Pardon
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Biden Expected to Pardon Veterans Convicted of Having Gay Sex
The president’s proclamation would grant clemency to around 2,000 people charged between 1951 and 2013 under a military code that outlawed the behavior.
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Maryland Governor Erases 175,000 Marijuana Convictions
The state legalized the use of recreational marijuana in 2022. Several other states and the federal government have also wiped out low-level convictions for marijuana possession.
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White House Aide Does Not Say if Biden Would Commute Son’s Sentence
The White House spokeswoman said she had not spoken with the president about the matter yet.
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D.A. Seeks to Overturn Texas Governor’s Pardon of Man Who Killed Protester
The prosecutor accused the governor of violating the constitutional separation of powers doctrine by intervening with the actions of a court.
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Texas Governor Pardons Man in Fatal Shooting of Protester in 2020
The man, Daniel S. Perry, was convicted of killing a protester during a Black Lives Matter demonstration in Austin.
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World
Hungary’s President Resigns Amid Outcry Over Sex Abuse Case Pardon
Katalin Novak, an outspoken champion of family values, announced her resignation on Saturday, the latest in a series of prominent figures in the governing party felled by sex scandals.
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Man Convicted in Russian Journalist’s Murder Is Pardoned After Serving in Ukraine
The lawyer of Sergei G. Khadzhikurbanov, who was sentenced to 20 years in prison for helping to organize the killing of Anna Politkovskaya, said he had been pardoned by President Vladimir V. Putin.
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Russia issues the first pardons to prisoners who fought in Ukraine, state media reports.
The head of Russia’s paramilitary Wagner Group said that a first group of prisoners whom it recruited to fight in Ukraine have completed their service and been pardoned, state media reported on Thursday. Human rights groups said the move highlights ...
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Biden Issues Six Pardons, Most for Minor Drug Offenses
The president’s pardons continued a series of drug-related reprieves this year.
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Jan. 6 Transcripts Shed New Light on How Trump Considered Blanket Pardons
The transcripts build on a growing body of evidence about the extent to which many in Mr. Trump’s orbit were seeking pardons after the 2021 attack on the Capitol.
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