Matt Kaiser
Above the Law
Washington, DC, United States
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Past articles by Matt:
Why I’ve Loved Writing For Above The Law
Columnist Matt Kaiser signs off, reminiscing on the major themes of his half decade writing for Above the Law. → Read More
D.C. Lawyer Prom
An exciting night honoring D.C.'s brightest legal stars. → Read More
Grand Jury Secrecy — The Other Kind
Cracking the great big black box of the criminal justice system. → Read More
Climate Change And The Criminal Justice System
The cruel torture of the climate. → Read More
Pitchforks For The Rich?
Wither American democracy? We may already have the answer. → Read More
What Jeff Sessions Can Learn From Betsy DeVos
What if Justice considered the rights of the accused as much as Education does? → Read More
Do You Have Ethical Obligations When Customs Tries To Search Your Phone?
Time to buy a burner. → Read More
Here’s What’s Wrong With The Justice Department
A new piece points out just how much power we give to only one side of the criminal justice system. → Read More
Trump And The White-Collar Bar
Defense attorneys are going to get a lot of press right now, but the work may be about to dry up. → Read More
James Comey And The Sin Of Believing In Your Reputation
James Comey would've been a lot better off if he'd kept his mouth shut. → Read More
One Way Criminal Defense Lawyers Can Do Better At Trial
Trial lawyers make terrible graphic artists... and that's bad news for clients. → Read More
The Upside To The Gorsuch Nomination
On criminal justice issues, Neil Gorsuch is a better draw for defense lawyers than Merrick Garland. → Read More
Kaiser’s Guide to the ABA White-Collar Conference
Understand your conference goals... and then let loose and have fun meeting new people. → Read More
Three Things To Do To Break Into White-Collar Practice
Landing your dream job. → Read More
The Grace Of A Criminal Defense Lawyer
Brian Stolarz saved a man's life while you were billing some corporate client. → Read More
Prosecutorial Discretion And Unpredictability
It might be nice if the buzzword of prosecutorial discretion wasn't "arbitrary." → Read More
The Second Circuit Holds That Employees Can Be Fired For Not Wanting To Incriminate Themselves
Don't be accused of a crime if you want to keep your job. → Read More
Should We Respect A Law No One Follows?
No one really thinks you should drive the speed limit. But what does that mean for the law? → Read More
Hillary Clinton, Truthfulness, And Bias In White-Collar Cases
Hillary's issues are no different than those facing defendants every day. → Read More
Trump And Tyranny
All those expansions of executive power could come back to haunt us... → Read More