WASHINGTON, D.C., July 16, 2013 — The American Bar Association will present its 2013 Silver Gavel Awards for Media and the Arts to those who have earned the organization’s highest honor for outstanding work that fosters the American public’s understanding of law. The awards will be given at a ceremony from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 23, at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.

Pulitzer Prize-winning Supreme Court reporter Linda Greenhouse of Yale Law School and formerly of The New York Times will be the featured speaker at the awards ceremony. ABA President Laurel G. Bellows will present four Silver Gavels selected from nearly 150 entries received in all eligible categories, which include books, commentary, documentaries, drama and literature, magazines, newspapers, radio, television and other media.

The association has presented these awards annually since 1958. The 18-member ABA Standing Committee on Gavel Awards, chaired by Cory M. Amron of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease in D.C., makes final award decisions. The ABA gratefully acknowledges the generous support of the Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law and Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP for the Silver Gavel Awards program.

What: 2013 Silver Gavel Awards for Media and the Arts When: July 23 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.

Where: National Press Club 529 14^th St. NW Washington, DC 20045

To learn more about the Silver Gavel Awards or to attend the awards presentation program, go to www.ambar.org/gavelawards. Admission is complimentary, but registration is required. Cocktail reception begins at 5:30 pm. For media credentialing, please register here.

The following is a complete list of Silver Gavels and Honorable Mentions:

2013 SILVER GAVEL AWARDS

BOOKS

Lincoln’s Code: The Laws of War in American History John Fabian Witt, Author Simon Schuster/Free Press http://books.simonandschuster.com/Lincoln’s-Code/John-Fabian-Witt/9781416569831

DOCUMENTARIES

The Central Park Five Florentine Films Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and David McMahon, Directors/Writers/Producers Michael Levine, Editor Stephanie Jackson, Production Coordinator http://www.florentinefilms.com/ffpages/BOS-frameset.html

NEWSPAPERS

Lax Controls Leave Ex-Cons Free to Kill Detroit Free Press L.L. Brasier and Gina Damron, Co-Authors and Staff Writers Amalie Nash, Assistant Managing Editor Andre J. Jackson, Staff Photographer Elisha Anderson, Contributor and Staff Writer http://www.freep.com/article/99999999/NEWS06/120928082

TELEVISION

Electoral Dysfunction Trio Pictures in association with WTTW National Productions and the Center for Independent Documentary David Deschamps, Leslie D. Farrell and Bennett Singer, Producers/Writers/Directors Mo Rocca, Host Jay Keuper, Editor Joe Friedman, Cinematographer http://electoraldysfunction.org/

HONORABLE MENTIONS

BOOKS

Stand Up That Mountain: The Battle to Save One Small Community in the Wilderness Along the Appalachian Trail Jay Leutze, Author Simon Schuster/Scribner http://authors.simonandschuster.com/Jay-Erskine-Leutze/402711770

DOCUMENTARIES

West of Memphis Amy Berg, Director/Producer/Writer Billy McMillin, Writer/Editor Damien Echols, Lorri Davis, Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh, Producers Sony Pictures Classics Wingnut Films Production in association with Disarming Films http://www.sonyclassics.com/westofmemphis/

NEWSPAPERS

Loss of Trust San Jose (Calif.) Mercury News Karen de Sá, Staff Reporter Dai Sugano and Pat Tehan, Photojournalists http://www.mercurynews.com/trust

TELEVISION

The Real CSI Frontline (WGBH Boston), ProPublica and the Investigative Reporting Program at UC Berkeley Lowell Bergman, Correspondent, Producer and Writer for Frontline Andres Cediel, Producer and Writer Leah Bartos, Reporter for ProPublica Raney Aronson-Rath, Series Senior Producer David Fanning, Executive Producer http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/real-csi/

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