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 …
Mumia’s Lawyers File “Reply Brief” in PA Superior Court
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 …
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Mumia Wins: F.O.P.’S Kings Bench Petition Dismissed
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 …
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New stage in the struggle to FREE MUMIA!
December 3, 2019: By Betsey Piette, Reprinted from Workers World. Political prisoner and world-renowned journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal and his supporters are closer than ever to winning his release, 38 years after he was imprisoned for a crime he did not commit. The Fraternal Order of Police, former district attorneys and other political higher-ups who participated …