Legal Blogs
This is a list of some of the leading law-related blogs. For a more comprehensive list, see the ABA Journal Blawg Directory.
- ACS BlogsBlogs from the American Constitution Society, a progressive legal organization.
- Balkinization"an unanticipated consequence of Jack M. Balkin" [Yale Law Professor]
- Brian Leiter's Legal Philosophy Blog"Thinking Out Loud About Problems in Legal Philosophy."
- Empirical Legal Studies Blog" ... an online forum to discuss ... emerging empirical legal scholarship, [and] discuss empirical claims that have emerged in public and political discourse ..."
- How Appealing"The Web's first blog devoted to appellate litigation"
- Human Rights at HomePart of the Law Professor Blogs Network; dedicated to discussing human rights issues.
- Law Professor Blogs"Resources, News and Information for Law Professors"
- Opinio Juris"A weblog dedicated to reports, commentary, and debate on current developments and scholarship in the fields of international law and politics"
- SCOTUS BlogThe Supreme Court of the United States Blog, hosted by the Supreme Court practice of Akin Gump
- Sentencing Law and PolicyBlog dedicated to discussing criminal sentencing law and policy
- Volokh Conspiracy"A collaborative weblog providing analysis of developments in the US legal system and courts, as well as of recent news and events."
Current Awareness Sources
The following current awareness sources provide news and analysis of recent developments in the law.
- Bloomberg Law (BLAW) This link opens in a new windowBloomberg Law publishes newsletters covering current issues in a variety of areas of law. Bloomberg News are the online successors to BNA's looseleaf services and are heavily used in practice for staying current in particular subject areas.
- United States Law Week This link opens in a new windowThis BNA publication reports on the activities of the Supreme Court, those lower court decisions expected have a broad and significant impact on the law, and other noteworthy legal news items.
- Lexis+ This link opens in a new windowThe Emerging Issues Law Center tracks current developments in the law.
- Legal News PeriodicalsCheck the Library's Legal News page or the various newspapers available in LexisNexis, Westlaw, and Bloomberg Law:
- LexisNexis: Legal > Legal News
- Westlaw: All Databases > Law Reviews, Bar Journals & Legal Periodicals > Legal Newspaper Databases
- Bloomberg Law: Legal Analysis & News
- Major NewspapersMajor newspapers (e.g. New York Times, Washington Post, etc.) - use ProQuest Newsstand to find full-text articles from most major newspapers
- Government AgenciesWebsites of government agencies (state and local, federal, or international) often have news of current developments in that area of law.
