Increasingly legal Substacks are a place where you can find analysis on a range of issues relevant to law, politics, and the legal profession. As an article in the ABA Journal noted last year: “Founded in 2017, Substack, which is a publishing platform open to anyone and everyone who has something to write, has recently attracted a slew of lawyers and attorney-adjacent writers….” I thought I would list a few Substacks that have recently popped up on my feeds and that appear to have sizable followings, either written by law professors or with some commentary focused on law and policy or the legal profession.

I know many are missing from this list. Almost every Substack has its own set of recommended Substacks to follow. And you can also find posts with Substack recommendations or the general trend. See, e.g., Jordan Furlong, Fifteen Legal Substacks Worth Following, February 9, 2024; Josie Renna, Top 20 Substack Influencers in U.S. Politics in 2025, July 23, 2025; Kevin O’Keefe, Celebrating the Rise of Substack—and Pausing to Reflect on Where It May Be Headed, July 27, 2025. For a cautionary note. Jessica Karl, Everyone Has A Substack. What Could Possibly Go Wrong?, March 27, 2025.

In no particular order, with descriptions taken from the Substack’s “About” page.

• Letters from an American – Heather Cox Richardson (“I’m a professor of American history. This is a chronicle of today’s political landscape, but because you can’t get a grip on today’s politics without an outline of America’s Constitution, and laws, and the economy, and social customs, this newsletter explores what it means, and what it has meant, to be an American.”)

• One First – Steve Vladeck (“Welcome to ‘One First,’ a weekly newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States that aims to make the Court more accessible to all of us.”).

• LawDork – Chris Geidner (“Law Dork is a go-to source for legal reporting and analysis about some of the biggest news stories of our day, from the Supreme Court to the Trump administration to courts and legislatures across the nation.”)

• Original Jurisdiction – David Lat (“Original Jurisdiction aspires to be a source of incisive, fair-minded, and occasionally entertaining commentary about law and the legal profession. “

• Executive Functions – Bob Bauer and Jack Goldsmith (“Welcome to the Executive Functions newsletter, run by Bob Bauer and Jack Goldsmith, and devoted to analysis of presidential and broader executive power issues.”)

• Civil Discourse – Joyce Vance (a Substack by a former United States Attorney, currently a law professor and a legal analyst for MSNBC.).

• The AI of Law –  Vanderbilt AI Law Lab (The Lab “created The AI of Law platform (aka AIOL) to serve as an agora of sorts — a community forum where we and others share insight and inspiration about how GenAI (and related technology) is reshaping the present and future of legal services delivery.”) (highlighted yesterday on TaxProf Blog).