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DESCRIPTION:Civil rights attorney Lynne Stewart was falsely accused in 2002 of helping 
 terrorists. Although the jury found her technically guilty, the Federal 
 Judge in charge of the case clearly signaled his displeasure with 
 prosecutors and the entire case when he sentenced Stewart to a little over 
 two years in prison--when the prosecutors had requested a thirty-year 
 sentence.  The case is an obvious attempt by the U.S. government to silence 
 dissent, curtail vigorous defense lawyers, 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.\n\nMichael Ratner is president of the Center for 
 Constitutional Rights (CCR), a non-profit human rights litigation 
 organization. In November 2006, CCR filed a criminal complaint in a German 
 court against former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld for authorizing war 
 crimes in the context of the so-called “War on Terror.” Ratner was 
 co-counsel representing Guantanamo Bay detainees in the United States 
 Supreme Court, in the case that upheld their right to challenge the 
 legality of their detentions. Ratner is also a past president of the 
 National Lawyers Guild and the author of numerous books and articles on 
 civil and human rights issues.\n\nA benefit for the Lynne Stewart Defense 
 Committee, the Mobilization to Free Mumia Abu-Jamal, and Peninsula Peace 
 and Justice Center.\n\n$12 - $25 suggested donation\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/01/30/18354262.php
SUMMARY:Defending the Bill of Rights
LOCATION:Unitarian Universalist Church - Main Hall, 505 E. Charleston Rd., Palo Alto 
 (Wheelchair accessible)
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/01/30/18354262.php
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