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Cannabis
Rounding up a few (of many) reactions to Prez Biden’s marijuana possession pardons
President Joe Biden's marijuana actions on Thursday (basics here and here) were sure to generate a lot of buzz (pun intended?), and it would be impossible here to round up all of…
Cannabis
A few more details about President Biden’s mass pardon of federal offenses of simple possession of marijuana
As noted in this prior post, Prez Biden today granted a mass pardon to "all prior Federal offenses of simple possession of marijuana." This official proclamation, titled "A Proclamation on…
ImmigrationProf Blog
BREAKING NEWS: President Biden Announces Plan to Pardon Marijuana Offenses
Today President Biden announced a plan to pardon those convicted of federal marijuana offenses. In his official statement, Biden writes: As I often said during my campaign for President, no one…
Criminal
Spotlighting one Governor’s notable clemency track record
The Guardian has this notable lengthy new piece, fully headlined "The story of one US governor’s historic use of clemency: ‘We are a nation of second chances’; Kate Brown has…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Spotlighting one Governor's notable clemency track record
The Guardian has this notable lengthy new piece, fully headlined "The story of one US governor’s historic use of clemency: ‘We are a nation of second chances’; Kate Brown has…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Should pardon enable pharmacist convicted of federal fraud to claw back restitution already paid?
A helpful reader made sure I did not miss this interesting news story from Georgia regarding the uncertain aftermath of a presidential pardon. The piece is headlined, "Trump pardoned him;…
Bickerton Law Blog
PA Governor announces special marijuana pardon project; relief only available until September 30th
Bickerton Law Blog | An in-depth look at law news with legal analysis by Bickerton Law. New articles every Monday and Thursday. byBickerton Law Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf announced a…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Scottish Bill Would Pardon Thousands of Women Convicted and Executed as Witches
By Tracy Thomas
Thousands of Witches Could be Posthumously Pardoned in ScotlandThousands of people were convicted of practicing witchcraft in Scotland in a hunt that spanned nearly two centuries — and the majority…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Prez Biden finally uses his clemency pen to grant three pardons and 75 commutations
Because I always am inclined to say better late than never, I was quite pleased to wake up to the news that President Joe Biden is finally starting to make…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Justice Department has new Pardon Attorney who is a former public defender … which means …?
I was pleased last night to see this great Twitter thread from Mark Osler spotlighting that the US Department of Justice this week officially has a new Pardon Attorney. As…