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DESCRIPTION:Defend the defenders!  Who will protect you if your attorney is afraid to 
 speak?  Appearing in person...  LYNNE STEWART, Attorney  Sunday, April 24  
 6:30 p.m. - Buffet Reception  $35 per person - Includes ticket to public 
 program  Please RSVP to 650-326-8837 or julia@peaceandjustice.org  7:30 
 p.m. - Program  $10 - $20 sliding scale  Proceeds benefit Lynne Stewart's 
 Defense Committee and Peninsula Peace and Justice Center.  On February 10, 
 after thirteen days of deliberations, a federal jury in New York City 
 returned a guilty verdict in the case of 65-year-old attorney Lynne 
 Stewart. The jury found Stewart guilty on five counts of defrauding the 
 government, conspiracy, and providing support for terrorism.  Her real 
 crime?  Providing legal defense to a person charged with terrorism.  
 Stewart will be sentenced on July 15. She may serve up to thirty years in 
 prison. Appeals are expected to consume years. In the meantime, Stewart 
 will lose her right to practice law and face hard prison time.  Referring 
 to the Stewart verdict, Attorney General Gonzales was quick to warn that he 
 would "pursue both those who carry out acts of terrorism and those who 
 assist them with their murderous goals."   However, an extremely 
 problematic aspect of the Stewart prosecution is how far the definition of 
 'support for terrorism' was stretched. Stewart never provided any financial 
 support, weaponry, or any other concrete aid for any act of terrorism. No 
 act of terrorism is alleged to have resulted from her actions.   In such a 
 climate, those who face terrorism-related charges will now be entitled only 
 to a legal defense rooted in fear.  What attorneys will risk their licenses 
 -- or life in prison -- in order to protect their clients' rights?  
 Presented by Peninsula Peace and Justice Center.\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2005/04/14/63153.php
SUMMARY:Lynne Stewart - Reception and Talk
LOCATION:6:30 p.m. - Reception:  Peninsula Peace and Justice Center Conference Room  
 457 Kingsley Ave., Palo Alto  7:30 p.m. - Program  First Presbyterian 
 Church  1140 Cowper St., Palo Alto  (Wheelchair accessible)
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2005/04/14/63153.php
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