LSA 2026 attendees! CRN 6’s annual Day of Dialogue will be May 27, 1pm – 4pm. DoD invites local sex work orgs to educate scholars on best practices for effectively and ethically studying their populations. More details are available in our Program Book!

Our May #MemberSpotlight is LSA Board Trustee and University of Texas at Austin Professor Mary Rose! Learn more about Professor Rose’s career studying lay perceptions of and participation in justice systems here: bit.ly/LSARose26

LSA Past-President and @georgetownlaw.bsky.social Professor @michelebgoodwin.bsky.social has penned an article for @thenation.com about the history of U.S. voter disenfranchisement in the wake of SCOTUS’s 6-3 Louisiana v. Callais decision. Read the piece here: bit.ly/GoodwinVRA

The LSA 2026 Annual Meeting is one month away! We look forward to seeing our friends, colleagues, and mentors in historic San Francisco. Is this your first #ConferenceSeason? Watch our video for advice from past LSA Trustees! www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuGb... #LSASF2026 #LawAndSociety

With support from the LSA Advance Grant, the International Conference of Critical Legal Geography assembled about 100 scholars at the Universidad de Concepción, Chile! Learn more here: bit.ly/LSACLG2026 #LSAGrants

ICYMI: LSR’s 60th Anniversary issue features Past President @michelebgoodwin.bsky.social's 2025 Presidential Address, “To Be a Citizen: Or What it Means to Be a Person or Property”!

The @slsauk.bsky.social has awarded an LSR piece, “‘Closeted’ Cause Lawyering in Authoritarian Cambodia,” with the 2026 SLSA Article Prize. Congratulations @batesmith.bsky.social (@lawatleeds.bsky.social) and @kieranmcevoy.bsky.social (@qubelfastofficial.bsky.social)!

The SBE Directorate offers critical support to core areas of law and society scholarship. Check out @cossa.bsky.social’s Action Center for guidance on how to communicate with your representatives in Congress! #LawAndSociety #SaveSBE

The latest issue of LSR features a symposium, Building the Disciplines within Law and Society, edited by Mark Fathi Massoud. Check it out here: bit.ly/LSRApr26 @cambup-law.cambridge.org

ICYMI: “I’m the general counsel of the American Association of University Professors…in AAUP v. Rubio, we got a declaratory judgement that the ideological deportation policy is unconstitutional, thus protecting the academic freedom and safety of noncitizen scholars.”

ICYMI: “There has always been this ameliorative gesture in a lot of law and society scholarship to ‘fix the law.’ But we’re in a world now where we don’t even know what law is, or what it’s becoming…What does the law and society movement need to become to match the moment…?”

LSR’s first 60th anniversary issue, a Special Issue on Building the Disciplines within Law and Society, is out now! Check out the latest installment, feat. commentary on @michelebgoodwin.bsky.social’s 2025 Presidential Address: bit.ly/LSRApr26 @cambup-law.cambridge.org @ashleytrubin.bsky.social

LSR’s new editorial terms have started! Learn what Bill Maurer (@ucisocsci.bsky.social), Justin Richland, Lee Cabatingan (@ucisocialecology.bsky.social), @melissacrouch.bsky.social (UNSW Sydney), + Amy Cohen (@templelaw.bsky.social) have planned: bit.ly/LSREditors26 @cambup-law.cambridge.org

Our April #MemberSpotlight is LSA Board Trustee and @ucirvinelaw.bsky.social Professor @veenadubal.bsky.social! Learn more about Professor Dubal’s career studying technology, labor, social movements, and law here: bit.ly/LSADubal26

LSA Past President and @georgetownlaw.bsky.social Professor @michelebgoodwin.bsky.social spoke with @velshimsnow.bsky.social about Ohio’s HB 754, which would allow the government to track every pregnancy from beginning to end. bit.ly/4uNNG8I

“Haunting Dispossession: A Workshop on Indigenous Methodologies” happens tomorrow at 2pm CT as part of the “Critical and Interpretive Methods in Law and Society” workshop series for graduate + early career scholars. Register here: bit.ly/4sttnfm #LSAAdvanceGrants

ICYMI: LSA leadership nominations are still open!

