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Pardons
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Criminal
Prez-Elect Trump reiterates pledge to grant Jan 6 pardons on “first day” in office
Prez-Elect Donald Trump conducted a new interview during which, according to this NBC News piece, he discussed his pardon plans for January 6 defendants. Here is the start of the…
Criminal
Another report on how pardon possibilities are impacting Jan 6 prosecutions
Politico has this new article providing another account of how Prez-Elect Donald Trump's Jan 6 pardon pledges are echoing through Jan 6 criminal cases. The full title of the piece…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Hundreds in California rally for pardons for immigrants ahead of Trump presidency
Official California Gover Office PhotoImmigrants with criminal convictions will likely be targets for removal in the incoming Trump administration. Advocates are demanding that California Governor Gavin Newsom pardon immigrants with…
Simple Justice
Pardoning Enemies Without Crimes
Some would suggest it’s pretty foolish to publish an “enemies list” of those you would target for prosecution if you had the power to do so. Others would call it…
PrawfsBlawg
On the Biden Pardon (with Jed Shugerman)
Main Thursday, December 05, 2024On the Biden Pardon (with Jed Shugerman)Jed and I wrote up our views about why the Biden pardon is unconstitutional at the Boston Globe. It is…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Rounding up some coverage on whom Prez Biden should give clemency to next
In this post on Monday, I flagged a lot of early commentary focused on Prez Biden's decision Sunday night to pardon his son Hunter. There has been, unsurprisingly, continuing discussion…
Simple Justice
Tuesday Talk*: Should Lame-Duck Pardons Be Banned?
Sure. it’s all the rage at the moment, but Joe Biden’s pardon of his son is hardly a novel concept, either as to pardoning a family member (think Charles Kushner)…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Rounding up just some early commentary on a father's pardoning
I was inclined to wait a bit before doing a round up of commentary on Prez Biden's decision last night to pardon his son Hunter. (For the record, I suspect…
Simple Justice
Father And Son, Pardoned
When Donald Trump pardoned Crazy Joe Arpaio, there was a smattering of criticism that lasted minutes, maybe an hour or two, before he did something else that caught the media’s…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Prez Biden issues full pardon to his son Hunter
Upon seeing this news as reported by the New York Times, under the headline "Biden Issues a ‘Full and Unconditional Pardon’ of His Son Hunter Biden," I am tempted to joke…