A LEGAL NICHE THAT DESERVES A WEBLOG . . . Ian Best of 3L Ephiphany has a blogging suggestion for law students that would apply just as well to lawyers. You'll find the suggestion here: "Where is the Hudson v. Michigan Blog? - A Suggestion for Law Students."

In a nutshell, Best suggests a weblog devoted to the recent Supreme Court decision Hudson v. Michigan, which held that "a violation of the knock-and-announce rule by the police did not require excluding the seized evidence." Says Best in his post--

[S]uppose there were a blog devoted exclusively to the case of Hudson v. Michigan (the “HvM Blog”). This blog would become the online authority about the case and its ramifications. Every time a lower court relies on or distinguishes Hudson, the HvM Blog could name and analyze the new decision (and link to it if it’s online). Lawyers and law professors could analyze Hudson and its consequences, and submit their research to the blog. If some form of review were desired, submitted scholarship could potentially be approved, edited, and published within a week after being received. And as state legislatures pass statutes to clarify their laws in the wake of Hudson, the HvM Blog could follow the legislative developments. The blog could link to the online conversations already taking place about Hudson (for example, here and here). If done well, an HvM Blog would provide immediate benefits to the entire legal profession. Prosecutors and defense attorneys across the country would rely on it as a resource, and judges might even cite the blog in a court opinion.

It's not a bad idea. That's coming from someone who actually thinks about bad blawging ideas. The evidence is in these posts: "Unclaimed Blawg Ideas #1" and "Unclaimed Blawg Ideas #2."  It's a good thing for the blawgosphere that people like Ian Best take weblogs just a little more seriously that I do.