#LSAMembers: Childcare Grants for the 2026 LSA Annual Meeting are due tomorrow! #LSAGrants #LSASF2026

“ICYMI: For Professor Francis and many other CRN 9 members, getting to the root cause…of social issues…is essential to the struggle for social justice. Their findings, after all, can inform decision-making by advocates, policy makers, and the general public.”

ICYMI: “No matter what your field of study, the law and broader society impact you and your work. I especially encourage colleagues to attend LSA meetings—it’s the best place to […] get exposure to research you may not otherwise learn about.”

New York Law School has shared video coverage of their Oct 2025 program celebrating @univofmaryland.bsky.social Professor @mgraber1.bsky.social’s latest book, Punish Treason, Reward Loyalty. Learn more: bit.ly/LSANYLS26 #LSAAdvanceGrants @univpressofkansas.bsky.social

For our latest #CRNSpotlight, we spoke with @utah.edu Professor Leslie Francis, who co-chairs CRN 9: Law and Health alongside @doritreiss.bsky.social (@uclawsf.bsky.social) and @amwhelan.bsky.social (Georgia State University)! bit.ly/CRN9Spotlight #HealthLaw #VaccineLaw

Our March #MemberSpotlight is LSA Board Trustee, @thelssse.bsky.social Director and Southwestern Law School Professor @meeradeo.bsky.social! Learn more about Professor Deo’s career studying wellness in #LegalEducation and the legal profession here: bit.ly/LSADeo26 #LawAndSociety #Belonging

The UMass Amherst Center for Justice, Law and Societies, with support from the LSA Advance Grant, is accepting applications for their October 2, 2026 Graduate Student & Junior Scholar Workshop! Apply here by March 30th: bit.ly/26NLSR #LSAGrants

Jamee Moudud (Sarah Lawrence) visited @bloomberg.com's “Odd Lots” podcast to discuss his book, Legal and Political Foundations of Capitalism: the End of Laissez Faire? (@routledgebooks.bsky.social) and "Zohranomics": bit.ly/MoududBloomberg @weisenthal.bsky.social @tracyalloway.bsky.social

The March 1st deadline for 2026 SERA-LSA Doctoral Dissertation Grant Program applications is coming up! Don’t miss this opportunity to obtain funding for critical research on economic and social rights. #LSAGrants #HumanRights #LawAndSociety

The most recent issue of LSR features book reviews for Empire of Purity by Eva Payne, The Black Tax by Andrew W. Kahrl, The Taft Court by Robert C. Post, and Home and International Law by Henrietta Zeffert. Read here! bit.ly/LSRDec25 @cambup-law.cambridge.org #LawAndSociety

ICYMI: “Much of the world we inhabit—and study—sits at the intersection of law and society. While disciplinary tools remain important, LSA offers a rare space for sustained intellectual cross-pollination.”

Nominations are open for LSA’s next President-Elect, Secretary-Elect, and Class of 2029 Board of Trustees! If you know an LSA member with strong leadership and collaboration skills, please submit a nomination by Monday, April 6th bit.ly/LSA2026Noms (LSA Login Required)

#LSAMembers! We are offering $300 Childcare Grants for 2026 Annual Meeting attendees who are either bringing young children or incurring extra expenses in leaving them at home (i.e. extra daycare or babysitting services). Apply here by March 17th! bit.ly/Childcare2026

Social Science Advocacy Day is back! Join @cossa.bsky.social and meet with policymakers in Congress to talk about #WhySocialScience is important for the future of our country. #COSSA2026 cossa.org/event/2026-s...

Our February #LSAMemberSpotlight is Board Trustee @asadasad.bsky.social, @stanfordsoc.bsky.social Asst Professor and author of Engage and Evade: How Latino Immigrant Families Manage Surveillance in Everyday Life. (@princetonupress.bsky.social) Learn more about Prof Asad here! bit.ly/LSAAsad

ICYMI: “I value the LSA’s strong commitment to mentoring and supporting graduate students and junior faculty. As an LSA member, I have benefited from various mentoring opportunities that have fostered a supportive and positive environment for my personal and professional growth.”

