Researching Law Fall 2020 - Flipbook - Page 3
VO L 31 | NO 2 | FA LL 2020
precedented Time
As this extraordinary moment continues to
unfold, the public is witnessing the power
of data and empirical research in helping to
understand and contend with ongoing current
events.
events. During this time, the
American Bar Foundation's (ABF)
award-winning research
community continues to
study the global legal system’s
most pressing issues. Timely
ABF projects include the role of
law and globalization in
medicine, end-of-life decision
making, and fair housing for
renters with evictions and other
stigmatizing backgrounds. The
ABF is also exploring how legal
and constitutional measures
during the pandemic pit public
health against privacy,
assembly, religion, and other
protected rights.
This issue of Researching
Law reflects scholarship that
underscores some of the ABF’s
current cutting-edge work.
The first article highlights
ABF Research Professor Carol
Heimer’s work studying how
international public health law
confronts and contends with
public health issues, including
the COVID-19 pandemic. The
second article presents ABF
Research Professor Traci
Burch’s research examining
how exposure to police use of
lethal force impacts political
participation and engagement.
Throughout its history, the
ABF has been at the forefront
of using the power of ideas to
advance justice and confront
inequality. As the world faces a
defining moment, this research
matters now more than ever.
Throughout its history, the ABF has been at
the forefront of using the power of ideas to
advance justice and confront inequality. As the
world faces a defining moment, this research
matters now more than ever.
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