Speaking of Michigan...

[yep_i_am_dennis]

Good for them for taking a stand for equality.

(story here)

Over 100 newly-minted lawyers walked out of their own graduation at the University of Michigan Law School on Saturday to protest the ceremony’s commencement speaker, anti-gay Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH). As Andrew Selbst, one of the student organizers of the walkout, explains, Portman’s

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[tko_ak]

It's clever, and a nice gesture. I wonder how many grads there were from the law school.

Doesn't passing the bar establish who is a lawyer, not merely law school graduation? :P

[redstar826]

In the comments, someone says that the typical graduating class from the UofM Law School is around 400 people. How many actually go their graduation, I don't know.

[fenm]

Someone said about 200-300 actually go to graduation.