TalkLeft has been named one of the top 100 law blogs by the American Bar Association Journal.

Here's the catch. You get to vote for your favorites. TalkLeft is named in the "politics for sport" category.

I'm coming a day late to this news, so don't be put off by the large number of votes other blogs have gotten. There's still time for your vote to count. Voting ends January 2, 2008.

Three of the five blogs named are or tilt right -- Instapundit, Hugh Hewitt and Bench Memos (National Review.) The other two are Glenn Greenwald and TalkLeft. I hope you'll vote for TalkLeft or Glenn Greenwald-- just go to this link and select your choice. It takes less than five seconds. No identification is required.

As far as I can tell, only TalkLeft is written by practicing lawyers. The others in our category used to be practicing lawyers or in Instapundit's case, is written by a law professor. Thanks, I hope we get to keep this award on the progressive side of the blawgosphere.

I'm off to Key West for the annual NORML legal seminar where I'll be speaking Saturday on "Building Your Online Presence: Tech Tools for Lawyers." The full agenda is here.

It's just about my favorite seminar of the year, between getting together with other drug defense lawyers, the Pier House Resort and Spa (check out my favorite room) and the free-spirit, laid back style of Key West itself.

So wherever you might be today and this weekend, I hope you have as much fun as I will in Margaritaville. Here's an open thread to get you talking.

If there's news today, I won't see it until later. Here's a place for you to fill us in.

• Text of the Israel-Palestinean peace talk agreement.

• David Cole's review of Jack Goldsmith's book, The Terror Presidency: Law and Judgment Inside the Bush Administration. Goldsmith doesn't get a pass.

• The Center for Constitutional Rights files an amended complaint (pdf) against Blackwater with new death, injury and drug allegations.

• Raw Story's part two of the Don Siegelman investigation and prosecution.

• Jesse Jackson says John Edwards is the only candidate not ignoring African Americans.

• A convicted moneyman played host to Rudy at a fundraiser last night.

A great Sunday morning here. Homemade blueberry pancakes, maple syrup, bacon, fresh-squeezed orange juice and piping hot coffee. It's so much fun to have a kid around to cook for -- even if he's all grown up.

We saw Darjeeling Limited yesterday which included the ten minute short Hotel Chevalier. I really liked both (Adrian Brody is outstanding in Darjeeling) although Hotel Chevalier is a much stronger film. Here's an interview in today's Observer with Natalie Portman about it. Next up to see: Before the Devil Knows You're Dead, blogger Brian Linse's (Ain't No Bad Dude)new film.

What's going good in your life today?

And yes, this is an open thread, all topics welcome.

TalkLeft wishes all of you a wonderful Thanksgiving.

If you're around at noon (Mountain Time) KBCO FM Boulder plays the long version of Alice's Restaurant. They replay it at 6 pm. You can listen live online here.

Or, you can enjoy it anytime here, story included.

It's a movement, "The Alice's Restaurant Let's Give Thanks and Remember Why We Started Doing This and Why We Keep On Keepin' On Movement." Religious Studies Professor Ira Chernus at the University of Colorado at Boulder explains why.

It's never too late to rehabilitate yourself, to start creating enough of a nuisance and sing loud enough to end war and stuff. If you've been doing it for 25 years, or more, I bet you are prepared to do it for another 25 years or more. I bet you're not proud, or tired.

Unfortunately, though, the world will keep doing all kinds of mean, nasty, ugly things, at least for a while. And we'll all be just having a tough time here, on this road of activism. It may be a good idea to remember the comfort and rejuvenation we can get from an old familiar ritual now and then. So don't forget to sing along when it comes around on the guitar.

Because it is, indeed, a movement: The Alice's Restaurant Let's Give Thanks and Remember Why We Started Doing This and Why We Keep On Keepin' On Movement.

If you're online this afternoon and evening, here's some stuff to check out:

• Christy at Firedoglake on Judge Brinkema's order in the al-Timini case threatening to toss the conviction over state secrets and the NSA wiretapping progam.

