Twitter has become one of the best places to get your news.
And legal news is no different.
These 20 Twitter all-stars tweet all the analysis of the legal world you'll ever need to know, from news on major cases to the state of voter ID laws.
We've ranked famous legal experts you'd be a fool not to follow.
But we've also included some lesser known tweeters you should follow if you really want to be in the know.
In pulling together the complete list of tweeters, we considered how adept they are at engaging their followers and analyzing the most important news of the day.
Next, we ranked those tweeters by their number of followers.
Did we forget anyone? Let us know in the comments.
20) Rick Hasen (@rickhasen)
Follower count: 2,692
Why you should follow: Hasen, a law professor at UC Irvine, runs the wildly prolific Election Law Blog.
With the 2012 presidential elections looming, Hasen blogs and tweets about important election laws, including Super PAC spending, campaign fundraising, and lobbying.
19) Aric Press (@aricpress)
Follower count: 2,716
Why you should follow: Press is editor in chief of American Lawyer Media, which publishes The American Lawyer and The National Law Journal. He has a law degree from NYU and two decades of experience writing about the legal industry.
Press tweets about major case rulings and the state of the legal industry – commenting on partners' anxiety and whether associates are happy with their pay.
18) Alison Frankel (@AlisonFrankel)
Follower count: 2,748
Why you should follow: Frankel is the woman behind Reuters' On the Case blog, and her razor-sharp analyses have earned her a reputation as one of the most important commenters on corporate litigation.
She has covered major litigation for 20 years. Before joining Reuters, Frankel was the founding editor at Litigation Daily.
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