Lynne Stewart

Petition Demands End to Attacks on Muslims; Free Lynne Stewart!

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Lynne Stewart gets her paltry 2 years in jail

Cao's Blog (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009

I forgot to mention this on the blog, and just wanted to acknowledge that it finally happened. Just look at some of these stupid headlines. Lynne Stewart: Heroic Human Rights Lawyer Jailed (Baltimore Chronicle) Which judicial standards should prevail: The American Bar Association’s Model Rules vs. Post 9/11 “US Bureau of Prisons Special Administrative Measures”? Free...

Lynne Stewart: Heroic Human Rights Lawyer Jailed

From The Wilderness (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009

By Stephen Lendman 11-22-09 On November 20, New York Times writer Colin Moynihan broke the news headlining: “Radical Lawyer Convicted of Aiding Terrorist Is Jailed,” then saying: “Defiant to the end as she embraced supporters outside the federal courthouse in Lower Manhattan, Lynne F. Stewart, the radical lawyer known for defending unpopular clients, surrendered on Thursday...

Clinton Passed On Trying Lynne Stewart

Sweetness & Light (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009

From an email: Subscribe Please forward widely to friends and on social-networking sites Free Lynne Stewart! Lynne Stewart speaking at [...]

Radical lawyer Lynne Stewart jailed, sentence may be increased

Politics in the Zeros (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009

She’s 70, and began serving a 28 month sentence, which could be increased to 30 years. She was also disbarred after passing the following message from her client to a group designated as terrorist. “I [Omar Abdel-Rahman] am not withdrawing my support of the cease-fire, I am merely questioning it and I am urging you, who [...]

Cynthia McKinney: My Letter to the President and a Note about Lynne Stewart

On the Wilder Side (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009

This morning, I sent this letter to President Obama: “Mr. President: I are writing to urge you to announce an immediate cease-fire followed by a withdrawal of all US troops from Iraq and Afghanistan in the fastest way consistent with the safety of our forces. I urge you to end the use of Predator drones that kill civilians. I [...]

Lynne Stewart in her own words

Chronicles of the Fourth Reich (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009

The following is excerpted from an interview that Lynne Stewart did with Pacifica’s Democracy Now just prior to her imprisonment. She explains key features of her case. LYNNE STEWART: I represented Sheikh Omar at trial—that was in 1995—along with Ramsey Clark and Abdeen Jabara. I was lead trial counsel. He was convicted in September of ’95, sentenced...

EXCLUSIVE: Civil Rights Attorney Lynne Stewart Responds to Court Ruling Upholding Conviction and Ordering Her to Prison

From The Wilderness (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009

11-18-09 DN! Civil rights attorney Lynne Stewart has been ordered to prison to begin serving a two-and-a-half-year sentence after a federal appeals court upheld her conviction on Tuesday. Lynne Stewart was found guilty in 2005 of distributing press releases on behalf of her jailed client, Sheikh Omar Abdel-Rahman, also known as the “Blind Sheikh,” who is serving...

• Civil Rights Attorney Lynne Stewart Responds to Court Ruling Upholding Conviction and Ordering Her to Prison - Indybay newswire

Lynne Stewart is screwed. Lynne Stewart, attorney...

Second Opinions (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009

Lynne Stewart is screwed. Lynne Stewart, attorney for radicals and terrorists (allegedly), is now in deep trouble. The Second Circuit has affirmed her conviction and has even suggested that the District Court may have been too lenient. It probably didn't help that she stated that she could do the two-and-a-half-year sentence "standing on her head." For a smart...

Lynne Stewart: Heroic Human Rights Lawyer Jailed

The Intelligence Daily (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009

(The Intelligence Daily) -- On November 20, New York Times writer Colin Moynihan broke the news headlining:"Radical Lawyer Convicted of Aiding Terrorist Is Jailed," then saying:"Defiant to the end as she embraced supporters outside the federal courthouse in Lower Manhattan, Lynne F. Stewart, the radical lawyer known for defending unpopular clients, surrendered on Thursday to begin serving...

Appeals Court Suggests More Prison Time For Lynne Stewart

Gothamist (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009

Stewart after her sentencing in 2006 Yesterday, a federal appeals court panel of three judges upheld the conviction of lawyer Lynne Stewart for smuggling messages from a radical leader to his followers in Egypt. And the panels also thinks a judge should consider increasing her prison time from the 28 month sentence that was already handed down. Stewart had defended terrorist...

Civil Rights Attorney Lynne Stewart Responds to Court Ruling Upholding Conviction and Ordering Her to Prison

Indybay newswire (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009

Wednesday, November 18, 2009 : Civil rights attorney Lynne Stewart has been ordered to prison to begin serving a two-and-a-half year sentence after a federal appeals court upheld her conviction on Tuesday. Lynne Stewart was found guilty in 2005 of distributing press releases on behalf of her jailed client, Sheikh Omar Abdel-Rahman, also known as the blind sheikh, who is...

Free Lynne Stewart!

Workers World news online (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009

Lynne Stewart, who is affectionately known as the “People’s Lawyer” for her tireless defense of clients in social justice and human rights cases, has been ordered to prison after her bail was revoked.

Lynne's act should play well in hell

New York Post (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009

Let her rot. Charismatic terror monger Lynne Stewart is no beauty. But she is a great actress. The lady ex-lawyer who loves terrorists too much lumbered into the Manhattan federal courtroom in 2006, all 200-plus pounds of fire-breathing radica...

Lynne Stewart’s Conviction Upheld; Stewart Ordered to Jail

Paralegal SLO (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009

Earlier Tuesday, the Second Circuit issued its long-awaited ruling on lawyer Lynne Stewart, upholding Stewart's 2005 conviction. '> http://bit.ly/3iqyWf