Lynne Stewart - An American Story

Lynne Stewart - An American Story is a documentary film of Francis van den Heuvel to be released in 2009. By following the Lynne Stewart's case this film explores how the Bush administration used the September 11th attacks to push forward a concerted attack on the American justice system and in a number of cases changed strongly held judicial traditions like habeas corpus and the right of a defendant to have adequate legal counsel. Most importantly this film look at the long-range impact of these actions and pose the question: has something fundamental been altered in the US and international justice systems and impacted individual freedoms and the very essence of democracy - something that will outlive the Bush administration and persist far into the 21st century?