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November 11, 2014

Mumia Abu-Jamal Sues over Pennsylvania Law Restricting Prisoners' Speech 
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Imprisoned journalist and former Black Panther Mumia Abu-Jamal has filed
a lawsuit challenging a new Pennsylvania law he says violates his free
speech. The measure was introduced after Abu-Jamal gave a pretaped
commencement address at Vermont's Goddard College. His speech was
opposed by Pennsylvania officials and the widow of Daniel Faulkner, the
police officer whom Abu-Jamal was convicted of killing. The law
authorizes the censoring of prisoners' public addresses if judges agree
that letting them speak would cause "mental anguish" to victims.

 

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