• TPM on yet more of Rudy's business deals.

• Instapundit Glenn Reynolds' op-ed in the New York Post on the Supreme Court decision to review the D.C. gun control law.

• Taylor Marsh on tomorrow's anniversary of the assassination of JFK, He Couldn't Get Elected Today.

• Sentencing Law and Policy has a big variety today, from the GA. Supreme Court striking down sex offender restrictions to attempt to end the New Jersey death penalty to Judge Nancy Gertner's most recent sentencing break for a crack defendant.

What are you reading?

Booman:

The non-stop shilling for Clinton continues at Talk Left where Armando is at it full-time.

Have whatever opinion of the actual Bill Clinton Presidency, but you have to deal with the fact that Bill Clinton remains extremely popular and his Presidency remembered fondly.

It's funny, but I don't remember Bill Clinton's presidency all that fondly. The first two years could only be described as a total disaster.

Funny, I do not recall writing that BOOMAN remembered the Clinton Presidency fondly. I cited an article which stated:

Bill Clinton enjoys a 66 percent approval rating in a Washington Post/ABC News Poll released last month.

Booman's hatred of Hillary is so blinding that he denies the obvious - Bill Clinton is popular, whether Booman likes Bill or not. He sounds like a Republican now. Denying obvious facts. That is quintessential Hillary Hate. Makes people idiots.

It's time for the Tuesday Open Thread. I've got court and last minute prep to get ready for the TL kid's return to Denver for the holidays.

Here's a place for readers to keep us abreast of the news and to post your thoughts. Please use the buttons on top of the comments box to put your link in html format.

Thanks, and I'll be back soon.

The New York Daily News explores Rudy Giuliani's use of his pals' private aircraft, including that of casino billionaire Sheldon Adelson.

The days of candidates reimbursing their pals with the cost of a commercial first-class ticket instead of the much higher cost of renting the aircraft and pilot ended in September.

Hillary and Obama never did it.

Democrats Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama accept no corporate aircraft, choosing instead to rent planes at full market cost to avoid the appearance of a conflict.

Here's the list of the owners of the planes Rudy's used:

More...

It's a jail day for me -- all day -- I'll be back for the debate tonight.

This particular jail is built underground and there's no working wireless connection. It has the feel of being in star trek, between the identical uniforms of the jail guards and the high tech stations. There are underground tunnels with colored arrows on the concrete floors directing you to the next set of gated doors.The jail staff is very polite. The place is so efficient that processing takes about 3 minutes, then we're on our way into the bowels of the building. By the time we follow the yellow brick road to the right area, our clients are already seated, happy to see us.(Anything to get out of those cells for a few hours.).

For the rest of you, there's lots to talk about, from tonight's debate to Bernie and Rudy and Judy, from drivers' licenses to FISA and whatever else might be on your mind.

Enjoy. I'll look forward to reading the thread when I get home.

I'll be in court and then at the DNC Media Walk-Through at the Pepsi Center. Here's an open thread -- all topics are welcome.

I'm at the gate at the Las Vegas airport getting ready to board.

Things I'm not a fan of:

• Southwest Airlines
• The airport security procedures when leaving
• AT&T's Edge Network and Treos.

On the other side:

• The Paris Las Vegas hotel was way better than I expected.
• The monorail in Las Vegas
• Blogworld ran smoother than I expected and I enjoyed it, especially seeing Markos, Jerome of My DD, Henry and others from Blogads, Joe of AmericaBlog, Natasha of Pacific Views and Gabe of Memeorandum. On the right, I enjoyed talking to Ed Morrissey of Captain's Quarters, Roger Simon (Pajamas Media), Hugh Hewitt and Dean of Weekly Standard

Links later, gotta board. I'm not finding the Kerik indictment on Pacer, if anyone has a copy and can email it to me, or email me a link, it would be much appreciated.

Update: Links are in and I found the Indictment.

Update: A big thanks to Big Tent Democrat for his posts today and yesterday while I was gone. TalkLeft hit 20 million visitors this week...thanks to all of you for reading.