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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…
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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…
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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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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Lee Myung-bak, South Korean Ex-President, Receives Pardon
The action by the current president, Yoon Suk Yeol, will release Mr. Lee from a 17-year sentence for bribery and…
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Hochul Grants Clemency to 13, Including a Domestic Violence Victim
The governor also commuted the sentences of two men convicted of murder, and pardoned several immigrants who were facing deportation.
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