I wanted to follow up with some jump cites to the key passages regarding Lynne Stewart's convction. The transcripts of Stewart's conversations with her client, Rahman, in the presence of the interpreter, Yousry, were called the "crux" of the case. They, along with the trial transcripts, can be found here.
The government alleged that Stewart and Yousry deliberately assisted Rahman in publishing political messages designed to lead to violence; that Stewart knew that she was evading the law in doing so; and that Stewart signed a document stating that she would abide by prison regulations (SAM) that she intended to breach. Perhaps the government's core allegation is that Stewart and Yousry traveled to Rahman's prison to engage in criminal conversations about politics but contrived to make the conversations appear to look like normal attorney client communications. To see the passages the government relied on, look at this document at page 29 (the most damning one of all), and this document at pages 1-3, and this document at pages 3, 5, 38, 40, 44. The direct examination of Stewart begins at page 7458 of this document (10/25/04), while the cross examination begins at pages 7969 of this document (11/03/04). Michael Tigar, for Stewart's defense, had some explanations. First, there was a reasonable and exculpatory explanation for the trickery caught on tape: Stewart was afraid that the prison would shut down legitimate, lawful conversations, and therefore attempted to make the conversations look like normal attorney-client talks. Second, certain legal ambiguities about the prison regulations created a "bubble" or "space" of uncertainty that Stewart was ethically obliged to exploit for her client's benefit. The government's summation begins on page 11109 of this document (12/29/04). Tigar's summation begins at page 11778 of this document (01/05/05) and his introduction runs to page 11792. At pages 11883-11900, Tigar tries to explain why Stewart was dissembling to the guards. At 12096-12112 (1/10/05), the government's rebuttal summation portrays Stewart as covering up the real conversations. At pages 12158-12175 of this document (01/11/05), the government's rebuttal summation addresses the "bubble" defense, and at pages 12212-12218 addresses the effect of legal ethics rules on Stewart's conduct.
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