[Ppnews] Important Mumia Legal News

[Political Prisoner News]

There is a significant new development regarding 
my client, Mumia Abu-Jamal, the journalist and 
author who has been on Pennsylvania's death row for nearly three decades.

Oral argument scheduled, United States Court of 
Appeals: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third 
Circuit has just granted oral argument in Mumia's 
case. (Abu-Jamal v. Beard, No. 01-9014.) The 
arguments will be before a three-judge panel on 
November 9, 2010, 2:00 pm. This will be in the 
Ceremonial Courtroom, U.S. Courthouse, 6th & Market Streets, Philadelphia.

Mumia & I spoke shortly after the order was 
received. He was humbled by the good news. We are 
cautiously encouraged that the federal court has taken this step.

This is significant in the ongoing litigation to 
save Mumia's life and win the case. At stake is 
whether he will be executed, or granted a new 
jury trial on the question of the death penalty. 
We previously won on this issue, but early this 
year the U.S. Supreme Court vacated that decision 
and ordered that the case be again reviewed by the federal court.

New movie, Justice On Trial: Yesterday Justice On 
Trial premiered in Philadelphia. It is by Johanna 
Fernandez, a professor at Baruch College, New 
York, and Kouross Esmaeli of Big Noise Films. The 
release of this superb film comes at a perfect 
time since it counters another movie,The Barrel 
of a Gun, that was also shown the same day. The 
Barrel production is replete with distortions and 
wild theories, and is supported by those who wish 
to see my client executed including the Fraternal Order of Police.

Petition to President Barack Obama (Mumia 
Abu-Jamal and the Global Abolition of the Death 
Penalty): Over 24,000 people from around the 
world have signed the petition, including three 
Nobel Prize winners. We need many more for this 
to benefit Mumia. Some of the signers are: 
Desmond Tutu, South Africa (Nobel Peace Prize, 
1984); Günter Grass, Germany (Nobel Prize in 
Literature, 1999); Elfriede Jelinek, Austria 
(Nobel Prize in Literature, 2004); Danielle 
Mitterrand, Paris (former First Lady of France); 
Fatima Bhutto, Pakistan (writer); Colin Firth 
(Academy Award Best-Actor nominee, 2010); Noam 
Chomsky, MIT (philosopher and author); Ed Asner 
(actor); Mike Farrell (actor); Robert Meeropol 
(son of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, executed in 
1953); Michael Radford (director of the Oscar 
winning film Il Postino); members of the European 
Parliament; members of the German Bundestag; 
European Association of Lawyers for Democracy & 
World Human Rights; and Reporters Without Borders, Paris.

How to Help: For information on how to help, both 
by signing the Obama petition & donating funds, 
please go to Mumia's website 
(<http://www.MumiaLegalDefense.org/>http://www.MumiaLegalDefense.org).
Conclusion: Mumia is in the greatest danger since 
being arrested in 1981. We will not stop until he is saved.

Yours very truly,

Robert R. Bryan
Law Offices of Robert R. Bryan
2088 Union Street, Suite 4
San Francisco, California 94123-4117
Lead counsel for Mumia Abu-Jamal"

ANOTHER PETITION, THE ONE ADDRESSED TO ATTORNEY 
GENERAL ERIC HOLDER, AND CALLING FOR A CIVIL 
RIGHTS INVESTIGATION, HAS GARNERED OVER 40,000 
SIGNATURES, INCLUDING THE CENTER FOR CONSTITIONAL 
RIGHTS, CORNEL WEST, CONGRESSMAN CHARLES RANGEL, 
CYNTHIA MCKINNEY, RUBY DEE, THOUSANDS OF 
INTERNATIONAL LABOR LEADERS, JULIAN BOND, NOAM 
CHOMSKY, AND PROFESSOR HENRY LOUIS GATES. AN 
INTERNATIONAL TRIP IS SCHEDULED REGARDING THE 
CIVIL RIGHTS INVESTIGATION FOR NOVEMBER. GO TO 
www. freemumia.com, SCROLL DOWN TO CIVIL RIGHTS 
INVESTIGATION, AND SIGN ON THERE,OR DOWNLOAD 
LETTER TO HOLDER FROM WEBSITE AND SEND TO FMAJC, 
PO BOX 16, COLLEGE STATION, NEW YORK 10030, NYC, NY.

