Best Legal Academic Blogs

Nice piece in the American Lawyer identifying the most useful and stimulating blogs coming aout of legal academia.

The Law Professor as Public Intellectual

Law professors who blog are “changing the legal landscape,” says Paul Caron, a University of Cincinnati Law School professor who presides over lawprofessorblogs.com. Although the Internet offers academics unprecedented opportunities for instant discourse with their peers (and for commenting on subjects outside the law), Caron doesn’t expect blogs to replace traditional scholarship. “If you are too lazy to be a good scholar,” he says, “you’re probably too lazy to be a good blogger.” Herewith, a sampling of popular legal blogs.

Althouse
Ann Althouse of the University of Wisconsin Law School
Review: Slate calls Althouse “formidable.”

The Becker-Posner Blog
Gary Becker and Richard Posner’s blogs. Posner is a federal judge and University of Chicago Law School lecturer. Becker teaches economics.
Feature Readers get to talk back.

BlackProf
Paul Butler of the George Washington University Law School
Typical recent post: A critique of the new MTV show Yo Momma.

Concurring Opinions
Daniel Solove of the George Washington University Law School
Motto: “The law, the universe, and everything.”

Conglomerate
Gordon Smith of the University of Wisconsin Law School
Typical recent post: Link to a Washington Post news feature on Dubai.

Discourse.net
Michael Froomkin of the University of Miami School of Law
Motto “On the fringes of the public sphere.”

Ideoblog
Larry Ribstein of the University of Illinois College of Law
Motto: “A blog about ideas. Ideas are not beliefs or opinions.”

InstaPundit
Glenn Reynolds of the University of Tennessee College of Law
Review: Makes “the dumbest shit interesting,” says Oxblog.

Law Professor Blogs
Paul Caron of the University of Cincinnati Law School
Motto: “The Web destination for professors in their fields.”

Legal Theory Blog
Lawrence Solum of the University of Illinois College of Law
Motto “All the theory that fits.”

PrawfsBlawg
Richard Garnett of the University of Notre Dame Law School
Motto “Just some friends trying to get the arguments right.”

Sentencing Law and Policy
Douglas Berman of the Moritz College of Law, The Ohio State University
Feature: His blog is frequently cited in judicial opinions.

The Right Coast
Gail Heriot of the University of San Diego School of Law
Motto “Thoughts from San Diego on law, politics, and culture.”

3L Epiphany
Ian Best of the Moritz College of Law, The Ohio State University (3L)
Review “Wildly ambitious,” says the blog Small Firm Life.

The Volokh Conspiracy
Eugene Volokh of the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law
Feature: First Amendment scholar is a role model for high-minded bloggers.

The Yin Blog
Tung Yin of the University of Iowa College of Law
Motto: “Law, politics, culture, sports, and a touch of Iowa.”