A May Day By Any Other Name . . .

Today a few still dance around the May-pole, while many around the world observe International Workers Day. Let's hope OWS demonstrations do not make New York look as it did on May Day, 1856. The New York Public Library posted this Harper's magazine depiction:

May 1 is also Loyalty Day, declared by Congress in 1958, and Law Day, proclaimed that same year by President Eisenhower. During the 1970's, I would have spent the last week cranking out ads saluting lawyers on the occasion of Law Day.

If a sizable number of today's protesters end up needing legal counsel, Law Day 2012 may prove to be another good one for lawyers