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U.S. President Joe Biden has pardoned potentially thousands of former U.S. service members convicted of violating a now-repealed military ban on consensual gay sex, saying Wednesday that he is “righting an historic wrong” to clear the way for them to regain lost benefits. CBC | World News
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Maryland just issued 175,000 pot pardons. Can Canada do the same?
Maryland’s governor issued 175,000 pardons for marijuana convictions in one fell swoop on Monday, as a Canadian pot pardon program continues to lag five years after it was introduced. CBC | World News
Read More »Controversial clemency: Notable presidential pardons and shortened sentences
U.S. President Barack Obama’s decision to shorten the sentence of convicted leaker Chelsea Manning is hardly the first time a presidential grant of clemency or a pardon has attracted controversy. CBC | World News
Read More »Trump pardons controversial sheriff, Joe Arpaio, convicted of criminal contempt over racial profiling
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday granted a pardon to former Arizona lawman and political ally Joe Arpaio, the self-proclaimed “toughest sheriff in America,” less than a month after he was convicted of criminal contempt in a case involving his department’s racial profiling policy. CBC | World News
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