Mumia Abu-Jamal is Philadelphia's Innocent Native Son
The state Superior Court ruled Thursday that it lacked jurisdiction to hear Abu-Jamal’s latest challenge of his conviction and life sentence for the 1981 traffic stop death of Officer Daniel Faulkner. Easy-To-Understand Article. May 20, 2021, By Johanna Fernández, PhD. This is the latest development in the case of Mumia Abu-Jamal. The Superior Court of …
State Supreme Court to hear latest Mumia Abu-Jamal case filings.Read More
Updated Sun., April 18, 2021, As of this evening, Monday, April 19, 2021, Mumia has not yet been able to call his wife Wadiya Jamal. We were told that he was in surgery during the afternoon. As soon as we learn anything we will update https://jamaljournal.blogspot.com/. Today, Saturday, April 17, 2021, Mumia called his wife …
Mumia Received Tests. Surgery Monday. Watch Thursday’s Press Conference.Read More
Message from one of Mumia Abu Jamal’s lawyer, Judy Ritter. Today the DA filed two things: A motion for permission to respond to our Reply Brief. They had to ask permission to file anything more and attach their proposed submission. It’s only on the Reid-timeliness issue. Read more. A PA Superior Court response to Maureen …
From the March 18, 2021, forum sponsored by the Prisoners Solidarity Committee of Workers World Party. Featuring Larry Holmes (Workers World), Pam Africa (pre-recorded, Family and Friends of Mumia Abu-Jamal), Dr. Johanna Fernandez (author of The Young Lords: A Radical History and assistant professor of history at Baruch College), Betsey Piette (Prisoners Solidarity Committee of …
Watch updates about Mumia with Pam Africa, Dr. Johanna Fernandez, Betsey Piette & Ted KellyRead More
Reprinted from The Jamal Journal. By Noelle Hanrahan, P.I. J.D. Prison Radio. Weds., March 17, 2021. We ask that you examine whether you have “confidence” in this conviction. Is the record that you are defending in court something your office can stand behind given that you know prosecution and police practices were deeply flawed in …
What Larry Krasner the District Attorney of Philadelphia Needs to Do!Read More
On Weds., March 17, 2021, Mumia’s legal team (Judith Ritter and Sam Spital) filed our reply brief in Pennsylvania Superior Court in support of Mumia’s claims in the re-opened appeals. This filing was a response to Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner’s position on the issues that are being re-litigated, following Judge Tucker’s ruling to reopen all appeals …
Mumia’s Lawyers File “Reply Brief” in PA Superior CourtRead More
MONDAY, FEB. 15, 2021, COMMUNITY PROTEST TO CONDEMN DA KRASNER’S CONTINUED FRAME UP OF JOURNALIST MUMIA ABU-JAMAL Larry Krasner, Philadelphia’s so-called progressive District Attorney, filed a legal brief on Feb. 3, 2021, denying Mumia Abu-Jamal the right to prove his innocence. Following in the steps of Lynn Abraham, Ron Castille, Seth Williams, and other notoriously …
Community Protest Condemns Krasner’s Continued Frame Up of Journalist Mumia Abu-JamalRead More
Demonstrate and March, Mon., February 15, 2021, 11 am, DA Larry Krasner’s Office, 3 Penn Square, Philadelphia, PA. Larry Krasner, Philadelphia’s so-called progressive District Attorney, has filed another legal brief denying Mumia Abu-Jamal the right to present all the new evidence that could prove his innocence.
Mumia Legal Case for Freedom Now Proceeds Today, the PA Supreme Court issued an Order dismissing Maureen Faulkner’s King’s Bench Petition. Here is an excerpt from the Order: “AND NOW, this 16th day of December 2020, the King’s Bench petition is hereby DISMISSED in accordance with the special master’s recommendation. The special master is directed …
Mumia Wins: F.O.P.’S Kings Bench Petition DismissedRead More
Fri., February 28, 2020, 4 – 6 pm, Office of Philadelphia District Attorney, 3 South Penn Square, see map, Philadelphia, PA 19107 In a blatant attempt to try and stand on the scales of justice, these judges sided with the Fraternal Order of Police’s (FOP) King’s Bench Petition requesting that the court take jurisdiction from …
