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: Michael Cohen sent back to jail; former state chief justice’s suit against actor can proceed
Jul 10, 2020, 04:56 pm CDT
BigLaw firms and legal clinics join ACLU in initiative to stop racism in policing
Jul 10, 2020, 03:31 pm CDT
Courthouses in this state grapple with rise in judges and staff testing positive for COVID-19
Jul 10, 2020, 02:12 pm CDT
Top Florida court suspends lawyer over communication with condo association treasurer
Jul 10, 2020, 11:57 am CDT
Prosecutorial immunity protects 3 defendants in former judge’s retaliation lawsuit, 5th Circuit says
Jul 10, 2020, 10:59 am CDT
Supreme Court will decide circuit split over Facebook’s use of text messages
Jul 10, 2020, 09:49 am CDT
ABA is ‘deeply concerned’ by China’s new security law, saying it violates agreement with Hong Kong
Jul 1, 2020, 03:54 pm CDT
Small businesses have COVID-19 questions, and the legal profession is working to answer them
Jun 29, 2020, 12:40 pm CDT
Trump can’t transfer military funds to build border wall, 9th Circuit rules
Jun 26, 2020, 03:26 pm CDT
Judge requests reduced charge for man who slapped his hand over face mask order, DA says
Jun 26, 2020, 02:40 pm CDT
Police union sues state attorney general over plans to publish names of disciplined cops
Jun 26, 2020, 12:50 pm CDT
Judges in 3 states testify in favor of continued use of remote proceedings post-COVID-19
Jun 26, 2020, 11:59 am CDT
2-year suspension recommended for lawyer over ‘aggressive tactics and relentless vindictiveness’
Jun 26, 2020, 10:25 am CDT
Former BigLaw lawyer can start the process to return to practice after prison sentence, state supreme court says
Jun 26, 2020, 09:49 am CDT
2020 ABA Medal goes to William Neukom, founder of the World Justice Project
Jun 25, 2020, 03:41 pm CDT
Privatized services and onerous fees hurt public confidence in the justice system, ABA report says
Jun 24, 2020, 03:20 pm CDT
ABA commemorates Juneteenth with program exploring racial inequities
Jun 18, 2020, 11:55 am CDT
ABA commission gets behind movement to open homeless courts across the country
Jun 16, 2020, 08:30 am CDT
Supreme Court’s failure to determine ‘irreparable corruption’ in juvenile case risks ignoring precedent, ABA says in brief
Jun 15, 2020, 12:27 pm CDT
Afternoon Briefs: Judge admonishes state AG for ignored voting order; court upholds law school’s $2.6M settlement
Jun 12, 2020, 04:14 pm CDT