ALSO, FUNDS ARE URGENTLY NEEDED FOR THE EXCELLENT 
FILM JUST PREMIERED LAST NIGHT. INFORMATION FOR 
HOW TO CONTRIBUTE TO THAT WILL BE POSTED SHORTLY, 
AS MONEY WILL BE NEEDED FOR THE WIDE DISTRIBUTION 
IT DESERVES AND COULD MAKE SUCH A DIFFERENCE AT THIS MOMENT.

AND THE ONGOING GRASSROOTS WORK FOR MUMIA NEEDS 
FINANCIAL SUPPORT. THE CAMPAIGN FOR A CIVIL 
RIGHTS INVESTIGATION; THE WORK FOR OCTOBER 9TH IN 
PHILADELPHIA, "WORLD DAY AGAINST THE DEATH 
PENALTY", A CRITICAL ISSUE FOR MUMIA, TROY DAVIS 
AND MORE THAN 3000 OTHER DEATH ROW RESIDENTS IN 
THE US; OCTOBER 7TH IN NYC "INTERNATIONAL 
PERSPECTIVES ON POLICE KILLINGS IN THE STREET AND 
STATE SANCTIONED MURDER ON DEATH ROW" WITH PAN 
AFRICAN SCHOLAR AND ACTIVIST CECIL GUTZMORE, JR, 
AND OTHER EXCITING GUESTS, ALL REQUIRE FINANCIAL 
HELP. FOR THE GRASSROOTS WORK, FUNDS GET DIVIDED 
BETWEEN PAM AFRICA AND THE INTERNATIONAL 
CONCERNED FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF MUMIA ABU-JAMAL 
AND THE FREE MUMIA ABU-JAMAL COALITION IN NYC. 
YOU CAN SEND THOSE CONTRIBUTIONS TO FMAJC, POX 
16, COLLEGE STATION, NEW YORK, NY 10030.
MAKE OUT THE CHECKS TO FMAJC/IFCO.

FINALLY, WE MUST BEGIN TO BUILD FOR THE THIRD 
CIRCUIT HEARINGS ON NOVEMBER 9TH IN PHILADELPHIA. 
THE TIGRE HILL FILM ALSO PREMIERED LAST NIGHT IN 
PHILLY "THE BARREL OF A GUN", IS ABOUT PORTRAYING 
MUMIA AS A COLD-BLOODED MURDERER, AND IS PART OF 
AN INTENSE CAMPAIGN BY THE FRATERNAL ORDER OF 
POLICE, THE PHILADELPHIA DISTRICT ATTORNEY, AND 
ALL THOSE WHO FINANCE AND BACK THEM TO KILL 
MUMIA. THE FILM PREMIERED ON THE VERY DAY THE 
THIRD CIRCUIT COURT DECISION CAME DOWN AND IS 
INTENDED TO INFLUENCE AND DETERMINE THE LEGAL 
PROCESS, AND TO GET MUMIA EXECUTED. GET THE WORD 
OUT. NOVEMBER 9TH IN PHILADELPHIA! ALL OUT TO 
STOP THE EXECUTION AND FREE MUMIA!

THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT, YOUR 
CONSISTENCY, AND YOUR COMMITMENT! THE STRUGGLE 
CONTINUES AS THE ENEMY HOPES TO WEAR US DOWN 
UNTIL WE GIVE UP! WE WILL NEVER GIVE UP! A LUTA CONTINUA AND ONA MOVE!

PLEASE DON'T BE OVERWHELMED! DO WHAT YOU CAN! 
SUPPORT WHICH OF THESE MANY IMPORTANT EFFORTS YOU 
PREFER TO FUND! IT TAKES ALL OF US TO WORK 
TOGETHER AND APPRECIATE EACH OTHER'S CONTRIBUTIONS.

INTERNATIONAL CONCERNED FAMILY & FRIENDS OF MUMIA ABU-JAMAL
FREE MUMIA ABU-JAMAL COALITION



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