It was not unexpected that the Supreme Court would deny my appeal. The Supreme Court hears only a tiny percent of the cases that are brought before it, roughly 75 out of 7000 in one semester or a term of the Court. I entertained no expectations that mine would be granted. We have to remember … Continue reading Mumia Responds to Denial of his Appeal by Supreme Court
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FIGHTBACK: Creative Police Work
FIGHTBACK by Sylvia Weinstein Creative Police Work There is another big scandal in the Los Angeles Police Department. The last major scandal was the beating of Rodney King. Cops had stopped his car and were beating him until he had lost consciousness; he was then accused by the policemen of having beaten them. … Continue reading FIGHTBACK: Creative Police Work
US Supreme court Rejects Mumia Abu-Jamal’s Appeal
By JEFF MACKLER On Oct. 4, the U.S. Supreme Court opened its fall term by releasing a list of all cases in which it denied defendants a "writ of certiorari." Death row political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal was among those listed. Jamal had filed his petition on April 22. Pennsylvania Gov. Thomas Ridge is expected … Continue reading US Supreme court Rejects Mumia Abu-Jamal’s Appeal
Mumia Abu-Jamal and the Radicalization of a Generation
The following speech, edited for space, was presented by Jeff Mackler to the Socialist Action National Educational Conference in San Francisco on Aug. 20. Mackler is the Co-Coordinator of the Mobilization to Free Mumia Abu-Jamal and a member of the National Committee of Socialist Action. By JEFF MACKLER The state powers in Pennsylvania and … Continue reading Mumia Abu-Jamal and the Radicalization of a Generation