United States Supreme Court Blogs

SCOTUS Blog. Great discussion on current cases before the United States Supreme. Supreme Court briefs are available on its Wiki.

Federal Appellate Circuit Blogs

Criminal Appeal. A blog focusing on the Ninth Circuit and California state courts.

CrimProf Blog


1st Circuit Blog.

2nd Circuit Blog

3rd Circuit Blog

4th Circuit Blog

5th Circuit Blog

6th Circuit Blog

7th Circuit Blog

8th Circuit Blog

9th Circuit Blog

The Ninth Circuit Blog. Another blog focusing on criminal decisions from the Ninth Circuit.

10th Circuit Blog

11th Circuit Blog

Appellate Practice Blogs in General

Appellate Law and Advocacy.

How Appealing. A blog on appellate procedure by Pennsylvania Lawyer Howard Bashman

The Becker-Posner Blog. A conservative blog by Professor Gary Becker and the legendary Judge Richard Posner.

Criminal Law Blogs

Bluhm Blog. News and opinion on the issue of false confessions - the Center on Wrongful Convictions at Northwestern University

Crime and Federalism

The Confrontation Blog. U of M Professor Richard Friedman’s blog on Crawford v Washington.

CrimProf Blog. A criminal justice blog maintained by Professor Mark Godsey of the Ohio Innocence Project.

The DUI Blog.

The False Confessions Blog. A blog on false confessions from the center on Wrongful Convictions at Northwestern University.

The Innocence Blog. A blog by the original Innocence Project at Benjamin Cardozo Law School run by Barry Scheck and Peter Neufeld.

Obtaining Evidence Abroad and Extradition Law Blog. A blog focusing on issues related to taking testimony abroad and international extradition. The blog is authored by Florida Attorney Linda Friedman Ramirez.

Point Park Innocence Institute Blog. News from the innocence movement - The Innocence Institute at Point Park University

Representing Foreign Nationals. A blog focusing on issues related to the representation of non-citizens. The blog is also authored by Florida Attorney Linda Friedman Ramirez.

Sentencing Law and Policy. A blog focusing on sentencing issues.

Sex Crimes Blog. A blog focusing on sex crimes and issues by Professor Corey Rayburn Young at the John Marshall Law School in Chicago.

White Collar Crime Blog



Michigan Legal Blogs

Michigan Supreme Court Blog.

Michigan Legal News (News Clippings from the Michigan Supreme Court)

The Michigan Lawyer


Other Legal Blogs

Bowtie’s Law Blog. California Attorney Josh Gilliand’s blog on electronic discovery issues.

Capital Habeas Blog. Prepared by the Capital Habeas Unit of the Federal Defender’s Office of Northern Ohio.

Carnegie Legal Reporting Blog (Journalism and the Law)

Concurring Opinion

Evidence Law Blog

Have Opinion Will Travel

Pardon Power. A blog focusing on pardons nationwide.

Sex Offender Research

Talk Left: The Politics of Crime

Wall Street Journal’s Legal Blog. A blog on legal issues by the Wall Street Journal.