Me, the Law Dork
I’ve been back blogging now for a few days more than five months, and I’ve found there is a lot happening that I want to write about — and that others seem to like the idea of me writing about.
I am really enjoying writing again. The instant “welcome back” that I received from the folks around during the blog’s first iteration, from the summer of 2003 through the fall of 2006, was so appreciated. And the new folks who I’ve been getting to know who had begun writing during my absence or have started writing since I returned have added a new excitement to my days!
So, I bought this domain and am going to get going on here.
I think that I have a voice to add to the important conversations going on about LGBT issues, and I like to think that more often than not my training as a lawyer is helpful to my view of those conversations. I also think that — although I’ve been spending much of my time focused on LGBT issues — I add a unique voice to several other policy discussions, from regulatory reform to tort reform. For more than a decade now, I’ve participated in or witnessed politics in many forms and at many levels — from D.C. to the Ohio Statehouse and from campaigns to legislating.
I am working on some projects outside of the blog to keep money coming in, but I have been and would like to continue to keep the focus on the blog and my writing. So, to the extent that you agree, and would like to continue to see independent legal analysis of the issues of the day, please donate to support Law Dork via the PayPal link on the sidebar. I also have added ads to the site.
I had intended to “launch” on Monday, but I’ve transferred everything from the Wordpress site over to here — so I figured I should let some folks know what’s happening and have a post up explaining it. I am, obviously, not a Web designer or developer, so as I figure this all out there are bound to be several glitches. The “categorizing” still needs to be done and a bunch of little things, but the main items seem to be in working order. There are some issues with the comment count and comment threads here at the new site, but it does appear that all comments did at least transfer.
In the meantime, welcome to the new Law Dork, and please, please, please, let me know what you like, dislike, or anything else about it!
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Chris Geidner is a lawyer in Washington, D.C., who writes at Law Dork, is the senior political writer at Metro Weekly and has written for The Atlantic Online, Advocate.com, Salon and other publications. An extended biography can be found
Welcome to your new “home” Chris!
So excited for the new site! Looks like you’re off to a stellar (new) start!
What a fabulous site!
The new site is absolutely marvelous.
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this is nice
Wonderful job, Chris! Looking forward to more reporting and analysis from you. Alas, I can’t donate anything at the moment, but I’ve certainly got you on my list, should the money ever start rolling in again…
Great new look, same Chris, G*RRRR*E*A*T!!!
The new digs look great. Keep up the good work!
First-time commenter here.
I started reading earlier this year as the Prop 8 case before state supreme court was ramping up here in California. Congrats on the new site, and keep up the good work!
Loving the new site already!! Congrats on finding a new home and keep up the great work.
Three minor ‘dislikes’ all technical stuff. the first two are minor, but I miss the opportunity to be notified of follow-up comments by e-mail. I also regret that there is no sidebar widget that lists the most recent half dozen comments on the blog, even just the name of the post and the commenter. (I think you are supposed to have a section that does that, but it doesn’t work.)
The really annoying one — particularly for someone as long-winded as I am is the problem that after you’ve typed a few lines, the cursor and current typing slips below the bottom line so you can’t see what you are typing without repeatedly hitting the down arrow. Since my typing is erratic enough when i can see what i have written, this particular bug becomes very annoying. It doesn’t seem to happen every time, but it has happened at least twice in recent comments — and one reason i’m nattering on is to see if it happens here.
I love your site, and you’re very handsome too!