Lynne Stewart - Radical human rights attorney Lynne Stewart has been falsely accused of helping terrorists. Now convicted, she faces 30 years in prison. On Tuesday, April 9, 2002, she was arrested and agents searched her Manhattan office for documents. She was arraigned before Manhattan federal Judge John Koeltl. This is an obvious attempt by the US government to silence dissent, curtail vigorous defense lawyers, and install fear in those who would fight against the US government's racism, seek to help Arabs and Muslims being prosecuted for free speech and defend the rights of all oppressed people.