In 21st Century America, it is virtually impossible to avoid news and entertainment about courts and lawyers.  Cable news personalities engage in televised mortal combat over celebrity trials.  Although their antics are sometimes salaciously interesting, you rarely learn anything about the law, and—if you do—it’s often misleading or simply a bizarre legal anomaly.

On the other hand, you could always pick up a scholarly law review.  You can learn a lot about the law, and it’s almost always correct.  However, often times, you might as well be reading ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics, and—even if you can understand it—it’s often so mind-numbingly boring you wonder why anyone would risk becoming addicted to sleeping pills when merely borrowing a book from your local law library would do the trick.

That’s why we bring you Courtweek.

The origins for Courtweek come from a column David Horrigan wrote while at The National Law Journal and pieces he wrote for the Washington Examiner.  The National Law Journal column, On Trial, was buried at page B-9 of the NLJ, but for those who could find it, it studied a significant legal issue each week--and did it in a way that tried not to be boring.

With litigants such as Dave the Dwarf, Mister Softee, and the Fatty Shack, On Trial took the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment, the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment, the Lanham Act, Virginia drug paraphernalia laws,and other important jurisprudence, bringing them to life for enjoyable reading in a way only Dave the Dwarf, Mister Softee, and the Fatty Shack could do.

We hope to continue that proud tradition at Courtweek.  We wish you an enjoyable read each time you visit.  It’ll be an added bonus if you learn something you didn’t know about the law, and maybe even have a good laugh while doing it.

We search courts across the nation for good cases, but if you know of a good one—even if you’re a lawyer engaging in the shameless promotion of your own trial victory—we would appreciate hearing from you.

Happy Reading.