Tag: pardon power
Somewhere Over the Rainbow: Justice for Rojai Fentress
by Cindy
Rojai Fentress walked out of prison on Wednesday, after spending 24 years incarcerated for a crime he didn’t commit. His lawyer’s black lab—a...
Gov. Northam Has Opportunity to Address Racial Inequities with Bold Clemency...
The criminal justice and court systems—nationally and in Virginia—are known to suffer from racial inequities. These systems have disproportionately harmed communities of color. Governor...
Am I Wrong Not to Worry Any More about Trump’s Possible...
Like a lot of other people, I've been watching while Donald Trump makes every move he can think of to protect himself from being...
Needed: A Pre-emptive Attack on the Abuse of the Pardon Power
A Legit Power Can Be Abused
People have spoken – too much, in my view – about how broad, how nearly unlimited, is the power...
Is Abuse of the Pardon Power an Impeachable Offense?
This coming Tuesday, our grotesque President is scheduled to go to Phoenix for one of his campaign-style (I was tempted to say Nuremberg-style) rallies.
President...