I am very happy to report that our blog has been inducted into the ABA Journal’s Hall of Fame for legal blogs around the world. We just received word this afternoon with the start of this year’s competition for the top News/Analysis blog. This is also our sixth year in being selected as one of the top 100 legal blogs in the world. Of course, this is the closest that an endomorphic law professor can get to any Hall of Fame. I am grateful to the ABA Journal staff not just for this distinction but for holding this competition each year to feature the wide variety of legal blogs. For all of us who were the last to be selected on sports teams growing up, this is our pudgy, wheezing victory lap. While people like Pete Rose may be a hundred times more athletic, we made it into the Hall of Fame (pending any last minute gambling scandals).
The selection for the Hall of Fame is latest distinction given this site which has strived to offer an alternative forum for those interested in passionate but civil discourse over the legal cases and issues of our day. Special thanks go to our talented and popular weekend team of guest bloggers: Mike Appleton, David Drumm, Mark Esposito, Gene Howington, Elaine Magliaro, Larry Rafferty, Darren Smith, Mike Spindell, and Charlton Stanley. I owe them a great debt for their insightful and gifted postings. The greatest thanks however goes to our readers and commenters who have placed this blog in the top ten most visited legal blogs in the world according to AVVO. We have strived to maintain a civility rule while discussing issues that may divide us. We do not want to be another echo chamber for one ideology or viewpoint. There are ample conservative and liberal sites that cater to that desire for reaffirmation. We value dialogue and different views. While we occasionally have some who stray into personal remarks, we have been remarkably successful in maintaining a high level of discourse. We even have some fun with the more bizarre legal and social stories.
We hope that all of our regulars will take the time to go and vote for the blog in the heavily competitive News/Analysis category. You only have to do a quick registration (used only to prevent vote stuffing) and then you can VOTE HERE.
I strongly recommend that you take a look at the various blogs in the top 100 this year. They are an impressive lot, including some of our competitors for this year’s News and Analysis section. While we may be competing, it is a good-natured effort that allows us to have some team fun.
The ABA offers the following as the description of our blog:
JONATHAN TURLEY
HALL OF FAME George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley draws on his own experience in high-profile litigation as he analyzes breaking news items that raise legal questions. His posts, and those of his guests, show a particular interest in the First Amendment, rights of consumers, the rights of criminal defendants and the patently bizarre.Twitter: @JonathanTurley
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Congratulations Professor Turley, everyone!
We’ve but one heart to train our replacements & many of you are giving it you’re all.
Thank you all.
** Outside the Wall (Waters) 1:42
All alone, or in two’s,
The ones who really love you
Walk up and down outside the wall.
Some hand in hand
And some gathered together in bands.
The bleeding hearts and artists
Make their stand.
And when they’ve given you their all
Some stagger and fall, after all it’s not easy
Banging your heart against some mad bugger’s wall. **
I seldom bark on this blog. My dogs in the dogpac do so quite often. We all wish to congratulate Turley tonight. The Dogalogue Machine is broke. We might be the victim of a NSA cyberhit on the machine. The dogs may not be back ever unless I can get another one. Or get this one working. Our machine was a clone of the one invented to communicate with dolphins up in that naval base in Maryland. Dogs and dolphins both bark. Or yak. Congrats bloggers.
CONGRATULATIONS Mr JT and all the guest bloggers you all do a excellent job and make it worth the while to come here everyday
Jonathan,
Congratulations you deserve Hall of Fame status for carrying on the tradition of lawyers who have put it on the line to preserve our Constitution against those who would abuse it. I am honored, grateful and humbled by being included among the crew of guest bloggers here considering their talent, with and perspicacity.
I Voted.
Well deserved!
Congrats Professor! Thanks for the opportunity. Time to vote!
I was vote #24. Congrats to Jonathan. All the best, Frank
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Voted.
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JONATHAN TURLEY
HALL OF FAME George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley draws on his own experience in high-profile litigation as he analyzes breaking news items that raise legal questions. His posts, and those of his guests, show a particular interest in the First Amendment, rights of consumers, the rights of criminal defendants and the patently bizarre.
Twitter: @JonathanTurley
Yes, but while we are speaking of performance, where is that darned Kitteh!!! We have not seen much of him lately.
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Been busy, but did take time to vote. I see the site hit stats, and know they are out there. If we can just get the lurkers to come out of hiding long enough to vote, the Turley blog will have it made….again.
Voted
The victory is always in the striving and rarely, if ever, felt in the final results. Congratulations Professor Turley on creating a habitable and hospitable planet in the noise and chaos of the blog-o-sphere.
Kudos.
I voted.
I’d offer a pony to Popehat if they withdraw.
Couldn’t find VC anywhere.
“[T]he patently bizarre”.
To quote Stimpson J. Cat, “Joy!”
It is truly an honor and a privilege to be a part of patent bizarre-y-ness.
Congratulations to Jonathan, my fellow GBs and the assorted commenters who make this my favorite place in cyberspace.
Now let’s get out there and win the News/Analysis category!
Bravo! JT and guests are keeping the people informed and enlightened.
Jonathan,
Congratulations! It has been an honor and a pleasure–as well as a true learning experience–for me to be one of your guest bloggers.
Congratulations! I enjoy your blog immensely. It’s my first stop every morning.
I GOT TO VOTE for you, finally!
Congrats Mr. Turley. Your class, dignity and humor are the reason for success IMHO. However, as you emphasized here, and in other posts, you are quite unique in being vigilant in not allowing this forum to be an echo chamber. That is both worthy and quite difficult. Diversity is not something that comes easily on the internet. The vast majority of blogs attract like minded people and are indeed echo chambers, Welcoming new people w/ various life experiences is something everyone can do to help make this place better. Any successful endeavor has to adapt and improve. Everyone here should look upon that as their personal and team goal, not necessary in that order.
Good to see no Pete Rose types on the Hall of Fame ballot. Raff is from Chicago so he can vote twice.
Congratulations!