Two-and-a-half years and 519 posts ago, I launched Law Dork.

Starting here from scratch, I relied on everyone I’d known in my earlier lives — people who knew my work — to help spread the word. Across the media and legal and political and policy landscapes, and in the LGBTQ and criminal justice worlds, everyone helped to make this possible. Friends and family were so supportive as I took this leap that I knew was the one I had to take at that moment.

Three days later, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, and I was so grateful that — in that moment — I would have my own space and be making my own decisions about what coverage was needed, how the story needed to be told, and whose voices needed to be heard.

There have been countless similar examples in the 30 months since — moments when being responsible for my own publication and running my own business has given me the freedom to be the journalist I want to be.

Throughout it all, everyone has not only supported me but people have done so in ways that constantly exceed my expectations. My work has been recognized across the country — and is read across the globe. I am constantly grateful to see how widely seen my stories are.

We are now, certainly, at another key moment, and I am honored that more than 42,500 of you trust me to bring you my journalism — day in and day out and in the way I think it needs to be told.

Thanks.

And, for the more than 2,750 of you who have stepped up to fund this work with a paid subscription, thank you humbly and sincerely. I had no idea whether this would work back in June 2022, but you all are making it sustainable. Law Dork has paid subscribers from every state in the U.S. and D.C., as well as from more than 15 other countries. You are putting me in a position to be able to make smart choices in the coming year to maintain and improve Law Dork — and keep myself as sane and centered as I can do throughout the coming years.

Thank you. You make this possible.

Finally, for those who just follow me, here or on social media, please do consider subscribing to Law Dork today. Start with a free subscription just to check things out. That’s fine. I want people reading! Let’s get to 50,000!