Castro, removed from her classroom over a crucifix at her desk, has sued claiming free speech and religion rights violations.

Recent Supreme Court rulings have made clear that the government can’t use the Establishment Clause to violate free speech ...

Public school teacher, who is Catholic, has displayed a crucifix for years and says she cannot in ‘good conscience’ remove religious symbol.

Pamela Hemphill, a grandmother in her seventies who was jailed for taking part in the attempted insurrection at the US Capitol four years ago, has said she will “refuse” a pardon from ...

On December 1, 2024, Biden granted his most controversial pardon to his son, Hunter Biden, who was facing sentencing in two criminal cases. The decision represents an unprecedented reversal ...

“So when most people use the term [preemptive pardon], they mean that you’re giving a pardon before someone has actually been convicted — or even before they’ve been charged or investigated.

Trump, who will be sworn in three days later, has the power to pardon Adams. The choice to fly down to Florida to meet the Republican president at his home, which doubles as his transition ...

It’s become a running inside joke among some of Trump’s senior staff that Adams is angling for a pardon. One incoming Trump administration official tells Rolling Stone that they and several ...

The pardon expunged Rostenkowski’s 1996 felony conviction on two counts of mail fraud in connection with charges that he used public funds to buy favors for relatives and political associates ...

It’s intended to right wrongs, not cause new ones. Not all presidents have misused the pardon power, but some have. How you see it often depends upon your politics. To paraphrase an old saw ...

The Federal Government is set to grant presidential pardons to convicts serving various jail terms across custodial centres in the country. To initiate the process, the government, on Wednesday ...

Some defendants who have been sentenced by a federal judge later receive clemency—either a pardon or commutation of sentence—from the president. This act of mercy is sometimes granted to ...