Ashcroft Files New Terrorist-Related Charge Against Civil Rights Lawyer
AMY GOODMAN: We are joined in the studio right now by human rights attorney Lynn Stewart. Welcome to democracy now! LYNNE STEWART: Thank you, Amy. And although the government characterized maximum time...
View ArticleCivil Rights Lawyer Lynne Stewart Faces Her Own Trial
AMY GOODMAN: Welcome to Democracy Now! LYNNE STEWART: Thanks, Amy. Happy to be here. AMY GOODMAN: I bet you’re happier than going over there in a few minutes. LYNNE STEWART: Exactly. AMY GOODMAN: Can...
View ArticleGov't Accuses Lawyer Lynne Stewart Of Role in International Terrorist Conspiracy
AMY GOODMAN: Well, Lynn Stewart joins us in the studio now on the way to the courthouse. Welcome to Democracy Now! LYNN STEWART: Thanks, Amy. Glad to be here as always. AMY GOODMAN: Well, it’s quite...
View Article"Free the 6th Amendment, The Right to Counsel": Attorney Lynne Stewart Blasts...
AMY GOODMAN: Lynne Stewart will be headed to the trial right after this program. Your response so far, Lynne Stewart. Your lawyer calls you courageous, brash and feisty. The thousands of tape...
View ArticleConvicted Attorney Lynne Stewart: "You Can't Lock Up the Lawyers"
AMY GOODMAN: After the verdict was read out, Lynne Stewart emerged from the courthouse with her husband and spoke to reporters gathered outside. LYNNE STEWART: I’m still very shook up and surprised and...
View ArticleFacing Up To 30 Years in Prison, Civil Rights Attorney Lynne Stewart Speaks...
AMY GOODMAN: Lynne Stewart now joins me in our firehouse studio just hours before she is sentenced in the courthouse nearby. Welcome to Democracy Now!, Lynne. LYNNE STEWART: Thank you, Amy. AMY...
View ArticleCivil Rights Attorney Lynne Stewart Sentenced to 28 Months In Jail; Remains...
AMY GOODMAN: Shortly after her sentencing, Lynne Stewart stepped outside the courtroom to a crowd of cheering supporters. LYNNE STEWART: This is a moment that I share with every supporter that came,...
View ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Civil Rights Attorney Lynne Stewart Responds to Court Ruling...
AMY GOODMAN: 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...
View ArticleBreaking News: Civil Rights Attorney Lynne Stewart Resentenced to 10 Years in...
Southern District of New York Judge John G. Koeltl decided today to increase attorney Lynne Stewart’s sentence from 28 months to 10 years. Stewart was found guilty in 2005 of distributing press...
View ArticleCivil Rights Attorney Lynne Stewart Resentenced to 10-Year Term -- Nearly...
JUAN GONZALEZ: The civil rights attorney Lynne Stewart has been resentenced to ten years in prison, which is nearly five times as long as her original sentence of twenty-eight months. In a courtroom...
View ArticleJailed Civil Rights Attorney Lynne Stewart Seeks Compassionate Release over...
AARON MATÉ: The Federal Bureau of Prisons is facing increasing criticism for refusing to release terminally ill prisoners. A recent report from the Justice Department’s inspector general found the...
View Article"I Do Not Want to Die in Prison": Cancer-Stricken Lawyer Lynne Stewart Seeks...
AMY GOODMAN: We turn to the case of the longtime civil rights attorney who is fighting for her life—behind bars. Lynne Stewart has long been known as an attorney who championed unpopular clients who...
View ArticleVIDEO TIMELINE: Political Prisoners Amongst Soaring Population of Elderly...
This video timeline features Democracy Now!'s reporting on aging political prisoners, including Lynne Stewart, Mumia Abu-Jamal, Leonard Peltier, Albert Woodfox of the Angola Three and others. We...
View ArticleTime for Compassion? Aging Political Prisoners Suffer From Illness, Decades...
RENÉE FELTZ: It’s great to be here with you, Amy, on the other side of the camera. This year, I have helped us cover a topic extensively on the show as a producer, and that’s the issue of political...
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