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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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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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New Fellows Officers Take Their Seats on the ABF Board of Directors
September 12, 2025
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…
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The ABF Announces 2025-26 Visiting Scholars
September 2, 2025
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,…
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September 17, 2025
Sociology and Law, The University of Tennessee Knoxville
Border Skirmishes in Indian Country: McGirt, The Settler Carceral State, and Abolition Geographies
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September
17
Sociology and Law, The University of Tennessee Knoxville
Border Skirmishes in Indian Country: McGirt, The Settler Carceral State, and Abolition Geographies
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September
24
History, University of Chicago
"Fissures in the Welfare State: Rethinking the Weaknesses of the New Deal"
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October
29
Law, University of Southern California
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November
12
Law, UC Irvine
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November
19
Political Science, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
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September
10
Criminal Justice and Criminology, Loyola University Chicago; Criminal Justice, Governors State University
Skyscraper Jails in New York City
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May
21
Law, The University of Hong Kong
Wu Jingxiong’s American Dilemma: Between Natural Law and Cold War Geopolitics
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May
14
Law, The University of Hong Kong
The Judicial System of China
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