Legal Blogs
last updated Jan. 03, 2012
For an introduction on Blogs and how to read them see the workshop "An Introduction to Blogs as Information Resources" prepared by the Law Libary staff.
Directories of Legal Blogs
- Blawg Republic
- Blawg Search (Justia)
- Law Library Blogs and Blogs by Law Librarians or Law Library Associations (comp. by Bonnie Shucha)
- Law Professor Blogs, "a network of web logs . . . designed from the ground-up to assist law professors in their scholarship and teaching," published by Prof. Paul L. Caron, Univ.of Cincinnati College of Law.
- New Jersey Legal Blogs
- US Law Blog Directory
General Law Commentary
- Law Professor Blogs by Paul Caron offers over two dozen legal blogs on a variety of topics
- Ernie the Attorney / by Ernie Svenson
- Legal Theory Blog: by Professor Lawrence Solum from the University of San Diego School of Law
- Reckless Place, NJEsq blog
- SCOTUSblog: a blog from the law firm of Goldstein & Howe that covers activities in the U.S. Supreme Court & other courts
- Volokh Conspiracy: a blog authored by a group of law faculty, including Eugene Volokh from the UCLA School of Law
Disability Law
Election Law
- Election Law: by Rick Hasen
Empirical Legal Studies
- Empirical Legal Studies
- LegalMatch Law Blog: statistics on persons seeking attorneys in various specialities through LegalMatch.com.
Environmental Law
- Environmental Legal Blogs by Stephen Holzer
- Law and the Environment by Scott D. Deatherage
Government Information
Intellectual Property
- Guiding Rights Blog / by Mark Partridge
- The Invent Blog / by patent attorney Stephen M. Nipper
- Lessig Blog / by Prof. Lawrence Lessig
- The Trademark Blog / by attorney Martin Schwimmer.
Islamic Law
- Sharia Index The Role of Shari'a Law in U.S. Courts: Concerns Islamic law in contexts including commercial transactions, inheritance rights, and conflicts of law. Co-founded by Rutgers Law Professor/Attorney Abed Awad.
Judicial Nominations
Labor and Employment Law
- Labor and Employment Law Blog (WME Books)
Law and Technology
- beSpacific/ by Sabrina I. Pacifici; " law and technology news ... issues including copyright, privacy, censorship, the Patriot Act, ID theft, and freedom of information."
- The Blogbook(about legal blogs)
- DennisKennedy.blog: "legal technology, technology law and other musings"
- inter alia: "an internet legal research weblog, among other things"
- LawLibTech: discusses law libraries and technology.
- LawTech Guru Blog by Jeff Beard
- lawyerist.com "the lawyering survival guide"
- LibraryLaw Blog, issues concerning libraries and the law.
- Real Lawyers Have Blogs: by Kevin O-Keefe; marketing with blogs for lawyers
- Robert Ambrogi's LawSites: tracking new and intriguing web sites for the legal profession
Law Firms; Legal Profession
- Adam Smith, Esq. "an inquiry into the economics of law firms" / by Bruce MacEwen
- MyShingle.com: for and about solos & small law firms
Law Schools; Legal Education
Pension and Benefits Law
- Benefitsblog: a tax, benefits and ERISA law commentary and news filter
- Benefits Link.com: free benefits compliance information
- ERISA Blog: ERISA law commentary
Securities Law
- The 10b-5 Daily: news and events related to securities class action litigation
Sentencing Law and Policy
- Sentencing Law and Policy: a blog by Prof. Douglas A. Berman
Taxation
- Tax Prof Blog: a blog by Prof. Paul Caron