The US Justice Department argued in court filings this week the inmates’ requests should be denied, saying the president’s power to grant a commutation is absolute, limited only by the ...

The U.S. Justice Department argued in court filings this week the inmates’ requests should be denied, saying the president’s power to grant a commutation is absolute and limited only by the ...

"This commutation will enable Mr. Peltier to spend his remaining days in home confinement but will not pardon him for his underlying crimes," Biden wrote in a statement announcing the move.

and the implementation of a revised commutation table. It concluded that a 12-year restoration period “reflects current realities and would bring much-needed relief to pensioners.” With ...

“The defendant never requested commutation,” wrote Agofsky in his petition. “The defendant never filed for commutation. The defendant does not want commutation, and refused to sign the ...

The grants of clemency marked the broadest commutation of individual sentences ever issued by an American president. Among those whose sentences were commuted were Ferrone Claiborne and Terence ...