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The 2010 ABA Journal Blawg 100
These are this year’s 100 best legal blogs, as chosen by the editors of the ABA Journal.
Welcome to the fourth annual ABA Journal Blawg 100—the best legal blogs as selected by the Journal's editors.
Each year, we scour the Web to bring you the best and brightest law bloggers in a variety of categories, and this year is no different.
Read the full intro and magazine version here.
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Criminal Justice: These bloggers track the latest to come out of the justice system, and those who practice discuss their day-to-day ups and downs in criminal law.
59
votes
Not Guilty No Way
As Associate’s Mind blogger Keith Lee puts it, Takoma Park, Md., solo Mirriam Seddiq “has no filter. Sure, that might mean her blog might occasionally be NSFW for language, but it’s worth it to read her honest and frank opinions of criminal law and running a small law practice. She might not be the most frequent updater of her blawg, but I read every time she makes an update.”
58
votes
What the Judge Ate for Breakfast
At What the Judge Ate for Breakfast, Wichita Eagle courts reporter Ron Sylvester blogs about his beat; some posts are from his “Common Law” series, which includes two-minute videos about the inner workings of the courts. He also live-tweets trials he’s covering from the courtroom.
48
votes
D.A. Confidential
Prosecutor Mark Pryor (who just switched to the juvenile division) writes witty posts about his satisfying and touché moments in the courtroom and personal impressions he has as an assistant district attorney in Austin, Texas. Recent posts include installments from an unpublished true-crime book he researched and wrote.
43
votes
Simple Justice
As far as developments in the news on criminal justice or trending topics in the legal blogosphere, nothing slips under New York City solo Scott Greenfield’s radar. And his dedication and straight shooting have paid off in influence and readership. At press time, even his refrigerator had nearly 500 followers on Twitter.
42
votes
Defending People
Mark Bennett frequently takes aim at the court system in Texas, where “ludicrous is pretty much par for the course,” and presents sensible solutions. The Houston lawyer also is attentive to ethics codes in Texas and elsewhere and calls out lawyers and vendors whose practices are out of bounds.
39
votes
Sentencing Law and Policy
Ohio State law professor Douglas Berman notes congressional hearings, scholarship and general trends related to sentencing, and sometimes handicaps the sentences that can be anticipated by those convicted in high-profile criminal cases. Unlike most criminal law bloggers, he writes with a fairly objective tone.
37
votes
Crime & Consequences
This frequently updated and bluntly written blog focuses on sentencing decisions in violent crime cases. Other posts touch on the Department of Justice’s approaches to terrorism and the negative impacts of slashed court budgets on crime victims seeking justice.
21
votes
A Public Defender
"Gideon" writes about Connecticut criminal cases, the plight of public defenders nationwide and death penalty perspectives. He also occasionally live-blogs legal TV shows.
