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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New ‘Law of the Police’ class open to law students, lawyers and the public
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Aug 6, 2024, 01:24 pm CDT
Victims of sex assault should not have to disclose it when applying for bar admission, House says
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US should recognize gender as a protected class in immigration proceedings, House says
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Gender-affirming health care should be protected, ABA delegates advise
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