Hat-wearing man gets contempt fine in Kent County

Cameron Lasenby, a 29-year-old Northeast Side resident was waiting for a friend’s sentencing in the courtroom of Kent County Circuit Court Judge James Robert Redford when, as a courtesy, the judge informed everyone that the hearing had been adjourned.
Cameron had sat patiently with everyone else, waiting for more than an hour with his hat in his lap on Monday, Nov. 4.

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Declining LSAT participation numbers - again.

The number of people taking the LSAT (Law School Admissions Test) continues to decline. Article here.

Michigan Bar Exam results - statistics before appeals

The Michigan Board of Law Examiners has released the statistics of the July 2013 bar takers.

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Overall, the passage rate is slightly up (60 percent). The link has the breakdown by school.

T-shirt maker sues the NSA and DHS over his t-shirt designs.

An American T-shirt maker sues the National Security Agency and Department of Homeland Security over his t-shirt designs.

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Dan McCall sells T-shirts, mugs and posters, often with satirical messages. To ridicule electronic surveillance disclosures, he paired the NSA’s official seal on T-shirts for sale with the slogan: “The only part of the government that actually listens.”

McCall, who runs LibertyManiacs.com from an office in his home, filed the suit last week in federal court in Baltimore. He says the agencies violated his First Amendment rights, and is being assisted in his suit by Public Citizen, a Washington, D.C.-based government watchdog organization.

Legal jobs on the upswing, notes legal job website

The legal market is not all that glum anymore. Jobs in the legal sector are increasing says LawCrossing, reporting more than 38,900 active openings on its site. Article here.

Kwame Kilpatrick's attorneys give notice they will appeal his corruption conviction

In the "good luck with that" department: Kwame Kilpatrick's attorneys gave notice they intend to appeal his corruption conviction, that resulted in a 28 year sentence for the ex-Mayor of Detroit.

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Billboards attempting to inform jurors concern prosecutors

 The billboard is part of a growing national campaign to encourage jurors who disagree with a law, or think a punishment is too harsh, to vote for acquittal.
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