Entering the Fourth Month @ Law Dork, 2.0

By
Chris Geidner
Published: May 10, 2009Posted in: Uncategorized

[Welcome to the folks sent here from Jay Rosen @ Twitter! Thanks, Jay, for the mention. Please, everyone, check out and bookmark Law Dork, 2.0, and follow me on Twitter!]

Between the breakneck pace at which LGBT equality developments are occurring and the announced departure of Justice David Hackett Souter from the Supreme Court, it’s a great time for a gay lawyer to be blogging in this country.  It’s also fun to be blogging as the 2010 races take shape (and as the political landscape appears to be shifting in front of our and Sen. Specter’s faces).  Among the most notable posts from the past month are:

Thanks to everyone for visiting the blog and to Above the Law and SCOTUSblog for all the link-love.

As I deal with figuring out what Twitter means for my blogging, I’m finding myself starting more and more to take a cue from NYU’s Jay Rosen (jayrosen_nyu Twitter & PressThink blog).  I’m trying to post much of the “quick links” and pithy (or not) thoughts (what Rosen calls “mindcasting”) at Twitter while reserving the blog for longer, more developed posts.  In other words, if you like Law Dork, I’d encourage you to follow chrisgeidner @ Twitter.

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About the Author

Chris Geidner is the award-winning senior political editor at D.C.'s Metro Weekly and has written for The Atlantic Online, The American Prospect, Advocate.com, Salon and other publications, as well as at his blog, Law Dork. In 2011, he received the Excellence in News Writing Award from the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association for his coverage of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" repeal. Prior to moving to D.C. in 2009, he served as an attorney on the senior staff at the Ohio Attorney General's Office and had earlier worked for a leading Columbus law firm. An extended biography can be found here, and you can follow him on Twitter.