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Pardons
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Sentencing Law and Policy
Fascinating report on backstory behind presidential pardon problems
Main April 21, 2010Fascinating report on backstory behind presidential pardon problemsThis new post at Main Justice, which is headlined "Despite Efforts, Pardon System Still Unchanged," provides some new and notable…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Obama should exercise the pardon power”
Main April 9, 2010"Obama should exercise the pardon power" The title of this post is the headline of this new commentary in the National Law Journal from Kenneth Lee, who…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Illinois Governor acts on backlogged clemency petitions and grants multiple pardons
Main April 6, 2010Illinois Governor acts on backlogged clemency petitions and grants multiple pardons Critics of President Obama often assail him for being just another Chicago politician, but this recent…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Lots of good reading around the crim law blogosphere…
Main January 25, 2010Lots of good reading around the crim law blogosphere...at many of my favorite criminal law blogs, including: California Corrections Crisis (with recent favorite "GPS Monitoring: Now Expanded…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Goodbye to Willie Horton”
Main January 11, 2010"Goodbye to Willie Horton" The title of this post is the headline of this effective new op-ed from Margaret Colgate Love appearing in today's National Law Journal.…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Paratrooper with felony pardoned to join NYPD”
Main January 6, 2010"Paratrooper with felony pardoned to join NYPD"A helpful reader forwarded to me this interesting article with the headline that is in the title of this post. Here…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Haley Barbour’s Bizarre Pardon Record”
Main December 17, 2009"Haley Barbour's Bizarre Pardon Record" The title of this post is the headline of this potent new piece by Radley Balko at Slate. Here is how the…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Mike Huckabee continues to defend his clemency actions
Main December 3, 2009Mike Huckabee continues to defend his clemency actionsAs detailed in this new CNN piece, Mike Huckabee continues to aggressively defend his clemency decision-making in the Clemmons case…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Fitting complaints about an ugly clemency scoreboard: “Turkeys 2, humans 0”
Main November 27, 2009Fitting complaints about an ugly clemency scoreboard: "Turkeys 2, humans 0" I am very pleased to see that Molly Gill, who serves as director of the commutations…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Happy Thanksgiving
By Ellen Podgor
Wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. A special Happy Thanksgiving to Jamie Olis, who will now be able to spend Thanksgiving at home with his family. And a special Thanksgiving to…