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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…

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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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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…

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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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