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. She 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.
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Sep 20, 2022, 10:10 am CDT
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Sep 8, 2022, 02:00 pm CDT
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Aug 24, 2022, 09:53 am CDT
Massachusetts high court tells defense counsel when to stay quiet about confidential information
Aug 23, 2022, 02:00 pm CDT
Georgia jury reaches $1.7B verdict in case over Ford truck crash
Aug 23, 2022, 11:39 am CDT
Class action suit over gender bias at Goldman Sachs slated for 2023 trial
Aug 23, 2022, 10:31 am CDT
Trump requests special master for review of documents seized by FBI
Aug 23, 2022, 09:43 am CDT
Fewer people are interested in becoming law professors, new data shows
Aug 23, 2022, 09:08 am CDT
ABA project aims to help Afghan legal professionals establish themselves in the United States
Aug 23, 2022, 08:53 am CDT
Texas Supreme Court’s advisory committee supports rule allowing judicial approval of abortions for minors
Aug 22, 2022, 01:53 pm CDT
Patient who received negligent reproductive health care can recover all damages, state supreme court rules
Aug 22, 2022, 01:05 pm CDT
New York attorney general’s actions over rape case are ‘a sinister abuse,’ dissenting judge says
Aug 22, 2022, 11:51 am CDT
SCOTUS should uphold long-standing precedent in case involving objection to same-sex marriage, ABA says
Aug 22, 2022, 09:23 am CDT