LSA is proud to announce the “Michele Bratcher Goodwin Fellowship in Law and Society,” formerly the Student Fellows Program, to honor @michelebgoodwin.bsky.social’s vision + leadership, which made the initiative possible. bit.ly/LSAGoodwin @georgetownlaw.bsky.social @oneillinstitute.bsky.social

LSA and Social and Economic Rights Associates are proud to announce the 2026 SERA-LSA Doctoral Dissertation Grant Program. Grantees will receive funding to develop dissertations addressing economic and social rights. Apps are due 3/1/2026! Learn more: www.seraglobal.org

ICYMI: “…CRN 6 regularly collaborates with groups such as CRN 22: South Asia and CRN 8: Labor Rights, holds yearly business meetings and panels…and…creates opportunities for sex workers to speak for themselves, on their own terms, to a larger audience.”

LSA 2026 Annual Award nominations are due today! Nominate your colleagues before midnight: bit.ly/LSAAwards26 #LSAAwards #LawAndSociety

Today is the FINAL DAY to register for the LSA 2026 Annual Meeting! Follow this link to secure your spot: bit.ly/LSA26Register We look forward to seeing you in San Francisco! #LSASF2026 #LSAAnnualMeeting #LawAndSociety

Have you submitted your nominations for the LSA 2026 Annual Awards yet? Don’t forget to do so by the deadline on Wednesday, January 14th! #LawAndSociety #LSAAwards

The Research Committee on Sociology of Law (RCSL) has extended the submission deadline for its 2026 Annual Meeting in Santiago de Chile (August 31 – September 3). Abstracts and session proposals are now due January 18th! Learn more here: bit.ly/RCSL26 @isa-sociology.org

Our first member spotlight of 2026 is Vicente C. Mata, Jr., Ph.D. candidate at @cornelluniversity.bsky.social and new LSA Student Fellow! Learn more about his research and background here: bit.ly/LSAVMata #LSAStudentFellows #Immigration #LawAndSociety

LSR Volume 59 Number 4 is out now! Learn about challenges from increased access to justice, “guerilla lawyering” in China, (I)NGOs and universal jurisdiction trials on Syria, policing and “innocent crime victim” status, and more: bit.ly/LSRDec25 @cambup-law.cambridge.org @ashleytrubin.bsky.social

Happy 2026! In honor of the new year, we have extended the LSA 2026 Annual Meeting general registration deadline to January 14th. Annual Meeting participants MUST register by this date! bit.ly/LSA26Register #LSASF2026 #LSAAnnualMeeting #LawAndSociety

For our final 2025 #CRNSpotlight, we spoke with UNC Wilmington Asst Prof Menaka Raguparan, who co-chairs CRN 6: Sex, Work, Law and Society with Julie Ham, @alexjnelson.bsky.social, Kathryn Hausbeck Korgan (@unlv.edu) and Cherisse Francis. Read here! bit.ly/CRN6Spotlight

Don't forget to submit your nominations! #LSA2026

ICYMI: There are four days left to take advantage of early registration rates for LSA 2026!

LSA Past President and New York Law School Professor Penny Andrews received the Academic Excellence Award from the Institute for African Women in Law. Congratulations! youtu.be/yDv0khD9px0 #LawAndSociety #GenderEquality #WomenInLaw

Our member spotlight for December is Catherine (KT) Albiston, @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social professor and former LSA Board Trustee! Learn more about her career studying law and social change here: bit.ly/LSAAlbiston #LawAndSociety #AccessToJustice

LSA is proud to announce our first Student Fellows: Kia Turner (@stanfordeducation.bsky.social, @yale.edu) and Vicente Mata, Jr. (@cornelluniversity.bsky.social)! Learn more here: bit.ly/LSAStudentFellows25 #LSAStudentFellows #LawAndSociety #AcademicMentorship

The @princeton.edu Center for Human Values is accepting applications for their 2026-27 Law and Normative Thinking Fellowship! Practitioners, faculty, and independent scholars are invited to apply for this yearlong residential program by 12/11/25. bit.ly/UCHVFellows