Unless you live in Philadelphia, you might not have known that America's most famous death row inmate celebrated his birthday recently. That's because the story, along with a flurry of local activism surrounding that date, was almost entirely ignored by the US media -- and the blackout didn't just extend to mainstream venues either.
Rift causes longtime lawyer to quit Mumia Abu-Jamal case days before latest death row appeal
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court is expected on Tuesday to issue its latest decision on the fate of Mumia Abu-Jamal, arguably America's most famous death-row inmate, convicted of slaying a Philadelphia policeman, a crime he denies committing.