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Maryland Governor to issue mass pardons for low-level marijuana offenses estimated to cover over 175,000 convictions
As reported in this Washington Post piece, "Maryland Gov. Wes Moore will issue a mass pardon of more than 175,000 marijuana convictions Monday morning, one of the nation’s most sweeping…
Criminal
Speaking to Libertarian convention, Donald Trump promises to commute prison sentence of Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht
As reported in this Fox News piece, "Former President Trump on Saturday vowed to commute the prison sentence of Ross Ulbricht, the founder of the online drug-selling site Silk Road." …
Sentencing Law and Policy
Texas Gov fulfils pledge to pardon man convicted of murdering BLM marcher and sentenced to 25 years
The Govenor of Texas issued a notable (and previously promised) clemency, as detailed in this local article. Here are excerpts: Daniel Perry, a former Army sergeant convicted of killing a…
Criminal
Texas Gov fulfils pledge to pardon man convicted of murdering BLM marcher and sentenced to 25 years
The Govenor of Texas issued a notable (and previously promised) clemency, as detailed in this local article. Here are excerpts:Daniel Perry, a former Army sergeant convicted of killing a Black…
Cannabis
Masschusetts Gov announces plans for mass pardon of all misdemeanor marijuana possession convictions in state
As repotted in this local article, Masschusetts "Gov. Maura Healey on Wednesday unveiled plans to pardon all people convicted of simple marijuana possession in Massachusetts." Here is more:Her pardon was…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Masschuseets Gov announces plans for mass pardon of all misdemeanor marijuana possession convictions in state
As repotted in this local article, Masschuseets "Gov. Maura Healey on Wednesday unveiled plans to pardon all people convicted of simple marijuana possession in Massachusetts." Here is more: Her pardon…
The Right Coast
Is This the End for Hunter and China Joe? – John Kass
After all of Joe Biden s lies, after all the corporate media censorship and gaslighting, an amazing thing is happening.Democrats are greasing the skids to get rid of him. And…
Criminal
Pardon stories focused on humans to close out the Thanksgiving weekend
In this post a few days ago, I bemoaned the recent headlines about governors and presidents exercising clemency that were mostly about "fowl" pardons. But in the days that followed,…
Criminal
Split Louisiana Supreme Court finds Louisiana’s prosecutor-led review statute unconstitutional under state law
Thanks to a helpful reader, I saw that the Louisiana Supreme Court today issued a notable ruling that finds unconstitutional, as a matter of state constitutional law, a state statute…
The Right Coast
What if Biden Backs Out of the Race? | RealClearPolitics
Whether or not any felonies can be proven, such as money laundering or Hunter s failure to register as a foreign agent, is an open question. Not that the Department…