Sentencing/Post Conviction
Don’t Cry for Me, New York: A Disbarred Civil Rights Lawyer Goes to Jail
Posted 5 hours, 3 minutes ago
By Debra Cassens Weiss
Disbarred civil rights lawyer Lynne Stewart had a few words for her followers on Thursday before she surrendered to begin serving her 28-month prison sentence for helping an imprisoned terrorist communicate with his followers.
As she walked toward the courthouse, Stewart recalled a labor organizer executed in 1915 after a controversial trial, the New York Times reports. “This is the day they executed Joe Hill, and his words were, ‘Don’t mourn me, organize,’ ” Stewart said. “I hope that will be the message that I send, too.”
Stewart was forced to go to prison after a federal appeals court said her bail should be revoked and she should begin serving… Continue reading...
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