Disbarred lawyer is still alive and politically active after prison release for terminal cancer
A disbarred lawyer given a “compassionate release” from prison 18 months ago for terminal cancer is taking advantage of her freedom to advocate for political causes.
The lawyer, Lynne Stewart, “is not only still alive, she’s as active as ever in a variety of radical left-wing causes,” the New York Daily News reports.
Stewart was convicted for aiding terrorism by passing messages from an imprisoned terrorism client to his followers. A court filing had recommended Stewart’s release because she had Stage 4 breast cancer and was expected to live less than 18 months.
In a May address to the United National Antiwar Coalition, Stewart needed help reaching the stage but said she felt “fairly fit.” She said her cancer was not advancing, though it was not retreating. She participated in a “black lives matter” protest earlier this year and has given other speeches “to adoring left-wing audiences,” the New York Daily News says.
During her address to the antiwar coalition, Stewart said she had received a letter from convicted felon Mutulu Shakur, who was convicted for participating in a 1981 Brinks robbery that left three people dead. Stewart, who is barred from associating with felons, then corrected herself, saying her husband had received the letter from Shakur, who was once involved with the Black Liberation Army.
“I don’t communicate with political prisoners because that’s a part of my probation,” she said.
Hat tip to the Marshall Project.
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