Pardon
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World
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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Marijuana Pardons Affect Just a Sliver of Those Swept Up in the War on Drugs
WASHINGTON — Valerie Schultz’s conviction for possession of a small amount of marijuana in 2010 was anything but simple. Ms.…
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‘No Fowl Play’: Biden Pardons a Pair of Thanksgiving Turkeys
WASHINGTON — Two lucky turkeys, named Chocolate and Chip, were spared their lives on Monday, but not from hearing about…
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