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White Collar Crime Prof Blog
More on Kentucky Pardons
By Ellen Podgor
Discussed here is Kentucky Governor Ernie Fletcher's pardon of some "former and current aides." Margy Love, former pardon attorney for DOJ and author of a resource guide (Relief From The…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Pardons: A New Dimension
By Ellen Podgor
It makes it somewhat difficult for a state attorney general to continue an investigation when the governor pardons individuals called to testify before the grand jury. According to the New…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
More on the Recent Pardons
By Ellen Podgor
For those interested in the recent pardons granted by President Bush (see earlier post here), Doug Berman has posted some very interesting comments by Margaret Love on the Sentencing Law…
Sentencing Law and Policy
More insights on the recent Bush pardons
Main June 13, 2005More insights on the recent Bush pardonsMargaret Colgate Love, who served for twenty years in the US Department of Justice, including seven as US Pardon Attorney under…
Sentencing Law and Policy
The capital story of clemency
Main December 29, 2004The capital story of clemencyProfessor Austin Sarat, who has written extensively about the law and sociology of capital punishment, has this potent Findlaw article about clemeny decision-making…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Interesting state pardon stories
Main December 29, 2004Interesting state pardon storiesThough President Bush's stingy approach to pardons is getting the media and blog buzz, the stories of state governors considering pardons and clemencies this…
Sentencing Law and Policy
More pardon buzz
Main December 22, 2004More pardon buzzThe blogsphere continues to buzz about President Bush's approach to pardons. Crime & Federalism refutes here some arguments that have been made in the comments…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Schwarzenegger also grants petty pardons
Main December 22, 2004Schwarzenegger also grants petty pardonsYou might say California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is showing he can act presidential: the day after President Bush granted a few pardons to…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Bush’s stingy pardon practice
Main December 22, 2004Bush's stingy pardon practiceBUMP AND UPDATE: I see that Orin Kerr at The Volokh Conspiracy has a powerful post here also criticizing President Bush's under-use of his…