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Read on to learn about the ABF Researcher who was awarded a MacArthur
"Genius Grant," how other ABF Researchers are sharing their research, some recent honors for Fellows across the country, and our upcoming events.
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Faculty Spotlight
American Bar Foundation’s Reuben J. Miller named a 2022 MacArthur Foundation Fellow
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On October 12th, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced ABF Research Professor Reuben J. Miller as a 2022 MacArthur Fellow. He was recognized by the MacArthur Foundation as a groundbreaking “sociologist, criminologist, and social worker tracing the long-term consequences that incarceration and re-entry systems have on the lives of individuals and their families.” Miller's next project will investigate the moral worlds of people who society deems violent and the grant funding will support him as he conducts hundreds of interviews with individuals convicted of violent crimes or identified as at risk of violent behavior. His research was recently featured in a WTTW special, Permanent Punishment, which can be viewed here.
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ABF Researchers in the News
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Terence Halliday Quoted in Reuters Piece "A Human Rights Lawyer Pays the Painful Price of Standing up to Xi's China"
Professor Terence Halliday was quoted in a Reuters Investigates piece detailing the background and ongoing ordeal of Ding Jiaxi, a lawyer practicing human rights in China. His quote addresses the role that lawyers play in establishing basic, but potentially revolutionary protections, freedoms and rights.
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Alyx Marx Joins Talk Justice, An LSC Podcast, to Discuss ABA Report
Professor Alyx Mark (ABF Affiliated Scholar), along with two of her co-authors Professor Anna Carpenter and Professor Colleen Shanahan, discuss the disconnect between what courts were designed to do and what the courts are asked to do today in a recent episode of Access to Justice podcast, Talk Justice.
Check out the podcast here.
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Tom Ginsburg and Aziz Huq Discuss the New Mexico Official Barred from Politics After January 6th U.S. Capitol Attack Involvement
In an article for The Conversation, ABF Research Professor Tom Ginsburg, ABF Collaborating Scholar Aziz Huq, and Professor David Landau write about how a clause in the 14th Amendment was used to disqualify Couy Griffon from state and federal offices moving forward. They also discuss the potential pitfalls for democracy of using disqualification.
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Hon. Sarah S. Vance, Louisiana Fellow, Announced as 2022 Edward J. Devitt Distinguished Service to Justice Award Winner
Hon. Sarah S. Vance, Louisiana Fellow, was announced as the 2022 Edward J. Devitt Distinguished Service to Justice award recipient. Judge Vance was nominated for the award by Judge Barbara Lynn, Texas Patron Fellow.
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Stephen N. Zack, Florida Patron Fellow, Appointed to President's Advisory Committee on the Arts
Stephen N. Zack, Florida Patron Fellow, was named as an intended appointment to the President’s Advisory Committee on the Arts. Zack was previously a Board Member for the American Bar Foundation and is a past President of the American Bar Association, American Bar Endowment, the National Conference of Bar Presidents, and the Florida Bar.
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John Saxon, Alabama Life Fellow, Announced as 2022 John Gardner Legacy of Leadership Award Winner
John Saxon, Alabama Life Fellow, was announced as the 2022 John Gardner Legacy of Leadership Award Winner by the White House Fellows Foundation and Association. Mr. Saxon was presented with the award at the Annual Leadership Conference in Washington D.C. on October 20th.
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Fellows Events Spotlight:
ABF Fellows Reception at National Asian Pacific American Bar Association Convention
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We're looking forward to hosting a ABF Fellows reception at the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association Annual Convention in Las Vegas! The reception will be at the Cosmopolitan Las Vegas, on Saturday November 5th.
This is a free event, but please RSVP here.
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Fellows Events Spotlight:
New York Fellows Reception Honoring ABA President-elect Mary Smith
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The New York Fellows hosted a reception honoring ABA President-elect Mary Smith on October 18th. Also in attendance were current ABA President Deborah Enix-Ross and 2013-14 ABA President James Silkenat. The ABF Fellows gratefully recognize event sponsor Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz for generously hosting the event. | |
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Welcome New Fellows!
We have had the pleasure of welcoming more than 180 New Fellows to the ABF community since July 2022. Click here to see a list of our newest members.
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