Host of ABA Journal: Modern Law Library
Matt has been a legal affairs writer at the ABA Journal since January 2020. His work has also appeared in Chicago magazine, and at Narratively, USA Today, and MarketWatch. He covered several criminal and civil trials in Los Angeles for Courthouse News Service, including the Grim Sleeper serial murders and the Blurred Lines copyright case. In 2019, he graduated from Medill’s master’s program in journalism.
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A lawyer explains how her work informed the writing of her book and why many Indigenous people still feel the impact of the Canadian school system to this day.
A retired judge talks about his career and his writing process, and he offers some tips to lawyers itching to write their first book.
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