JURIST EXCLUSIVE – A coalition of international legal advocates sent a joint letter Saturday to Professor Mary Lawlor, the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders, condemning the growing trend of government officials intimidating and endangering the legal representatives of politically controversial clients. They also called for greater protections to be granted to advocates, the [...]
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Former civil rights lawyer Lynne Stewart was released from prison on Tuesday after a federal judge ordered the "compassionate release." Judge John Koeltl granted the motion after it was filed Tuesday, finding...
Federal judge approves release of former civil rights lawyer
A federal judge on Tuesday approved the release of former civil rights lawyer Lynne Stewart after the director of the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) filed a motion requesting her sentence be adjusted to time-served....
Federal appeals court upholds 10-year prison sentence for civil rights lawyer
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Thursday upheld a ten-year prison sentence for former civil rights lawyer Lynne Stewart for her terrorism conviction. Stewart's sentence was...
Civil rights lawyer Lynne Stewart sentenced to 10 years for aiding terror client
A federal judge on Thursday sentenced civil rights lawyer Lynne Stewart to 10 years in prison, increasing her original sentence of 28 months. Stewart was convicted by a jury in 2005 on...
JURIST Contributing Editor Marjorie Cohn of Thomas Jefferson School of Law says the clear message of the recent 125-page majority opinion from the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit upholding the convictions of civil rights lawyer Lynne Stewart...
US v. Sattar, et al., US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, November 17, 2009 [affirming the conviction of civil rights lawyer Lynne Stewart for imprisoned then-client Sheikh Omar Abdel-Rahman communicate with his terrorist and ordering her to begin...
Second Circuit affirms civil rights lawyer Lynne Stewart conviction
A US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit panel affirmed the conviction of civil rights lawyer Lynne Stewart on Tuesday, and ordered her to begin her prison sentence. Stewart,...
Civil rights lawyer Lynne Stewart disbarred after conviction for aiding terror client
Convicted civil rights lawyer Lynne Stewart was disbarred from the New York Bar after her request to voluntarily resign from practicing law was rejected. Stewart was convicted in 2005 of conspiracy and providing...
Civil rights lawyer Lynne Stewart gets 28-month sentence for helping terror client
Convicted civil rights lawyer Lynne Stewart received a sentence of 28 months Monday. Stewart was convicted of conspiracy and providing material support to terrorists for helping imprisoned Sheikh Omar...