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Calabresi on Lynne Stewart Case: Im Thinking Very Hard.
It sounds like it was good theater yesterday over at 40 Foley Square here in lower Manhattan. That’s where arguments in the appeal of convicted criminal defense lawyer Lynne Stewart were being heard by the Second Circuit...

Lynne Stewart appeal raising lots of notable issues
As detailed in press reports assembled here and here by How Appealing, there were "intense arguments Tuesday at the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals" over the federal conviction and sentence of defense attorney Lynne Stewart...

"Judge 'Thinking Very Hard' About Lynne Stewart Case"
"Judge 'Thinking Very Hard' About Lynne Stewart Case": Joseph Goldstein has this article today in The New York Sun. And The New York Daily News reports today that "Judge's light term for terror lawyer Lynne Stewart ripped...

Crushworthy
If you're crushing on Lynne Stewart, or even if you're not, you may be interested in her appeal. Stewart, recall, was convicted of providing material support to a terrorist conspiracy (i...

"2nd Circuit Considers Intent, Knowledge in Lynne Stewart Case; Federal appeals court judges pepper defense with questions; attorney repeatedly cites 'Brandenburg' Supreme Court case"
"2nd Circuit Considers Intent, Knowledge in Lynne Stewart Case; Federal appeals court judges pepper defense with questions; attorney repeatedly cites 'Brandenburg' Supreme Court case": law...

Lerach to Lecture on Legal Ethics at Pittsburgh
Given how much press the Lynne Stewart story got, this is sure to get some attention as well. Unlike Stewart, who gave a single lecture at an ethics conference, William Lerach could be more heavily involved in teaching the basic...

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