Research
Exploring where law, society and culture meet.
For over 70 years, we’ve conducted rigorous, groundbreaking research used worldwide to help ensure that the law embodies principles like dignity, fairness and justice.
Learning and Practicing Law
Advancing research on legal education and practice, the ABF investigates how the law is practiced both in legal and non-legal settings, including a focus on legal careers and the evolving paths of legal professionals.
Protecting Rights and Accessing Justice
Innovative research through the ABF examines the roles that laws have around the world, with a special focus on protecting vital rights and the ways that people from different communities can access the justice system.
Making and Implementing Law
The ABF analyzes the diverse ways laws are created and practiced in the U.S. and around the world, not just by legal professionals, but also by those who enforce the law and put it into action.
Recent Research Publications
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Future of Latinos: Midwest Roundtable Report
November 2016
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Shifting Latinx Demographics and the Infrastructure of Support for the Latinx Community of California
November 2016
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After the JD III: Third Results from a National Study of Legal Careers
2014
Ronit Dinovitzer, Bryant Garth, Robert L. Nelson, Rebecca L. Sandefur, Gabriele Plickert, Joyce Sterling and David B. Wilkins
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Accessing Justice in the Contemporary USA: Findings from the Community Needs and Services Study
August 2014
Rebecca L. Sandefur
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The Impact of Right to Carry Laws and the NRC Report: The Latest Lessons for the Empirical Evaluation of Law and Policy
May 2014
Abhay Aneja, John Donohue III and Alexandria Zhang
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Global Surveillance of Dirty Money: Assessing Assessments of Regimes to Control Money-Laundering and Combat the Financing of Terrorism
January 2014
Terence Halliday
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Civil Rights in Their Own Voices: Situated Justice
March 2012
Laura Beth Nielsen and Ellen Berrey
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After Tenure: Post-Tenure Law Professors in the United States
March 2011
Elizabeth Mertz, Frances Tung, Katherine Barnes, Wamucii Njogu, Molly Heiler, Joanne Martin and Elizabeth Mertz
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After the JD II: Second Results from a National Study of Legal Careers
2009
Ronit Dinovitzer, Robert L. Nelson, Joyce Sterling, Rebecca L. Sandefur, Bryant Garth, John Hagan, David B. Wilkins, Gabriele Plickert, Terry K. Adams, Gita Z. Wilder and John Hagan
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After the JD: First Results of a National Study of Legal Careers
2004
Ronit Dinovitzer, Bryant Garth, Joyce Sterling, Gita Z. Wilder and Richard Sander