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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 9, 2010

Mumia Supporters Rally at Philly's Federal Courthouse

About 500 people rallied outside the federal courthouse in Philadelphia today in support of death row inmate Mumia Abu-Jamal in advance of an appeals court hearing on his sentencing for the murder of Police Officer Daniel Faulkner.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 22, 2010

Two Films Present Contrasting Views of Cop Killer Mumia Abu-Jamal

Screenings of two contrasting films about convicted cop killer Mumia Abu-Jamal in Philadelphia on Thursday brought appearances from police widow Maureen Faulkner as well as Abu-Jamal himself, who called from prison.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 14, 2010

Mumia Abu-Jamal Documentary 'The Barrel of a Gun' Gets Release Date

Filmmaker Tigre Hill has been working on the film since 2006, and says he has uncovered new evidence showing the killing was premeditated.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 20, 2010

Supreme Court Makes Mumia Abu-Jamal Death Sentence Possible

The Supreme Court threw out a 2008 ruling by an appeals court in Philadelphia that had set aside the death sentence of convicted cop killer Mumia Abu-Jamal. The justices ordered the appeals court to revisit the ruling, which had said Abu-Jamal deserved a new hearing.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 6, 2009

Supreme Court Rejects New Trial for Cop Killer Mumia

The Supreme Court said Monday it will not take up Abu-Jamal's claims that prosecutors improperly excluded blacks from the jury that convicted him of murdering Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 27, 2008

Cop Killer Mumia Abu-Jamal Gets New Sentencing Hearing

A federal appeals court today refused to reinstate the death sentence for Mumia Abu-Jamal in the 1981 murder of Philadelphia Police Officer Daniel Faulkner.

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