Minnesota Lawyer Blog

The American Bar Association is organizing a march tomorow in Washington, D.C., where lawyers wearing black suits will gather in defense of their Pakistani colleagues, and call on President Musharraf to restore democracy in Pakistan. Minnesota lawyers are joining this effort.

The MSBA and other law related organizations have organized a demonstration at the Minnesota Supreme Court tomorrow at noon. If you are able to participate, the MSBA asks that you come to the Minnesota Judicial Center to "stand with us in support of democracy and the rule of law."

The MSBA has arranged for buses to take participants from downtown Minneapolis and downtown St. Paul to the Judicial Center. Buses will leave from downtown Minneapolis at 6th and Nicollet Mall at 11:35 a.m. sharp, and from downtown St. Paul at the (Ramsey County Courthouse) 15 West Kellogg at 11:35 a.m.

The buses will return to the same locations no later than 1:30 p.m. If you wish to ride on the bus, please send an email to efarnsworth@mnbar.org.

Source: The above information comes from a release sent out by Minnesota State Bar Association President Brian Melendez.

Approximately 20 lawyers, law students and legal workers gathered at a demonstration outside the United States Courthouse in Minneapolis at noon today to express support for Pakistani lawyers and oppose U.S. aid to Pakistan.

The event was organized by the Minnesota Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild, responding to the call of the American Bar Association for the legal profession in the United States to support the rule of law in Pakistan and the restoration of Constitutional rule.