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June 29, 2012

Appeals Court Upholds Harsh Re-Sentence of Jailed Attorney 
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A federal appeals court has upheld a harsher sentence for the civil
rights attorney Lynne Stewart. Stewart was found guilty in 2005 of
distributing press releases on behalf of her jailed client, Sheikh Omar
Abdel-Rahman, also known as the "Blind Sheikh." In 2010, she was
re-sentenced to 10 years in prison — nearly five times her
original sentence of twenty-eight months.

 

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