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Criminal
Last chance to register for “President Biden’s Pardons: What It Means for Cannabis and Criminal Justice Reform”
Though I have previously flagged this event, I wanted to be sure to highlight again this exciting webinar scheduled for tomorrow (December 13 starting at 12noon). This event has been…
Cannabis
Following Prez Biden’s lead, Oregon Gov pardons over 47,000 marijuana possession convictions
As reported in this local artcle, around "45,000 people previously convicted of marijuana possession in Oregon will be pardoned and $14 million in fines forgiven, the Governor's Office announced Monday." …
Wisconsin Trial Lawyers Blog
Governor Evers to Continue Accepting Pardon Requests in Wisconsin
By GRGB Lawyers
By: Attorney Jorge Fragoso On November 8, 2022, Tony Evers was reelected as Governor of the state of Wisconsin. Since he was originally elected in 2019, Governor Evers has made…
Cannabis
“President Biden’s Pardons: What It Means for Cannabis and Criminal Justice Reform”
The title of this post is the title of this exciting webinar scheduled for next month (December 13 starting at 12noon), which is organized by Drug Enforcement and Policy Center…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Wouldn't pardons and commutations for those who served be a great way for Prez Biden to honor Veterans Day?
The question in the title of this post is inspired by today's national holiday, Veterans Day. Based on the latest data from Bureau of Justice Statistics, from this March 2021…
Sentencing Law and Policy
"Dresser Drawer Pardons: Pardons as Private Acts"
The title of this post is the title of this new article authored by Andrew Ingram now available via SSRN. Here is its abstract: Can a President issue a pardon…
Other
“Dresser Drawer Pardons: Pardons as Private Acts”
The title of this post is the title of this new article authored by Andrew Ingram now available via SSRN. Here is its abstract:Can a President issue a pardon without…
Criminal
Might the recent marijuana pardons by Prez Biden “make things <em>worse</em> for criminal legal reform”?
The question in the title of this post is prompted by this new Slate commentary by John Pfaff headlined "Biden’s Focus on Marijuana Is Part of the Problem." One should…
The Insightful Immigration Blog
Biden’s Pardons: The First Drops in a Big Bucket of Criminal Reform
By Cyrus Mehta
By Stacy Caplow∗ President Biden pardoned thousands of United States citizens and lawful permanent residents who committed or were convicted in federal courts of simple marijuana possession since 1992, and…
Administrative and Regulatory
US Sentencing Commission produces “additional analyses” of those receiving federal marijuana possession pardons
In an update to this post last week, I noted that the US Sentencing Commission had produced this three-page analysis of "data relating to offenders sentenced between fiscal year 1992…