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BROWARDBEAT.COMJudicial Robing Ceremony Draws Big Crowd; Many Pols*(JAABLOG loves you too, Buddy)*NATIONAL LAW JOURNALAre lawyers' First Amendment rights being unfairly limited?"Florida attorney Sean Conway, the lawyer who called a judge an "evil witch" on a blog, echoed similar concerns. Although he is not fighting his discipline, Conway believes that lawyers' free speech rights are unfairly limited when it comes to criticizing judges."Even though we all thought we had First Amendment rights, be careful," Conway warned. "It's going to cost you a lot of money and maybe even your practice."As for his comments that got him into trouble, Conway, who posted them using his name, said that he was expressing anger over what he claimed was the judge's giving lawyers too little time ? one week ? to prepare for trial...continue to full post

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