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Trial Held on Constitutionality of the Silencing Act
For Immediate Release: March 31, 2015
Attn: News Desk
Abu-Jamal v. Kane and Prison Legal News v. Kane, the two lawsuits challenging the Silencing Act, were before Chief Judge Conner in the Middle District of Pennsylvania on March 30th.
Prisoners and Advocacy Groups Win Right to a Trial on Constitutionality of the Silencing Act (PA SB508)
For Immediate Release
March 7, 2015
This afternoon, Chief Judge for the federal court in the Middle District of Pennsylvania, Christopher Conner, ruled that Plaintiffs in the cases Abu-Jamal v. Kane and Prison Legal News v. Kane had standing against Attorney General Kane to seek a ruling on the constitutionality of the Silencing Act, a censorship law targeted at Mumia Abu-Jamal and other currently and formerly incarcerated people.
Lawyer Die-In at the Philadelphia's Criminal Justice Center on December 17, 2014
Today, December 17, 2014, at 9 AM, Amistad Law Project Legal Director Ashley Henderson and Policy Director Nikki Grant participated in a lawyer-led “Die-In” at Philadelphia's Criminal Justice Center.
The following is their statement about the event this morning and about the #BlackLivesMatter Movement.
Continuing the Fight Against the Silencing Act, Prisoners and Advocacy Groups Seek Injunctive Relief to Stop Enforcement NOW
For Immediate Release: January 8, 2015
Attn: News Desk
Continuing the Fight Against the Silencing Act, Prisoners and Advocacy Groups Seek Injunctive Relief to Stop Enforcement NOW
A motion for a preliminary injunction was filed today in the ongoing lawsuit, Abu-Jamal v. Kane, challenging a Pennsylvania censorship law intended to silence Mumia Abu-Jamal and others convicted of personal injury crimes.
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