Enron Redux

The greatest white-collar crime show on earth is finally here: The criminal trial of Enron's former top executives Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling. The trial in federal court in Houston started yesterday with -- as US District Judge Simeon T. Lake III promised -- a one-day jury-selection process.

Almost overlooked in all this hoopla is the fact that Enron the company is still around. But apropos of Thad's post yesterday about recruitment branding, it's not surprising their recruitment brand value is low and the company's job search area is, well, empty. Incidentally, I'm not the only person who thinks Enron's oddly tilted "E" logo was stolen from MAD Magazine.

According to the Wall Street Journal, members of the media were camped out on the courthouse steps Sunday in order to get a seat when the proceedings began Monday. But thanks to the blogging revolution, you don't have to stand in line to get a spectator's view of the action. Check below for a selection of blogs offering a variety of insights into this spectacular example of corporate hubris and executive comeuppance:

• For in-depth details of Enron's collapse and its effect on thousands of employees, try the now-archived Enron Blog.
• For daily -- and wordy -- coverage of the trial with a local slant, read Houston TV Channel 13 legal analyst Joel Androphy's Enron blog.
• For more background on the legal issues in the Enron case, not to mention a little legal education to boot, try the White Collar Crime Prof Blog.
• For more commentary on the intersection of business and law, check out the Wall Street Journal's new Law Blog.
• Another local blog from the Houston Chronicle: Enron TrialWatch.

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