U.S. judge releases dying lawyer convicted of aiding terrorism A police officer puts his arm around disbarred lawyer Lynne Stewart (C) as she arrives at federal court to begin her prison sentence after being convicted on charges of supporting terrorism by helping an imprisoned blind Egyptian cleric smuggle messages to militant followers, in New York, November 19, 2009. Dec 31, 2013 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/31/us-usa-lawyer-stewart-idUSBRE9BU0JG20131231 [with comments]