April 20, 2006: An Evening with Leonard Weinglass
** The Case of the Cuban 5, What's at Stake: the Legal and Constitutional Issues **This will be an exciting and informative evening featuring Leonard Weinglass, renowned civil rights attorney and lawyer for the Cuban 5, address the legal issues in the appellate case before the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals. Columbia Law School, Thursday April 20, 7 p.m.
The Cuban Five political prisoners, who have already served seven and a half years in U.S. prisons, due to their unjust convictions and sentences, had their appeals heard in oral arguments before an "en banc" hearing, in the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, on February 14.
The year 2006 will be crucial in their legal and political battle to win freedom. Gerardo Hernández, Antonio Guerrero, Ramón Labañino, Fernando González, and René González are anti-terrorists activists who were stopping terrorists from carrying out attacks on the island of Cuba.
Sponsors: ANSWER Coalition, National Lawyers Guild, National Free the Five Committee, and Civil Rights Legal Society
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