Amanda Robert

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Bar Service: Barbara Howard, a longtime leader in the ABA, prepares for her next role

1 week ago | abajournal.com | Amanda Robert

Home Magazine Bar Service: Barbara Howard, a longtime leader… ABA Leadership Bar Service: Barbara Howard, a longtime leader in the ABA, prepares for her next role Barbara Howard is a self-described bar junkie. She began participating in the Cincinnati Bar Association as a student at the University of Cincinnati College of Law. She ultimately held leadership roles in that association, including serving as its president and as a member of its board of trustees. She became just as active in the...
ABA asks Nevada Supreme Court to reverse mentally ill man's death sentence

2 weeks ago | abajournal.com | Amanda Robert

Home Web First ABA asks Nevada Supreme Court to reverse… Death Penalty ABA asks Nevada Supreme Court to reverse mentally ill man's death sentence The ABA is advocating for the reversal of a death sentence imposed on a person with severe mental illness, according to an amicus brief filed with the Nevada Supreme Court on Wednesday. (Image from Shutterstock) The ABA is advocating for the reversal of a death sentence imposed on a person with severe mental illness, according to an amicus brief...
What is canon law? Bishop Paprocki explains

3 weeks ago | abajournal.com | Amanda Robert

Home Web First What is canon law? Bishop Paprocki explains Religious Law What is canon law?
Book detailing 5 fights for democracy is among 2025 Silver Gavel Award winners

3 weeks ago | abajournal.com | Amanda Robert

Home Web First Book detailing 5 fights for democracy is… Law in Popular Culture Book detailing 5 fights for democracy is among 2025 Silver Gavel Award winners A new book about assaults on democracy by past American presidents is among the recipients of this year’s Silver Gavel Awards for Media and the Arts. On Wednesday, the ABA announced it will present eight Silver Gavel Awards—which recognize outstanding work that fosters the public’s understanding of law and the legal system—and five...
ABA objects to proposed changes in Public Service Loan Forgiveness program

3 weeks ago | abajournal.com | Amanda Robert

Home Web First ABA objects to proposed changes in Public… ABA ABA objects to proposed changes in Public Service Loan Forgiveness program The ABA opposes the Trump administration’s proposed changes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, which the association says is “a vital tool for ensuring that the public receives critical public services.” “Congress created the PSLF program to ensure the public receives critical public services and to encourage and support qualified professionals...
ABA joins effort to provide computers to low-income households

1 month ago | abajournal.com | Amanda Robert

Home Web First ABA joins effort to provide computers to… Bar Associations ABA joins effort to provide computers to low-income households For the past three years, the ABA has partnered with PCs for People, a national nonprofit organization that works to get quality, low-cost technology into underserved communities. (Image from Shutterstock) For the past three years, the ABA has partnered with PCs for People, a national nonprofit organization that works to get quality, low-cost technology into...
9 in 10 Americans think government branches should be equal, ABA poll finds

1 month ago | abajournal.com | Amanda Robert

Home Web First 9 in 10 Americans think government branches… Civic Education 9 in 10 Americans think government branches should be equal, ABA poll finds Most Americans believe in the U.S. Constitution’s balance of powers, but a significant percentage of Americans want one branch of government to have more power than the others, according to the seventh ABA Survey of Civic Literacy. The survey’s results, which were released Tuesday ahead of Law Day, show that 9% do not favor co-equal branches...
ABA responds to DOJ cuts to grants supporting domestic violence, sexual assault survivors

1 month ago | abajournal.com | Amanda Robert

Home Web First ABA responds to DOJ cuts to grants supporting… Bar Associations ABA responds to DOJ cuts to grants supporting domestic violence, sexual assault survivors For nearly 30 years, the ABA Commission on Domestic & Sexual Violence has received federal funding to train and offer technical assistance to lawyers who support survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. That changed abruptly on April 10, when Maricarmen Garza received an email from the U.S. Department of Justice’s...
White-collar attorneys see acute changes under Trump administration

1 month ago | abajournal.com | Amanda Robert

Amid a flurry of shifts and shakeups in the U.S. Department of Justice, uncertainty shrouds the future of white-collar enforcement. “In the early months of the Trump administration, the Justice Department has been in a period of reorganization, reallocation of resources and resetting of priorities,” says Steven Fagell, the co-chair of Covington & Burling’s white-collar defense and investigations practice.
Long-running Law Day program brings students to Yosemite National Park

1 month ago | abajournal.com | Amanda Robert

Home Web First Long-running Law Day program brings students… Civic Education Long-running Law Day program brings students to Yosemite National Park For the past 12 years, eighth graders in east central California have come together to celebrate Law Day in Yosemite National Park. These students attend small schools in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains and have little access to outside educational resources, says Douglas Gordon, the co-chair of Yosemite Law Day, who helps organize...