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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.
Voting is now closed.
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Law Prof Plus: For news and information about law school happenings and substantive discussions about developing case law and legal theory, these profs keep readers in the loop without putting them to sleep.
98
votes
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Prolific and timely, the blog of Texas Tech University’s Gerry Beyer is a favorite of D.C. lawyer H. Carter Hood, who notes that it’s the only professionally relevant blog that he looks forward to reading. Houston lawyer Mary Galligan agrees, noting that “with so many things changing in the area of estate planning and probate, this blog is a fun way to stay up to date.”
62
votes
TaxProf Blog
Staying on top of developments in tax law without being bored silly is the main reason to keep the blog of the University of Cincinnati’s Paul Caron on your reading list. But Caron’s reach goes well beyond tax, as illustrated by a plea he posted about a colleague’s 13-year-old daughter in need of a kidney and a touching follow-up when an anonymous law student stepped up to donate.
28
votes
Feminist Law Professors
Feminist Law Professors have zero tolerance for discrimination at work, at school or in pop culture. Moderators Ann Bartow (U of South Carolina) and Bridget Crawford (Pace) praise and recognize self-identified feminists in an expansive blogroll. And they lead the charge when they see affronts to equality.
26
votes
Concurring Opinions
Concurring Opinions doesn’t shy away from weighty legal theory and con law issues. The dozen-plus authors and guests pull from a broad background of academic interests to draft well-written posts that can strike a chord and draw thoughtful discussion in the comments or on other blogs.
25
votes
PrawfsBlawg
Day in and day out, law professors post conversational entries that are ahead of the curve. Posts take note of interesting law review articles, describe dilemmas that law professors encounter in the course of their jobs, and make intelligent and timely observations on other subjects of interest to them.
23
votes
The Faculty Lounge
Grab a chair, sit back and enjoy the banter about legal academia and the musings of the lounge’s 10 primary contributors and their guests. The authors know their stuff, but posts are devoid of legalspeak and instead are inviting and conversational.
22
votes
Truth on the Market
This blog’s “academic commentary” on economics, antitrust law and corporate governance is never stuffy. These profs make astute observations and find concrete examples to make their points—and very often, they think the point is that there should be less government regulation all around.
21
votes
Brian Leiter's Law School Reports
Drexel’s Dan Filler is the new blogger on the block, joining the University of Chicago’s Leiter to keep the legal academy on top of law school news, including people moves, appointments and goings-on in administration, plus rankings and data to rival those published by U.S. News.
20
votes
ProfessorBainbridge.com
Stephen Bainbridge’s posts discuss corporate governance in the context of his role as a UCLA professor, and his posts are informative and readable even for those who are perhaps only students of corporate law. He is a champion of the private sector and wary of the public one, and this viewpoint often shines through. A couple of times a week, the professor gives letter grades to bottles of wine he consumes.
19
votes
Religion Clause
UCLA law prof Eugene Volokh of the Volokh Conspiracy summed up why to follow Religion Clause: “It’s the leading news source on cases and controversies dealing with law and religion, both in the United States and abroad.”
18
votes
Legal Profession Blog
We rely on this blog for the best cautionary tales of lawyers who’ve run afoul of bar discipline authorities. Step out of line in a major way and these law professors will be posting your travails to the world. There is other more erudite content as well, but we’re in it for the schadenfreude.
16
votes
The Situationist
The Situationist draws insights from cognitive science, legal theory, social psychology and public policy. It’s a testament “to the fact that the law has not kept pace with our scientific understanding of the way the neurotypical human brain works.” —Colin Bailey, Legal Services of Northern California
