ABA Journal Blawg 100 2010 - Recommendation No. 1 (The Legal Satyricon)
I wanted to take a moment to offer a vote recommendation for the ABA Journal Blawg 100. My blog-reading habits have changed over the years (like most people's), but one blog I have consistently read is The Legal Satyricon. 
Why TLS? The Satyriconistas tackle a wide range of topics ranging from internet-related legal issues, to free speech, and politics, and my personal favorite - the wisdom of the laws and institutions of the fair state where its founder originally lived. Refreshingly, for a law blog, TLS's opinion is unabashed. (I said "tackle," they actually pummel topics.) Fear of how they will be perceived is not something that is even a remote consideration in their writing process. (This is not surprising, given the personality of its founder Marc Randazza.) Humor is a strong thread that runs through TLS posts. The photos and images are on point. They bash what deserves to be bashed and do it in a funny and unique way. At the end of the day, TLS embodies what blogging should be - opinionated, fearless, and funny.
How to Vote:
Bias Alert: I'm friends with Randazza.
NB: some posts have criticized the process behind (or around) the ABA 100 and they're worth a read in my opinion: "ABA Journal Blawg 100: Where the Hell Are the Womens' Blawgs?" (Niki Black) and "ABA Blawg 100: Death of the Beauty Pageant" (Scott Greenfield). That said, vote TLS!
Why TLS? The Satyriconistas tackle a wide range of topics ranging from internet-related legal issues, to free speech, and politics, and my personal favorite - the wisdom of the laws and institutions of the fair state where its founder originally lived. Refreshingly, for a law blog, TLS's opinion is unabashed. (I said "tackle," they actually pummel topics.) Fear of how they will be perceived is not something that is even a remote consideration in their writing process. (This is not surprising, given the personality of its founder Marc Randazza.) Humor is a strong thread that runs through TLS posts. The photos and images are on point. They bash what deserves to be bashed and do it in a funny and unique way. At the end of the day, TLS embodies what blogging should be - opinionated, fearless, and funny.
How to Vote:
Register to vote here.This was not an easy recommendation to make. I have been a long-time reader of several other blogs on the list, including the always excellent Volokh Conspiracy. Charon QC publishes an excellent blog (and recently scored an interview with Julian Assange's lawyer). There's also Brian Tannebaum's blog (Brian plays a warm friendly lawyer on Twitter).
Vote in the IMHO (what?) category here.
Bias Alert: I'm friends with Randazza.
NB: some posts have criticized the process behind (or around) the ABA 100 and they're worth a read in my opinion: "ABA Journal Blawg 100: Where the Hell Are the Womens' Blawgs?" (Niki Black) and "ABA Blawg 100: Death of the Beauty Pageant" (Scott Greenfield). That said, vote TLS!
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