The Lynne Stewart Guilty Verdict

Honestly I’m conflicted about whether Lynne Stewart’s guilty verdict was deserved. On one hand she willingly broke the law by passing a message from her client to a terrorist organization, on the other you have to question what the US government's motives are in prosecuting her. The New York Post crucified her following the verdict stating, “Her conviction was the culmination of a 30-year career that increasingly focused on defending the indefensible.” The indefensible? I thought in our judicial system everyone has the right to a defense. If this is just a ploy to dissuade good attorneys from representing accused terrorists then this is bad policy on the part of the government. How does it benefit us if we start adopting the policies of countries terrorists support? This is America, not Iran. An attorney should be free to defend each individual not half heartedly but vigorously and as an advocate for their client’s innocence no matter how “indefensible” they may appear.