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Knowledge powers the pursuit of justice.

  • News
The American Bar Foundation Welcomes Shayda Zaerpoor Le to the Board of Directors
February 28, 2023
The American Bar Foundation (ABF) has elected Shayda Zaerpoor Le as a new Board Member, through a vote at the ABA Midyear Meeting in New Orleans on February 3, 2023. Le, who is a Partner at Barran Liebman LLP in Portland, Oregon, began her term in February 2023. Read More
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American Bar Foundation

We conduct research that explores the intersection of
law and society—to expand knowledge and advance justice.

Our groundbreaking research is used to:

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Spark conversations

about the world's
most pressing issues
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Shape law and policy

by informing lawmakers,
practitioners, and the judiciary
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Influence societies

in the U.S. and
across the world

Featured Research

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  • Articles

The Missing U.S. VAT: Economic Inequality, American Fiscal Exceptionalism, and the Historical U.S. Resistance to National Consumption Taxes

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Ajay K. Mehrotra
Ajay K. Mehrotra

In the News

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  • News

ABF/JPB Access to Justice Scholars Programs Selects Six New Scholars for its 2023-24 Cohort

March 17, 2023
The ABF/JPB Foundation Access to Justice Scholars Program is proud to announce the 2023-24 cohort of Faculty Scholars. From diverse backgrounds, each brings expertise to further the program’s core mission: generating impactful research on access to civil justice and translating this research into practice. Selected by an Advisory… Read More
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ABF’s Black History Month Research Collection

February 2, 2023
Since its founding in 1952, the ABF has been steadfast in advancing research that breaks down the barriers to… Read More
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Mark Suchman Appointed Executive Director of the American Bar Foundation

January 31, 2023
Mark Suchman has been appointed Executive Director of the American Bar Foundation (ABF). Currently a Professor of Sociology at Brown University, Suchman will join the ABF in September 2023. He will succeed Interim Executive Director Bryant Garth to become the tenth Executive… Read More

Featured Event

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May 17, 2023
Speaker Series: Kevin Kenny
History, New York University
The Problem of Immigration in a Slaveholding Republic
Hybrid: Virtual/In-Person (ABF Offices, 750 N Lake Shore Drive, 4th Floor Chicago, IL)

Upcoming Events

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Learn More About the ABF Fellows

ABF Fellows are a global honorary society of attorneys, judges, law faculty, and legal scholars whose public and private careers have demonstrated outstanding dedication to the highest principles of the legal profession and to the welfare of their communities.
ABF Fellows
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  • Podcasts
Episode 8: Season One Finale: When Law Meets Society
The season finale of Season 1 of Whose Law is it Anyway explores the impact of ABF's research with our Executive Director, Ajay K. Mehrotra.
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  • Videos
ABF Access to Justice Program Video
Watch to learn more about the ABF/JPB Foundation Access to Justice Scholars Program.
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