PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A man serving life in prison for the 1981 murder of a Philadelphia police officer will have a hearing in court on Monday. Protesters blocked 13th Street by Filbert Monday ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court cleared the way on Tuesday for high-profile death-row inmate Mumia Abu-Jamal to get a new sentencing hearing for the murder of a Philadelphia police officer 30 ...

*State attorneys in Pennsylvania urged a judge on Friday to throw out a lawsuit in which former death row inmate Mumia Abu-Jamal claims prison officials have shown “deliberate indifference” to his ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The case of convicted cop killer Mumia Abu Jamal was back in court on Monday morning. His attorneys were prepared to argue that conflicts of interest led to unfair rulings ...

Someone shot and killed officer David Faulkner early in the morning on Dec. 9, 1981. We would like to think that the courts we rely on to enforce our laws would punish the responsible parties. Well, ...

OAKLAND, Calif. -- The Oakland Unified School District is reinstating a controversial curriculum -- an optional lesson on convicted police killer Mumia Abu-Jamal. On Wednesday, new Superintendent ...

After decades of protests, marches and public appeals, prosecutors in Philadelphia announced on Wednesday they are dropping their pursuit of the death penalty for Mumia Abu Jamal, who was sentenced to ...

A one-time death row inmate now serving a life sentence for the 1981 murder of a Philadelphia police officer is due to speak Sunday at a graduation from Vermont's Goddard College, his alma mater.

In a poignant episode of Hard Knock Radio, host Davey D engaged with Jamal Ibn Mumia, the activist son of political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal. During this Black History Month special, they delve into ...

Federal U.S. District Judge William Yohn on Tuesday threw out the death sentence imposed two decades ago on Mumia Abu-Jamal. Abu-Jamal is entitled to a new sentencing hearing within 180 days.

On Jan. 20, 2025, Donald Trump was inaugurated as president of the United States for the second time, ushering in an era marked by double standards around criminality, the law, and democracy. The ...

In a poignant episode of Hard Knock Radio, host Davey D engaged with Jamal Ibn Mumia, the activist son of political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal. During this Black History Month special, they delve into ...