The courthouse casts a large shadow–so large sometimes it dwarfs those who pass through its doors. So mighty is the institution we call the law, so lofty its traditions, that we can lose our sense of scale: in the grandeur of the marble columns, the weight of precedent, it is easy to forget that the halls of justice were created to serve human beings.

Now comes a blog that seeks to give voice to the crowds that climb the courthouse steps. Published by Tracey Broderick, In This Case allows ordinary people to describe their experiences with the law.

This recently launched blog has but a handful of posts, but I hope there will be more. My favorites so far: “I brought my breast pump to the courthouse” and “My area of the law is so raw…”

If you have a story for this blog, let Tracey know about it. She’d love to hear from you. And let’s wish her the best of luck as she uncovers for us these stories about human life and law.

Mediators, mark your calendars.

Blawg Review, the traveling review of the best each week in legal blogging, will be hosted this coming Monday by one of our own.

Arnie Herz, who has been called “one of New York’s most highly skilled and gifted mediators” by United States District Judge Carl Horn III, will be putting his own unique stamp on Blawg Review at Legal Sanity, the blog Arnie created to help lawyers achieve work-life balance and find reinvigorated meaning in their work.

For those of you who blog, if you’d like to help Arnie out and submit a blog post for his consideration as he prepares to deliver Blawg Review #108, here are the official Blawg Review submission guidelines.

In the meantime, Blawg Review #107 is hosted this week by the implacable Professor Kingfield. Sit up straight and make sure you’ve done your homework.