link OUTRAGESLY CONVICTED ON AIDING AND ABETTING
TERRORISM CHARGES
February 10th: After a seven-month trial, progressive New York
attorney Lynne Stewart was convicted today on charges of
conspiracy to aid and abet terrorism. Her co-defendants Mohammed
Yousry and Abdel Sattar were also convicted. They all face 20 to
40 years in jail. Stewart has announced plans to appeal. She is
currently free on 500,000 bail but is limited to travel in New
York State. During the course of Stewart's seven-month trial
government prosecutors failed to produce a single witness or
piece of evidence linking Stewart to a single act of terrorism
or to any other illegal activity.
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SUPPORT CIVIL RIGHTS ATTORNEY LYNNE STEWART
(A 4-part series)
Filmmakers’ notebook # 79 (DVD TRT: 62 min.) (full article here)
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Who is Lynne Stewart?
Radical human rights attorney Lynne Stewart has been falsely
accused of helping terrorists. On Tuesday, April 9, 2002, she
was arrested and agents searched her Manhattan office for
documents. She was arraigned before Manhattan federal Judge John
Koetl. This is an obvious attempt by the U.S. government to
silence dissent and install fear in those who would fight
against the U.S. government's racism, seek to help Arabs and
Muslims being prosecuted for free speech and defend the rights
of all oppressed people. For news and more see
www.lynnestewart.org
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First They Came for Lynne Stewart ... By
Marjorie Cohn - t r u t h o u t | Perspective
Now they're coming for the lawyers, and we must all speak out.
Last Thursday, after 13 days of deliberations, prominent New
York civil rights attorney Lynne Stewart was convicted of
conspiracy, providing material support to terrorists, and
defrauding the United States government. Her 7-month trial was
held in the same federal courthouse where the Rosenbergs were
tried for conspiracy to commit espionage more than 50 years ago.
Stewart faces between 35 and 45 years in prison. read the
editorial at:
www.truthout.org/docs_2005/021505A.shtml |
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LYNNE STEWART: YOU CAN’T LOCK UP
THE LAWYERS March 11, 2005, on Democracy Now. Amy Goodman
and Juan Gonzales’ guests Lynne Stewart, Michael Tigar (Lynne’s
attorney) and Ramsey Clark, former US attorney general, discuss
Lynne’s March 10 conviction.. Observed Ramsey Clark: “Our
freedom in society depends on [Lynne’s] type of courage and
commitment. Lynne is an enormously courageous and brilliant
lawyer. But more than that, she's a loving person and she loves
this country too. And she did what is best for it. And she's
right. And history and perhaps, we hope, the courts will
vindicate her.” She needs our support.
www.lynnestewart.org
<http://www.lynnestewart.org/> All profits from the sale of
this 4-part video will go to the Lynne Stewart Defense Fund.
link to Democracy Now! broadcast
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YOU'LL GO DOWN IF YOU DON'T STAND UP FOR
YOURSELF: Lynne Stewart
NYC, April 14, 2003 The night before a million people
converged on New York City to protest the Bush-Cheney war on
Iraq, Stewart ended her remarks at an evening rally with a poem
from Bertolt Brecht: "And I always thought: the very simplest
words Must be enough. When I say what things are like Everyone's
heart must be torn to shreds. That you'll go down if you don't
stand up for yourself. Surely you see that." 10 minutes, quicktime
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HEY JUDGE, THAT'S YOUR JOB: Lynne Stewart (NYC Feb. 14, 2003) Federal Judge Barbara Jones capitulated to New York City police demands that no
permit be issued for the Feb. 15 march planned many weeks in advance.
The judge, notes peace movement attorney Lynne Stewart, said she would
"not second-guess the police." Such abdication by the third branch of
government is a judicial stamp of approval for a police state, Stewart
says.
9 min. -
available via realmedia 28k connection
In an attempt to frighten attorneys from defending individuals
targeted by the Justice Dept., Ashcroft - under the Patriot Act, indicted Atty. Stewart on April 9. She faces 40 years in prison. For
more info: www.lynnestewart.org
Confronting Empire: Arundhati Roy (Jan. 28, 2003 Porto
Alegre): http://website.lineone.net/~jon.simmons/roy/confemp2.htm |
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BE CRANKY, ROUSE THE PEOPLE: Lynne Stewart
Ashcroft has singled out defense attorney Lynne Stewart as the leader of the opposition to the destruction of the Constitution. "That is also on their agenda. The ‘Unpatriot Act’ is their vehicle. The White House would like it if you are an activist and you need a lawyer, there will be no lawyers to call. I am here to defend the right to defend." Oct. 26, ’02 D.C. peace rally.
www.lynnestewart.org
6 min. -
available via realmedia 28k connection
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