33 year old Clifton Williams is facing 6 months in jail for what court documents call a “yawn-like sound” in a  suburban Chicago courtroom.

Will County Judge Daniel Rozak was sentencing Williams’ Cousin Jason Mayfield  on a drug charge on July 23 when Williams let out the “yawn”.

The prosecutor in the courtroom at the time stated that “‘This was a very loud, boisterous, deliberate attempt on the part of this individual to disrupt the proceedings and show disrespect to the court… It was not a guy who involuntarily yawned. This guy was making a statement — a very loud statement — in court.”‘

“Rozak found Williams in contempt of court and sentenced him to six months in jail. However, Rozak could free Williams after a status hearing Thursday, if Williams apologizes and the judge accepts. By then, Williams will have served 21 days.”

Witnesses disagree about whether Williams’ yawn was out of line.

Check out the original article here: Man Faces 6 Months in Jail for Courtroom Yawn

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In attempts to dodge the bullet fired against Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, Jesse Jackson has turned to a Chicago personal injury lawyer, James D. Montgomery Sr. His firm is affiliated to the late Johnnie Cochran Jr.’s firm, and Montgomery stated that Jackson is the “Senate Candidate 5″ referenced in the criminal complaint lodged against Blagojevich. However, Jackson denies it all!

Stating that he never offered any favors to Blagojevich as part of his interest in being appointed to the U.S. Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama, Montgomery is now going to make sure that people are aware of that.

As reported in The National Law Journal, “Montgomery teamed up with Cochran in 2000 to form the Chicago firm of Cochran, Cherry, Givens, Smith & Montgomery, which handles wrongful death as well as personal injury cases. He has represented families of victims who died in the 2003 E2 nightclub fire in Chicago, the family of a woman who was killed when scaffolding fell from the 100-story John Hancock building in Chicago and a Northwestern University football player who died during a summer practice session.”

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Asset Purchase Agreement Drafted by Barack Obama Campaign Co-Chair’s Law Firm Covington and Burling Released by Online Legal Document Source RealDealDocs.com

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