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Texas Senator Ted Cruz has argued some of the pardons and sentence commutations issued by President Joe Biden before he left office in January 2025 are likely legally "null and void" because they were ...
The three pardons and four sentence commutations issued Thursday, July 3, were based on recommendations from the Michigan Parole Board.
Washington's pardons board declined to recommend a pardon for Tuan Thanh Phan, a Vietnamese national facing a "third-country" deportation to South Sudan.
A lawyer is suing the Alabama parole board for “violations of administrative and statutory duties,” arguing her client should have been paroled last year and asking a civil judge to intervene.
Former Vice President Pence earlier this month wrote a letter to a former Jan. 6 defendant who refused President Trump’s pardon, expressing “admiration” for her decision to reject the ...
The Georgia Board of Pardons and Parole sent its chairman to Athens last week to host a meeting with crime victims and discuss the parole status of the offender in their specific cases.
Texas and other states have criticized a decision by the national psychologist licensing board to add another expensive test in order for psychologists to become certified.
Austin Community College District trustees voted unanimously at a special meeting Saturday to join a new lawsuit seeking clarity after the repeal this month of the Texas Dream Act — the first ...
A group of Texas lawmakers sent a letter to Tesla urging the company to delay its robotaxi operations in Austin. Tesla reportedly plans to launch the self-driving service on Sunday, June 22.
Harrisburg, Pa. — The Pa. Board of Pardons is making it easier to earn a second chance through a fully online application for clemency and a new, Spanish-language application.
The Texas Funeral Service Commission — the state agency responsible for overseeing deathcare — fired its executive director, demanding he immediately vacate this office after the unanimous ...
Texas made sweeping changes to bail reform, parole and reentry programs this past legislative session as part of its goal to keep violent repeat offenders behind bars.