Litigation

2nd Circuit Considers Intent, Knowledge in Lynne Stewart Case

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...

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...

LexPress: Lynne Stewart's Knowledge and Intent
By Jesse Sunenblickjsunenblick@judicialstudies.comPosted: 01-30-08 Lynne Stewart's appeal of her conviction for abetting a terrorist group before the Second Circuit touches on the finer points of the First Amendment...

"This is a very hard case. I'm thinking very hard."
Said 2d Circuit judge Guido Calabresi at oral argument yesterday, reminding me of that "Math is hard" Barbie doll that Mattel had to reconfigure when feminists complained. But, it's common for judges to call cases "hard...

Lynne Stewart Case Returning to Court

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