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We've moved! https://t.co/VLrC8Uw1qk. The American Bar Foundation conducts empirical research the intersection of law and society.
Chicago, IL
Joined June 2013
RT @LSI_Journal: Signing off from Twitter, but the conversation continues. 🗨️ Stay connected with Law & Social Inquiry for quarterly peer-….
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We're moving! 🧳 As we sign off here, we invite you to join the American Bar Foundation on Bluesky! Stay connected for cutting-edge sociolegal research and discussions of today’s most pressing issues. Find us at
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As Trump's return to office draws nearer, @ABFResearch affiliated scholar @CurlyProfessor looks to the past as a caution against pardons for Jan. 6 rioters in a new @TIMEHistory OpEd. Learn more: .
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RT @RevDem2020: 🎙️ In our new podcast, @tomginsburg reflects on the potentially authoritarian nature of international law in its function o….
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đź“…Join us this January for the Access to Justice and AI: New Frontiers for Research, Policy, and Practice conference. This event explores AI's impact on civil justice access with interdisciplinary insights from researchers, policymakers, & practitioners!.
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đź”–How does the carceral state shape rental housing? From tenant screenings to building code enforcement, #ABF Research Prof. Anna Reosti and Prof. @robinbartram1 explore rental housing as a liminal space shaped by a decentralized carceral presence.
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Are Seattle's tenant protection laws impacting "mom-and-pop" landlords and their tenants? @ABFResearch Prof. Anna Reosti explores this in her latest study, placing Seattle landlords at the center of the case. Read more through @SociusJournal:
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RT @law_soc: @ABFResearch, in partnership with LSA and @NSF, is accepting applications for their Doctoral Fellowship in #Law and #Equality!….
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Want to learn more about the human side of Black legal history? @ABFResearch Prof. Dylan C. Penningroth shares seven texts exploring topics of community organization, critical race theory, and the transformation of American politics through Black lawyers.
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đź”–@ABFResearch's @mjburnett & Rebecca Sandefur offer a framework to designing and evaluating community justice programs in the U.S. Learn about how community justice worker models have been serving low-income and excluded communities in the United States.
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Check out @ABFResearch/@NorthwesternLaw Prof. Shari Diamond and @LIICornell Prof. @jurygirltweet in Vol. 20 of @AnnualReviews' Law and Social Science Journal. Their new article, Judgment by Peers: Lay Participation in Legal Decision Making, is out now!📔📔.
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🚨Applications for @ABFResearch's 2025 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) are now open! SURF offers undergrad students considering careers in law or social science to gain a hands-on learning experience for eight weeks during the summer.
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🚨 Seeking a doctoral or postdoctoral program? Applications are now open for @ABFResearch's doc/postdoc fellowships! These fellowships support research in law, social science, and higher education, offering the opportunity to engage with our intellectual community.
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RT @StanfordLaw: SLS's @LegalDesignLab and Executive Director Margaret Hagan were mentioned by @AmericanLawyer in "K&L Gates Looks to Exten….
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RT @ABAesq: It's Election Day! If you haven't voted and have last-minute questions, you'll find substantive and nonpartisan information at….
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How might autocratic leaders be reshaping democratic systems across the globe? In @NYTmag, @amandataub examines their tactics, referencing frameworks from @ABFResearch/@UChicagoLaw Profs. @tomginsburg and Aziz Huq in How to Save a Constitutional Democracy. @UChicagoPress.
.@NYTmag’s @amandataub writes about autocrats gaming democracy around the world, citing the playbook outlined by Profs. @tomginsburg and Aziz Huq in their 2018 book, “How to Save a Constitutional Democracy.”
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As the 2024 U.S. presidential election nears, @ABFResearch/@NorthwesternLaw Professor @AjayKMehrotra explores the historical context of Trump’s tariff proposals in his latest article for @TIME.
From @madebyhistory: Why the U.S. turned against the regressive 19th century tariffs favored by former president Donald Trump.
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🎉Join us in congratulating former @ABF/@NSF Postdoctoral Fellow in Law and Inequality Hardeep Dhillon (@migrantherstory) on receiving the #WHA2024 Vicki L. Ruiz Award from @WhaHistory.
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As the U.S. presidential election nears, ABF Research Professor and @PoliSciatNU Prof. Traci Burch spoke w/ ABF Exec. Director Mark Suchman about how barriers to participation, incl. voter registration and ID, affect voter turnout. Watch the interview⬇️:
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The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a challenge to the Biden administration’s ghost gun ban. If overturned, it could significantly impact federal regulators. Hear from @StanfordLaw's @JohnDonohueSLS on the lasting effects this case might have:
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