A Kentucky lawmaker is hoping his quest to limit the pardon powers of governors in his state has gotten a jolt of momentum ...

Republican Sen. Chris McDaniel hopes this is the year lawmakers agree to send voters a constitutional amendment that would ...

These deliberate, last-minute actions display the unchecked nature of executive branch pardon powers. Most ...

OpEd: Sen. Chris McDaniel has proposed a constitutional amendment proposal suspending gubernatorial pardon and commutation powers from 30 days before an election until the next inauguration.

Just moments before leaving office, President Joe Biden commuted the life sentence of Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, who was convicted in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents. Peltier was ...

Former reporter Mike Schilling recalls his Springfield prison interview with activist Leonard Peltier, whose sentence was ...

The warning comes after the joyous twist of clemency for the Indigenous activist, as shown in a Sundance film premiering Monday.

January 28, 2025 (Washington, D.C.) - Just minutes before leaving office, Joe Biden on Monday commuted the life prison ...

For the family of Anna Mae Pictou Aquash, the news that President Biden had granted clemency to Native American activist Leonard Peltier shortly before leaving office came as a surprise.

FARGO (KFGO/KVRR) – An executive order that commutes the life prison sentence of Leonard Peltier has been officially filed with the U.S. Clerk of Court in Fargo.

The 11th hour clemency of Leonard Peltier has touched off a wave of joy, but it also brings pain to those who believe he ...