Reality Check Might Be in Order

Feb 1, 2008 11:18 PM CST

Reinventing Patent Law

The pendulum is swinging for a system that has long favored the rights of patent holders

Feb 1, 2008 3:50 PM CST

You’ve Reached a Verdict!

The best of the law blogs, according to our readers

Feb 1, 2008 3:30 PM CST

What’s the Most Entertaining Hollywood-Themed Footnote You’ve Read?

Last week, we learned about a federal judge who dug deep into her popular culture library to cite Woody Allen’s 1977 Annie Hall when granting a BigLaw firm more deposition time. The joke: “Two elderly women are at a Catskill mountain resort, and one of ‘em says, ‘Boy, the food…

Jan 31, 2008 4:05 PM CST

ABAJournal.com Among Robert Ambrogi’s Faves

Writing for Law Technology News, Robert Ambrogi has named ABAJournal.com as one of the five most notable legal websites for 2007. Ambrogi notes that the redesigned website now offers content from the ABA Journal free to the public, with online magazine articles through 2004 and more to come in the…

Jan 23, 2008 1:09 PM CST

Blawg 100 Like TypePad & Blogger

Many of the law blogs listed in a recent ABA Journal cover story featuring 100 such sites reportedly used the same software and platforms. TypePad and MoveableType, which are both owned by Six Apart, power 40 percent of these top 100 law blogs, according to DIYBlawgs. Google’s Blogger and WordPress…

Jan 15, 2008 11:50 PM CST

In Volume Veritas

Our expert Richard Brust sizes up six on SCOTUS

Jan 4, 2008 11:20 PM CST

Readers’ Choice Winners Named in ABA Journal Blawg 100

Voting ended Jan. 2 in the inaugural ABA Journal Blawg 100 readers' choice contest, with more than 25,000 votes cast in 12 categories. Top vote-getters by category were as follows: Generally Speaking QuizLaw All Business What About Clients? Politics for Sport InstaPundit Ivory Tower The Volokh Conspiracy Black Letter Law…

Jan 3, 2008 8:11 PM CST

Animal Law and Animal Rights: Pride and Dismay

Jan 1, 2008 10:08 PM CST

The Boss Is Watching

And employees are finding they have fewer places to hide

Jan 1, 2008 8:53 PM CST

Newsmakers of the Year 2007 and 2008

Editor’s Note: When this article was posted online on December 12, 2007, it was titled “Lawyers of the Year 2007 and 2008.” The article defined that term as the year’s biggest legal newsmaker, identifying former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales as the major newsmaker of 2007. The Journal regrets that…

Jan 1, 2008 3:49 PM CST

Readers’ Choice: Most-Read Stories at ABAJournal.com

What follows are the 10 most-read stories at ABAJournal.com since the site revamped and relaunched in late July: 1. 8 Targets in Prison Masturbation Cases 2. The ABA Journal Blawg 100 3. New Rankings: Yale #1; Harvard #4? 4. ‘Appalling’ Associate Perks Proliferating 5. Law School Secret: Bad Job Market…

Dec 26, 2007 3:24 PM CST

Disquiet on the Outsourcing Front

Dec 1, 2007 10:53 PM CST

The IRS Gets Less Charitable

New tax rules for charitable deductions create hurdles to taxpayer philanthropy

Dec 1, 2007 8:52 PM CST

ForeBlawggers

Seven lawyers who started the blawg revolution

Dec 1, 2007 5:48 PM CST