by Lydia Howell

Last week, New York City civil liberties attorney and National Lawyers Guild member Lynne Stewart faced a guilty verdict on the vaguest of charges: conspiracy. It's a prosecutor's favorite charge because so little actual evidence is required. What does Stewart now face up to 35 years in prison for? The charges read: "conspiracy to prepare to assist terrorists" and "conspiracy to give material aid to terrorists." What did Stewart actually do? Her job....

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