Legal Affairs Writer
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Amanda Robert, a legal affairs writer, joined the ABA Journal staff in 2019. She previously worked for the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin and Chicago Lawyer as an assistant editor and staff writer, and for Legal Newsline as a contributing writer. Robert also handled communications for a national intellectual property law firm and was a reporter for Illinois Times and the Centralia Daily Sentinel in Southern Illinois. She earned a Master of Arts degree in journalism from Indiana University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in communication, with a certificate in social justice, from Saint Louis University.
Afternoon Briefs: LSC could see $600M in 2022 funding; Netflix’s ‘Tiger King’ to receive shorter prison sentence
Jul 16, 2021, 04:40 pm CDT
2nd Circuit says private student loans can be discharged in bankruptcy
Jul 16, 2021, 03:20 pm CDT
Illinois bans practice of lying to minors during police interrogations
Jul 16, 2021, 03:15 pm CDT
New data shows lateral associate hiring happening across the board
Jul 16, 2021, 11:35 am CDT
Garland restores discretion to immigration judges in ‘administrative closure’ decision
Jul 16, 2021, 11:25 am CDT
ABA submits response to Florida Supreme Court’s ban on ‘quotas’ in CLE panels
Jul 15, 2021, 05:00 pm CDT
Three BigLaw attorneys share stories about their TikTok personas
Jul 15, 2021, 03:15 pm CDT
11th Circuit upholds CDC freeze on evictions due to COVID-19
Jul 15, 2021, 02:55 pm CDT
Federal judiciary supports legislation to prevent access to judges’ information
Jul 15, 2021, 12:15 pm CDT
Britney Spears succeeds in move to hire own lawyer in conservatorship case
Jul 15, 2021, 09:40 am CDT
Abortion providers sue judicial officials over citizen-enforced Texas abortion law
Jul 15, 2021, 09:30 am CDT
Afternoon Briefs: Lee Merritt to run for Texas AG; Appeals court finds ban on handgun sales to adults under 21 unconstitutional
Jul 14, 2021, 04:15 pm CDT
Judge tosses Roy Moore’s $95M suit against comedian Sacha Baron Cohen
Jul 14, 2021, 02:45 pm CDT
Wisconsin judge suspended for ‘undignified’ speech, showing off handgun
Jul 14, 2021, 10:10 am CDT
Judge mulls possible sanctions for Trump lawyers behind Michigan election lawsuit
Jul 13, 2021, 04:45 pm CDT
Afternoon Briefs: High-rise Miami courthouse closed for emergency repairs; Lawyers criticize National Guard border deployment
Jul 13, 2021, 04:30 pm CDT
Lawyer asks to withdraw from nearly 200 indigent-defense cases after state investigation
Jul 13, 2021, 03:00 pm CDT
4th Circuit dismisses Baltimore attorney’s suit against SPLC over ties to white supremacist group
Jul 13, 2021, 01:45 pm CDT
Texas AG agrees to stop blocking Twitter users for ‘First Amendment-protected viewpoints’
Jul 13, 2021, 09:55 am CDT
Afternoon Briefs: $950M malpractice lawsuit can proceed against Katten; Breonna Taylor’s family says police withheld bodycam footage
Jul 12, 2021, 04:30 pm CDT
