Calling for Compassionate Release for Lynne Stewart, Activists will Pack Manhattan Federal Courthouse this Afternoon – 8/8/13
[New York, NY] Counsel for jailed attorney and activist Lynne Stewart has filed an emergency 2255 motion in US District Court asking Judge John G. Koeltl to grant Stewart compassionate release, citing that she will likely die before the Federal Bureau of Prisons administrative remedy process is exhausted. Today, August 8, 2013, at 2pm EST Judge Koeltl is expected […]
‘What the Arrows on That Seal Above Your Head Represent’: The Sentencing of Tarek Mehanna
Last week Tarek Mehanna, a man charged with providing material support to terrorists, stood in front of a Massachusetts federal judge awaiting sentencing. Most would be weary after spending 2.5 years in solitary confinement but Tarek appeared defiant, while still polite, and deeply rational. While most use this brief moment in front of the judge […]