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Pair Arrested After Telling Lawyer Jokes

Posted by CowboyNeal on Thursday January 13, 2005 @01:20PM from the not-so-loudly dept.

fembots writes "Two men were arrested for telling lawyer jokes while standing in line leading into First District Court. A spokesman for the Nassau courts said the men were causing a stir and that their exercise of their First Amendment rights to free speech was impeding the rights of others at the court."

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The summary leaves something out: by Xshare · 2005-01-13 13:23 · Score: 5, Informative

These guys weren't randomly standing in line telling lawyer jokes. They purposely and continually go to courts and heckle the lawyers.

The pair said that for years they have stood outside courthouses on Long Island and mocked lawyers. The summary appears to inflame, when it shouldn't.