Supporters of Mumia Abu-Jamal, a death row inmate convicted for the 1981 shooting death of a Philadelphia police officer, said the protest was called after the Supreme Court on Monday rejected claims that Abu-Jamal, a former radio journalist and Black Panther, did not receive a fair trial.
``We knew there was another event going on, but the timing of the court decision is what dictated when the protest was held,’’ said Van Jones, a San Francisco civil rights lawyer who helped coordinate the protest march.
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Thanks for adding that little fact regarding Jones.