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Sentencing Law and Policy
Few giving the President sentencing thanks
Main November 22, 2007Few giving the President sentencing thanksIt has become something of a holiday tradition on this blog to lament President George Bush's stingy clemency record. Helpfully, this strong…
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Rep. Rangel assails selective compassion
Main November 8, 2007Rep. Rangel assails selective compassionWriting at the Huffington Post, Representative Charles Rangel from New York has this potent new commentary noting the willingness of prominent Republicans to…
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The state of pardons in one state
Main August 8, 2007The state of pardons in one stateA helpful reader sent me this link to an interesting article the in Willamette Week (from Portland, Oregon) discussing how rarely…
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Understanding the difference between clemency law and clemency symbolism
Main July 14, 2007Understanding the difference between clemency law and clemency symbolismOver at his interesting blog Pardon for Scooter Libby?, P.S. Ruckman, Jr. has this extended post dissecting the written…
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More notable commutation ripples in the sentencing waters
Main July 13, 2007More notable commutation ripples in the sentencing watersI have started a new category archive entitled Post-Libby commutation developments, in part because the ripple effects of President Bush's…
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The fine points of fines as Scooter pays up
Main July 5, 2007The fine points of fines as Scooter pays up As detailed in this NBC story (and verified by the picture here released by the DC District Court),…
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Anyone know “what Arkansan is for chutzpah”?
Main July 5, 2007Anyone know "what Arkansan is for chutzpah"?According to this CNN article, Tony Snow had a riotous response to Bill Clinton's criticism of Bush's commutation of Lewis Libby's…
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Still more sentencing arguments for defendants from the Bush Administration
Main July 5, 2007Still more sentencing arguments for defendants from the Bush AdministrationAs stressed in posts here and here and here, President Bush's statement of reasons for commuting Lewis Libby's…
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Strong Scooter commentary around the blogosphere
Main July 3, 2007Strong Scooter commentary around the blogosphere I have not been able to read closely all the comments to prior Libby posts, but I've seen lots of (thoughtful?)…
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More reactions to Bush’s commutation of Libby
Main July 3, 2007More reactions to Bush's commutation of LibbyCut-and-pasted straight from my e-mail is another set of reactions from other informed readers to President Bush's decision to fully commute…