Abu-Jamal's

This week's decision in Mumia Abu-Jamal's case stands as one more clear reason why the death penalty should be abolished.

Capital punishment: America's worst crime | Amy Goodman 2011

Early on 9 December 1981, Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner pulled over a car driven by William Cook, Abu-Jamal's brother.

Capital punishment: America's worst crime | Amy Goodman 2011

The death penalty case of Mumia Abu-Jamal took a surprising turn this week, as a federal appeals court declared, for the second time, that Abu-Jamal's death sentence was unconstitutional.

Capital punishment: America's worst crime | Amy Goodman 2011

While the disputes surrounding Abu-Jamal's guilt or innocence were not addressed, the case highlights inherent problems with the death penalty and the criminal justice system, especially the role played by race.

Capital punishment: America's worst crime | Amy Goodman 2011

This latest decision by the court of appeals relates directly to Sabo's conduct of the sentencing phase of Abu-Jamal's court case.

Capital punishment: America's worst crime | Amy Goodman 2011

Yet through years of appeals, though the evidence of coerced testimony is clear in this case, no judge has seen fit to toss out Abu-Jamal's conviction and order a new trial.

American Justice is Blind, But the Scales are Rigged 2010

The Supreme Court rejected Abu-Jamal's appeal of his conviction.

Mumia Abu-Jamal Death Sentence: Supreme Court Reversed Ruling On Black Panther 2010

Since Abu-Jamal's conviction, activists in the United States and Europe have rallied in support of his claims that he was the victim of a racist justice system.

Mumia Abu-Jamal Death Sentence: Supreme Court Reversed Ruling On Black Panther 2010

Asked at trial by Abu-Jamal's attorney why her account of what she had seen kept changing, White replied, "They were asking me questions, and they asked me in a different way to explain it."

American Justice is Blind, But the Scales are Rigged 2010

White, in two drawings of the scene done for police investigators, showed Faulkner's car, Abu-Jamal's brother's car, and a Ford that was not involved in the incident at all, but she did not show any taxi.

American Justice is Blind, But the Scales are Rigged 2010