"Fair or Foul? The Case of Mumia Abu-Jamal"
Harvard law professor Arthur Miller hosts a panel discussion about the issues raised by the case of Mumia Abu-Jamal. Miller and his guests address police misconduct, what it takes for a defendant to get a new trial, the death penalty, and other issues. This Court TV special was first broadcast on July 11, 1996.
Jamal's Last Stand
Infamous murder case may be significant test of new habeas statute. Stuart Taylor Jr. examines how the case of Mumia Abu-Jamal stands as an example of the need for federal courts to remain open to new evidence, even after seemingly intolerable delays in carrying out the sentence of a defendant who was convicted in 1982 of murdering a police officer.
Mumia Abu-Jamal Sues NPR, Claiming Censorship
Mumia Abu-Jamal, a nationally-known journalist serving a death sentence for the murder of a Philadelphia police officer, says National Public Radio violated his First Amendment rights. In a civil lawsuit filed in federal court,the former radio journalist contends that NPR decided not to run a recorded broadcast of his death-row commentary for the show "All Things Considered" because of political pressure from the Fraternal Order of Police and U.S. Sen. Robert Dole.
Guilty and Framed
Death row celebrity journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal got an unfair trial before a biased judge. His "confession" was probably fabricated by police, who may have rigged other evidence too. But he is also -- probably -- an unrepentant cop-killer. So what now? Stuart Taylor, Jr. examines the controversial case.
