Doug Berman's Sentencing Law Resources: Clemency
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Academic Articles
- The capital story of clemency - December 29, 2004
- Bush's stingy pardon practice - December 22, 2004
Alabama
- Indiana capital commutation and other capital news - January 8, 2005
Angelos Decision
- Judge Cassell's remarkable, and remarkably disappointing, decision in Angelos - November 19, 2004
- Lots of sentencing in the papers - November 18, 2004
Arizona
- Clemency dynamics in Arizona and nationwide - May 22, 2005
Blakely and Clemency
- Thoughts on Retroactivity and Clemency - July 25, 2004
California
- Clemency denied for Beardslee - January 18, 2005
- Noteworthy pleas to stop executions - January 12, 2005
- Interesting state pardon stories - December 29, 2004
- Schwarzenegger also grants petty pardons - December 22, 2004
Commission Report
- ABA Kennedy Commission report - June 23, 2004
Connecticut
- Noteworthy pleas to stop executions - January 12, 2005
- Indiana capital commutation and other capital news - January 8, 2005
- Compelling capital cases nationwide - December 7, 2004
Florida
- Come all thee clemencies - December 10, 2004
- In praise of the Fourth Estate - November 24, 2004
- Felony disenfranchisement in the swing states - November 1, 2004
Gonzales, Attorney General
- Gonzales hearing highlights (torture-free) - January 8, 2005
- Continuing coverage of capital (in)justice, Texas-style - December 5, 2004
Illinois
- More pardon buzz - December 22, 2004
- A Capital idea: Some non-Blakely news - August 21, 2004
Indiana
- Notable death row reprieve request - May 18, 2005
- Indiana capital commutation and other capital news - January 8, 2005
Maryland
- Interesting state pardon stories - December 29, 2004
- Come all thee clemencies - December 10, 2004
Missouri
- Interesting state pardon stories - December 29, 2004
New Mexico
- Come all thee clemencies - December 10, 2004
New York
- No New York clemencies this season - December 21, 2004
Ohio
- More pardon buzz - December 22, 2004
- Felony disenfranchisement in the swing states - November 1, 2004
Oklahoma
- And now from the business desk... - July 8, 2004
Presidential Pardons
- More insights on the recent Bush pardons - June 13, 2005
- More (minor) pardons from President Bush - June 10, 2005
- Interesting state pardon stories - December 29, 2004
- The Washington Post on Bush's pardons - December 28, 2004
- Media criticism of Bush's pardon practice - December 23, 2004
- Sister Prejean powerful perspective - December 23, 2004
- More pardon buzz - December 22, 2004
- Bush's stingy pardon practice - December 22, 2004
- Pardon me - November 19, 2004
- And now from the business desk... - July 8, 2004
South Dakota
- Interesting state pardon stories - December 29, 2004
- A range of sentencing stories - December 25, 2004
Texas
- Sister Prejean powerful perspective - December 23, 2004
- Continuing coverage of capital (in)justice, Texas-style - December 5, 2004
- Pardon me - November 19, 2004
Vermont
- Interesting state pardon stories - December 29, 2004
- A range of sentencing stories - December 25, 2004
Washington
- Interesting state pardon stories - December 29, 2004
West Virginia
- Interesting state pardon stories - December 29, 2004
Wisconsin
- And now from the business desk... - July 8, 2004