The 2008 ABA Journal Blawg 100
These are the 100 best Web sites by lawyers, for lawyers, as chosen by the editors of the ABA Journal.
The voting period has ended.
Thank you to all who participated. The final results are listed below.
For a printable list of all 100 blogs, click here. Check out the mini profiles of Ann Althouse, Ernie Svenson and Jurist-Paper Chase. For our list of One-Hit Wonders, click here.
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Crime
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212
votes
Defending People
Rather than using his blog to shake his fist at injustice everywhere, Mark Bennett focuses on how lawyers can make their own justice in the courtroom. He shares his philosophies through analogies and anecdotes from his Houston criminal defense practice.
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184
votes
Simple Justice
New York City criminal defense lawyer Scott Greenfield calls out politicians and journalists on their missteps and offers sarcastic coverage of criminal justice stories that outrage him. And the world is such that he’s usually good for a couple of rants a day.
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141
votes
Sentencing Law and Policy
Ohio State University law professor Douglas Berman covers court rulings and scholarship regarding sentencing, and notes federal sentencing disparities. But the courts note Berman right back: His blog has been cited in more than a dozen criminal cases and is the first blog to have been cited by the U.S. Supreme Court.
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78
votes
Grits for Breakfast
Texas political consultant Scott Henson considers how his state is addressing crime and punishment—its appellate courts, its agencies, its law enforcement, its legislation and its prisons.
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35
votes
Courthouse Confessions
New York Post photographer Steven Hirsch’s site is more artistic endeavor than legal blog, but we dare you not to love it. The premise: Hirsch photographs defendants leaving the 100 Centre Street courthouse in New York City, interviews them and transcribes their stories.