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Pardons
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Canadian Lawyer Mag
Proposed criminal law amendments aim to reduce wait periods for pardon
New law to impose pardon ineligibility for serious offences such as sexual offences against a child
Sentencing Law and Policy
"The President’s Conditional Pardon Power"
The title of this post is the title of this new Note in the latest issue of the Harvard Law Review. Here is the end of the Note's introduction: This…
Criminal
“The President’s Conditional Pardon Power”
The title of this post is the title of this new Note in the latest issue of the Harvard Law Review. Here is the end of the Note's introduction:This Note…
Criminal
Heartening coverage of one beneficiary of Ohio Gov DeWine’s “Expedited Pardon Project”
Because I am directly involved in Ohio Governor Mike DeWine's "Expedited Pardon Project," I have been generally disinclined to blog about the work of the program. But this recent local…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Uninspired comments and plans emerging from Biden White House concerning clemency vision
The New York Times has this new story that reinforces some of the buzz I have been recently hearing that Prez Biden is disinclined to significantly transform either the process…
Criminal
Another deep look into the deep connections that eased the path to a clemency grant by Prez Trump
I sincerely wish the press would start focusing a lot more on compelling cases of persons who have not received clemency in our (pandemic-scarred) nation defined by mass incarceration and…
Marijuana Law, Policy & Reform
On Presidents Day, coalition calls for Prez Biden to issue "a general pardon to all former federal, non-violent cannabis offenders in the U.S."
Via email, I learned of this notable new letter sent from coalition of public policy organizations, business groups and criminal justice reform advocates calling upon Prez Biden to use his…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Reviewing some notable data after a notably final clemency flourish by Prez Trump
A few months ago, I noted in this post a Pew Research Center piece, "So far, Trump has granted clemency less frequently than any president in modern history," which assailed…
Criminal
Reviewing some notable data after a notably final clemency flourish by Prez Trump
A few months ago, I noted in this post a Pew Research Center piece, "So far, Trump has granted clemency less frequently than any president in modern history," which assailed…
ImmigrationProf Blog
President Trump Pardons Former Chief Political Strategist Steve Bannon
On his last day in office, President Trump in a flurry of pardons has pardoned former strategist Steve Bannon, who was indicted last year in a border wall fraud scheme. …