“Lynne Stewart: America’s Newest Political Prisoner”
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NEW YORK — On November 19 about 200 people of every possible race and ethnicity, representing a wide spectrum of political ideology, came to the Federal Courthouse on Worth St. in lower Manhattan to support Lynne Stewart as she handed herself over to marshals to begin a 28 month sentence in a federal prison. The crowd chanted “Free Lynne.” Some were crying. Some expressed the concern that she was being made an example of to send a message to attorneys that may defend the detainees coming to N.Y. from Guantanamo.
Lynne Stewart outside Federal Plaza
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ordered the judge that originally sentenced her, Judge John G. Koeltl. to hold a hearing on December 2nd to determine whether or not to increase the 28 month sentence he ordered in 2006.
“Do Not Criminalize The Lawyer”
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Stewart arrived accompanied by her husband and Brooklyn Councilman Charles Barron. She told the crowd that she loved them all and that she was not a criminal. She said that she knew she would be O.K. because she was part of a big movement.
Supporters standing with Stewart outside the courthouse
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