 28-31 will feature presentations from over twenty ABF scholars. LSA’s Annual Meeting…
ABF Research Professor William H. J. Hubbard Explores the Potential of Markets and Technology to Promote Access to Civil Justice
While market-based approaches to court procedures—particularly in civil cases—are often perceived as hindering access to justice, American Bar Foundation Research Professor and Deputy Dean and the Clifton R. Musser Professor…
Fellows CLE Explores the Supreme Court’s Controversial Past and Uncertain Future
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…
The ABF Access to Justice Research Initiative Launches Early Career Workshop with Second Cohort of Scholars
The American Bar Foundation’s Access to Justice Research Initiative is a hub for innovative research that connects access to civil justice scholarship, policy, and practice. It aims to advance civil…
Rachel F. Moran to Receive 2026 Outstanding Scholar Award
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,…