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Averages 43 posts/day, top 5% activity. Most active Wednesdays around 9 AM UTC. Mostly link posts (96%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
43 9%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
1.8K 16%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
97 1%
Activity Rank #3,124 by posts/day among 92,652 tracked SFW subreddits as of Jul 2026 (Top 5%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#3,124 339
Top 5%
Posts w/ Links The percentage of posts that link off-site. This counts true link posts plus text posts with a URL in the body. Image and video posts are not counted.
97%
Low-Reply Rate Share of posts with 0 or 1 comment. A single comment is often an automated mod reply rather than real community discussion.
20%

r/law Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes02040608001k2k3k4kJul 1Jul 8Jul 15Jul 22Jul 29
Posts/Day Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post in this bucket.

Post Format

Top Post Type Link
Typical Title Length Medium (93 chars)
Peak Day Sunday

Upvote Distribution

How upvoted posts perform Only posts with 2+ upvotes. The bands below show how those posts are spread by upvote count.

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4%
10–99
21%
100–999
39%
1K+
36%
Posts that get upvoted Share of posts that received at least one upvote (2+ net upvotes). Most posts at 1 upvote are excluded. 79%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 408
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 39.3K

r/law Most Active Times

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r/law Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
Legal News459 (34.6%)1.3K
Executive Branch (Trump)358 (27.0%)2.8K
Judicial Branch269 (20.3%)1.5K
Other176 (13.3%)1.7K
Legislative Branch52 (3.9%)2.1K
Trump News7 (0.5%)836
Court Decision/Filing5 (0.4%)72

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

96%link posts

r/law Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
trump
390 (29.2%)
2.7K124
court
220 (16.5%)
1.2K72
judge
174 (13.0%)
2.2K72
doj
115 (8.6%)
2.7K113
supreme
96 (7.2%)
1.1K107
ice
91 (6.8%)
2.1K75
law
89 (6.7%)
1.3K78
case
81 (6.1%)
2.5K115
says
80 (6.0%)
2.9K154
against
76 (5.7%)
2.7K102

r/law Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

Domain Links Upvotes
news.bloomberglaw.com801.5K
lawandcrime.com562.7K
democracydocket.com511.2K
newrepublic.com426.1K
independent.co.uk402.9K
ibtimes.co.uk383.4K
theguardian.com351.1K
apnews.com301.3K
cnn.com252.4K
courthousenews.com251.4K

r/law Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

Justice Dept. admits Reflecting Pool renovation was flawed, drops case against former Olympian

39.3K upvotes 1.6K comments link Jul 31

Elon Musk likely broke the law by giving voters $1 million, Wisconsin board says

35.0K upvotes 1.2K comments link Jul 14

Andrew Tate charged with possessing child abuse images

34.2K upvotes 1.1K comments link Jul 21

The Death of Renee Good Has Yet to Be Properly Investigated

33.5K upvotes 1.4K comments link Jul 6

Zoran Mamdani has released video stating that after a review of legal avenues, New York City does ot have the legal authority to arrest Benjamin Netanyahu in accordance with the ICC's warrant if he comes to NYC. He calls on the federal government to join the ICC and execute the warrant.

33.4K upvotes 3.1K comments image Jul 21

BREAKING: EXCLUSIVE: FBI Admits it has Epstein Files Training Videos

29.6K upvotes 716 comments link Jul 12

Trump Suffers Third E. Jean Carroll Loss in 24 Hours

28.4K upvotes 930 comments link Jul 9

Rand Paul (R-KY) orders Capitol Police to remove David Schertler, the attorney for Dr. Anthony Fauci, from a high-profile congressional hearing after a series of tense verbal escalations

26.6K upvotes 4.8K comments image Jul 29

Kash Patel Failed to Disclose He Bought Stock in DOJ Contractor |The FBI director left the huge stock purchase off his financial disclosure forms.

26.6K upvotes 624 comments link Jul 1

BBC demands Trump hand over January 6 texts in £7.5bn lawsuit | The broadcaster is seeking messages between Trump and his advisers in the hours before the storming of the US Capitol

24.8K upvotes 665 comments link Jul 24

r/law Audience Overlap

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r/law FAQ

What's the best time to post on r/law?

Based on posting volume, r/law is most active on Wednesdays around 9 AM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/law?

r/law averages 43 posts per day and ranks in the top 5% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/law get?

Posts on r/law average about 1,815 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/law get most?

On r/law, most posts are link posts (96%)