Top 10 in Law Blogs: LXBN January 8, 2013

We’ve seen a decent amount of commentary this week on judicial vacancies, but I’m not sure we’ve seen any of it as what you’ll find from Philip Thomas below. “Opinionated” puts it every lightly. On LXBN TV, Robin Shea joins me to explain why veganism could be considered a religion. Also, this week’s LXBN Roundtable brings together insight on industries impacted by the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012. Total posts on the LexBlog Network today: 173.

• Allstate Insurance’s Outrageous Behavior – The blogging lawyers at Greenberg & Bederman on their blog, Maryland Injury and Disability Law 
• The Employer Mandate Health Care Reform: A Decision Point For Smaller Companies – Andrew H. Goodman and Jennifer J. Thomas of Kean Miller on the firm’sLouisiana Law Blog
• Notre Dame, The Crimson Tide, and The Importance of Recency – Maryland attorney Eliot Wagonheim of Wagonheim Law on his blog Bottom Line Business Insights
• Student Loan Crisis – “Bubble Bursting Levels” – Miami lawyer Douglas Bates of Berger Singerman on the firm’s Business Reorganization Report
• Texas Leg Watch 2013: Will Texas Prohibit Employers From Asking for Social Media Passwords? – Houston attorney Travis Crabtree of Looper Reed & McGraw on his blog, eMedia Law Insider
• Jodi Arias is a party girl. Does that mean she is guilty of murder? – Phoenix lawyer Vladimir Gagic on his blog, the Arizona Criminal Law & Sex Crimes Post
• Facebook ’em, Danno: Federal Court May Decide Whether Citizens Have First Amendment Right to Use Social Media to Publicly Criticize the Hawaii 5-0 – San Francisco attorney Jacob Michael Kaufman of Morrison Foerster on the firm’s blog, Socially Aware
• Google, the FTC, and ‘Plausible’ Justifiability – Patrick Maines, president of The Media Institute, at the Institute’s Media & Communications Policy Blog
• New Year’s Resolutions for Managing Partners – LawVision Group Co-Founder Joseph Altonji on their blog, LawVision Insights
• President Obama Continues to Ass Off on Filling Judicial Vacancies – Jackson, Mississippi attorney Philip Thomas on the blog Mississippi Litigation Review and Commentary