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A judge says he will sentence civil rights lawyer Lynne Stewart, convicted of providing material support to terrorists, to 28 months in prison, The Associated Press reports.
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EXCLUSIVE: Civil Rights Attorney Lynne Stewart Responds to Court Ruling Upholding Conviction and Ordering Her to Prison

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 a life sentence on terror-related charges. The panel also described Stewart's twenty-eight-month sentence as "strikingly low" and sent the case back to the trial judge to determine whether she deserved a longer prison term. In a Democracy Now! national broadcast exclusive, Lynne Stewart joins us from New York. Ref. Source 6

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It is my opinion that if your are in prison for life you should not be giving interviews or getting press releases. he was using her to get his press releases out and so his followers could act accordingly. Who says that there was no hidden messages in what she was releasing. I think the 28 month sentence was too low. She should be charged with possible terrorism.

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Federal Judge Sentences Lynne Stewart to Death: Op-Ed:

On August 9, The New York Times headlined "Dying Lawyer's Request for Release From Prison Is Turned Down," Saying: "A federal judge in Manhattan declined on Friday to order the release of Lynne F. Stewart, an outspoken former defense lawyer who is dying from cancer in a federal prison in Texas." Ref. Source 3

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Lynne Stewart, Lifelong Fighter and People's Lawyer, Dies:

Stewart devoted her law practice to defending the poor, underprivileged, unwanted and forgotten Ref. Source 4d.

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If she had not helped provide material to terroristic organizations she could have died in a hospice or other place. Since she broke a law and was convicted of a crime she chose the venue of her death. May she rest in peace.