Best in Law Blogs : LexBlog Network : November 17, 2009

As a former journalism major, I’ve always been interested in discussion on shield laws. These laws, which exist in variations at a state level, protect journalists from revealing their sources. The matter has been debated by many but it appears the government is growing closer to passing a federal shield law, after a bill for such a law didn’t make it through Congress earlier this year. Charles Coble has the story; as always, just one of ten good reads.

• Indian Law Remains Vital to Washington State – Seattle attorney Gabe Galanda of Williams Kastner on the firm’s blog, Northwest Indian Law & Business Advisor
• Georgia Supreme Court Clarifies Bad Faith “Safe Harbor” – Boston lawyer Michael Aylward of Morrison & Mahoney at the National Insurance Law Forum
• 2009 Corruption Perception Index Released: Can You Guess Where the U.S. Ranked? – Florida attorney Santiago Cueto of Cueto Law Group on his blog International Business Law Advisor
• HGN – Are Police Officers Really Reporting What They See or What They Think Will Get a Conviction – Houston lawyer Dane Johnson of Johnson, Johnson & Baer, P.C. on their blog Houston DWI Law Blog
• How Green Is Your Stimulus–Year End Check In On Green Spending Under The ARRA – Philadelphia LEED AP Shari Shapiro on her Green Building Law Blog
• Technology Update: Google Scholar Provides Access to Legal Research – Nashville attorney Matthew DeVries of Smith Cashion & Orr PLC on his blog, Best Practices Construction Law
• Have You Answered the Why Question on Client Development? – Dallas lawyer Cordell Parvin on his Law Consulting Blog
• Black Firefighters Move to Intervene in Ricci v. DeStefano – Hartford attorney Daniel A. Schwartz of Pullman & Comley in his Connecticut Employment Law Blog
• Immortality – Closer Than We Think? – Nadia Harasymowycz of Hull & Hull on the firm’s Toronto Estate Law Blog
• Judiciary Committee to Consider Compromise Federal Shield Bill – Charles Coble of Brooks Pierce on the firm’s Newsroom Media Law Blog