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Law: Covering current developments in law

A place to discuss developments in the law and the legal profession.

2.2M subscribers1,368 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~24% by known bots)375 authors / mosince 2008

r/law has 2.2M members (+15% over the last 12 months). It gets about 1,368 posts a month from 375 people. Top topics: Supreme Court Controversies, Death Row Litigation and Murder and Sentencing Cases.

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Size and growth

How r/law has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+15%in 12 months · +1.4% in 3 months · +0.3% in 1 month
Oct 20262.2M
Growing2.2M subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−40%vs Sep 2025 · −15% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 20261.4k
QuieterPeaked at 3.4k in Jan 2026
Sep 2026: incl. ~24% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/law

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Supreme Court Controversies0.2%
  2. Death Row Litigation0.2%
  3. Murder and Sentencing Cases0.2%
  4. Judicial Issues0.2%
  5. Elections and Politics in Arizona0.1%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Democracy Docket
  2. Politico
  3. CBS News
  4. Bloomberg Law
  5. CourtListener

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