Face the Facts: Discussing how clemency is granted in the US
Earlier this week, a man convicted in the killing of an 8-year-old boy and his mother in Bridgeport in 1999 has been granted ...
Justice Department curtails prosecutions for blocking access to reproductive health centers
President Donald Trump's new Justice Department leadership issued an order Friday to curtail prosecutions against people ...
Psychology Today3d
The Cognitive Dissonance of Pardons and Clemency
When a party’s leader claims to “back the blue” but pardons or frees those who assaulted police, some party members may feel dissonance. How do they reduce that dissonance?
The Economist3d
Two presidents compete over the worst abuse of the pardon power
A merican presidents are often disappointed to discover limits to their authority, but the country’s founders intended the ...
Ross Ulbricht's Prison Letter Sparks Tears After Trump Pardon
A letter sent to a Congressional Representative by Ross Ulbricht about his impending release from prison moved the Representative to tears.
Clemency for Leonard Peltier: A step toward justice and healing
In the final hours of President Joe Biden’s term, he granted Leonard Peltier clemency through commutation, allowing him to ...
Opinion
Biden and Trump Show Presidents How To Abuse Clemency
Monday was a big day for presidential clemency, but that does not mean it was a good day. Both outgoing President Joe Biden and incoming President Donald Trump used that power in self-interested, ...