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</a></font><h1><b>Lawyer Asks if U.S. Eavesdropped on
Her</b></h1><font size=3>By PAT MILTON<br>
Associated Press Writer<br><br>
5:41 PM PDT, June 19, 2006<br><br>
NEW YORK A civil rights attorney convicted of aiding terrorists last
year wants the federal government to reveal whether any warrantless or
illegal electronic surveillance was conducted on her or anyone involved
in her case. <br><br>
In a court petition filed Monday, Lynne Stewart contends that such an
inquiry is necessary to determine whether government surveillance
compromised her case. <br><br>
The motion in federal court in New York follows revelations last year
that President Bush authorized the National Security Agency to monitor
domestic communications -- without court approval -- when one party is
overseas and terrorism is suspected. <br><br>
Stewart, 66, was convicted in February 2005 of providing material support
to terrorists by releasing the message of a notorious jailed client,
Sheik Omar Abdel-Rahman. She also was convicted of defrauding the
government and making false statements. <br><br>
Abdel-Rahman was convicted of seditious conspiracy for his advisory role
in a plot to blow up five New York City landmarks, including the United
Nations in 1995. <br><br>
Stewart, who represented the blind sheik at his trial, remained one of
his lawyers afterward, agreeing to special rules the U.S. government put
in place to prevent Abdel-Rahman from communicating with the outside
world. <br><br>
She had argued that Rahman was engaging in free speech when he expressed
his opinion about a cease-fire by Islamic militants in Egypt that she
passed along in a 2000 press release. <br><br>
Her sentencing was postponed indefinitely in March after she was found to
have breast cancer. She faces as many as 20 years in prison. <br><br>
The U.S. attorney's office declined to comment on the court motion.
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</font><font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2><b>Lynne Stewart case
update:<br><br>
Sunday, September 24th rally at Riverside Church - time and details to be
announced<br><br>
Monday, September 25th - Lynne Stewart Sentencing. Please join us
at the last event of the summer before Lynne's sentencing. See
details below. <br><br>
Lynne Stewart's Attorneys Ask Court if Govt Illegally Spied On Her<br>
</b>There is an upd'ate in the case of Civil rights attorney Lynne
Stewart – she is the New York attorney convicted of terror-related
ccharges for her work representing her imprisoned client, Sheik Omar
Abdel-Rahman. Stewart filed court papers on Monday seeking to learn
whether any warrantless or illegal electronic surveillance was conducted
on her or anyone involved in her case. Stewart maintains that the
government's case against her would be compromised if it engaged in
illegal surveillance. The Bush administration has already admitted it
monitored jailhouse conversations between Stewart and her client.
<br><br>
<b>JOIN THE LYNNE STEWART DEFENSE COMMITTEE IN A <br>
NIGHT OF SOLIDARITY IN BROOKLYN<br>
SUNDAY, JUNE 25TH 7:30 P.M<br><br>
WHO WILL BE THERE BESIDES ALL OF YOU?*<br><br>
LYNNE STEWART <br><br>
MC: MICHAEL TARIFF WARREN<br><br>
GEORGE CABLES - Jazz pianist<br><br>
NANA SOUL - Spoken word<br><br>
FOUNDATION MOVEMENT - EROC, OPTIMUS, AND DJ EL<br><br>
</b>A diverse group of young artists with origins from Puerto Rico,
Liberia, and Guatemala, who all met in Boston and united to form the
group. This cultural fusion, as well as their experiences growing up in
Boston, has influenced The Foundation's music. Not another rap group with
watered down lyrics, and messages of misogyny and materialism<br><br>
<b>PROFESSOR LOUIE<br><br>
MARCY AND BRYAN - songs of love and protest<br><br>
</b>Spreading the message of Oneness through their music, Bryan and Marcy
sing of compassion, healing and love for all Creation, along with the
struggle for universal rights and social and economic justice. New York
City's fabulous folk-pop duo, with strains of blues and bossa
nova.<br><br>
Sunday, June 25 beginning at 7:30 p.m.<br><br>
Brooklyn Southpaws <br>
125 5th Avenue <br>
Brooklyn, NY <br>
a music venue, full bar<br>
$15.00 suggested donation<br><br>
Train to 7th Ave. M/N/Q/R/W/4/5 to Atlantic-Pacific <br>
M/N/R to Union Street 2/3 to Bergen St. <br>
F to 4th Ave. <br>
Lynne Stewart Defense Committee<br>
350 Broadway, Suite 700<br>
New York, NY 10013<br>
212-625-9696
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<a href="http://www.lynnestewart.org">www.lynnestewart.org</a><br><br>
<b>TURN OUT TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT AND DONATE TO KEEP OUR WORK ON BEHALF OF
LYNNE STEWART ONGOING<br>
</b> <br><br>
*Because of a change in the original date of our evening Amiri Baraka
could not attend due to a scheduling conflict on a return from
overseas. <br>
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