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When Do We Care If Presidents Break “The Law”?

Ilya’s post about the unconstitutionality of a military intervention in Syria and Jack Goldsmith’s post about the problem under international law prompted me to wonder: Should we feel the same way about Presidential violations of domestic and international law, or are the two kinds of law morally different?
Obviously different people can have different intuitions about this, and ultimately those intuitions may be irreducible, but it seems to me that to answer it helps to unpack why it might be morally wrong to break the law in the first place. A few possibilities occur to me:
    1: There’s nothing wrong with breaking the law. As the legal positivists proved, law and morality are related only coincidentally. It might be wise to obey the law, if there are folks out there who are likely to punish you for breaking it, but that’s a question of tactics, not morality.
    2: Breaking the law is wrong. Law has some kind of moral authority — either an inherent one, or one that is contingent on it being part of a generally legitimate regime. But if there is a generally legitimate regime you should follow the rules. The person in position #1 is Holmes’s “bad man,” (and by definition bad).
    3: Government officials are special. Civilians may have no moral obligation to obey the law (see #1), but government officials are empowered by the law, so they are specially obligated to take the bitter with the sweet. The oath of office operates to convert law into a personal promise.
    4: Breaking the law is dangerous. It’s not inherently wrong, but law is very useful, and if too many people broke the law, we would have chaos. So even if your individual violation of the law might accomplish more good than harm, you should take into [...]
Media relations insights to help communicators navigate the evolving media landscape November 16, 2012

Top 50 Law Blogs


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This is a guest post from Kristen Sala, senior manager, electronic media.

Law surrounds us daily.  It affects all of us, from a politician running for office, to the head of a successful PR firm, to the author of an independent blog who works out of the comfort of her home.  The topic has even made its way into a few prior CisionBlog posts, including our piece outlining Twitter’s copyright infringement policy and our Q&A on content publishing and distribution.

In light of this ever-present topic, we ranked the top 50 independent law blogs in North America.  The list was created using Cision’s media database and blogs are ranked based on our Cision Influence Rating.

Reaching out to varied audiences, these blogs cover a range of law-related issues.  Some offer tips to future law professionals on how to get into law school, while others offer tips to seasoned attorneys on how to keep themselves organized or argue a case.  There are blogs that approach law from an outside perspective, offering unbiased updates on recent trials and cases; while others focus on one branch of law and might offer consumers an inside scoop on taxes or copyright.

As I was putting this post together I could not help but think of Scott Baio’s character from Arrested Development.  You know Bob Loblaw, the Bluth Family lawyer who shamelessly plugs his blog every chance he gets.  Bob Loblaw’s Law Blog… try saying that 10 times in a row. Now, without further ado…

Rank Outlet Influence Rating
1 Above The Law 83
2 The Volokh Conspiracy 81
3 Grits for Breakfast 67
4 TalkLeft 64
5 The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times 63
6 TaxProf Blog 63
7 China Law Blog 61
8 Freedom to Tinker 60
9 Legal Blog Watch 60
10 a public defender 59
11 Legal Juice 59
12 Patently-O: Patent Law Blog 59
13 The Careerist 58
14 Lowering the Bar 58
15 The Legal Satyricon 56
16 Michael Geist’s Blog 56
17 Technology & Marketing Law Blog 56
18 NFA Gun Trust Lawyer Blog 55
19 Of Arms & the Law 55
20 ProfessorBainbridge.com 55
21 LawInfo Blog 54
22 Religion Clause 54
23 internetcases 53
24 Marler Blog 52
25 Concurring Opinions 51
26 Nonprofit Law Blog 51
27 Broadcast Law Blog 50
28 Federal Criminal Defense Lawyers 50
29 MyShingle 50
30 Connecticut Employment Law Blog 49
31 The  Faculty Lounge 49
32 The Situationist 49
33 Opinio Juris 48
34 The Probate Lawyer Blog 48
35 Florida Asset Protection Blog 46
36 Orlando Bankruptcy Law Blog 46
37 Legal Schnauzer 46
38 New York Personal Injury Law Blog 46
39 Sentencing Law and Policy 46
40 CharityLawyer 45
41 Child Injury Lawyer Blog 45
42 The Conglomerate 45
43 Consumer Law & Policy Blog 45
44 The Indiana Law Blog 45
45 Legal Geekery 45
46 LSAT Blog: Ace the LSAT 45
47 Ohio Employer’s Law Blog 45
48 Law Marketing Blog 44
49 Native American Legal Update 44
50 The New York Real Estate Lawyers’ Blog 44

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