Tag: Pardon
President Donald Trump’s pardon of former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio divided Arizona Republicans Friday, with Gov. Doug Ducey calling the ex-lawman a friend and U.S. Sen. John McCain criticizing...
Trump’s first pardon spares political ally Arpaio
In this Jan. 26, 2016, file photo, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, left, is joined by former Maricopa CountynSheriff Joe Arpaio during a new conference at...
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Trump pardons Arpaio
President Donald Trump on Friday pardoned former sheriff Joe Arpaio, the retired Arizona lawman who was convicted for intentionally disobeying a judge’s order in an immigration case. The White House...
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Trump considers Arpaio pardon, critics call out president
Convicted Sheriff Joe Arpaio says he isn’t seeking Trump’s pardon
In this Jan. 26, 2016, photo, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is joined by Maricopa County, Ariz., Sheriff Joe Arpaio at a campaign event in Marshalltown,...
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Montenegro recommends pardon for immigrant deported after drug crimes
The Board of Executive Clemency and an immigration hawk state representative are asking for the state to pardon a man living in the country illegally after being deported for drug-related...
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Cause célèbre: Ex-con uses Watergate figure and reluctant 1950s entertainer in bid for pardon
The Board of Executive Clemency was impressed that singer Pat Boone, two former Arizona lawmakers and a figure in the 1970s Watergate scandal all went to bat for Greg Shideler...
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Arizona man wants execution delay until after Brewer’s gone
Appeals court refuses to block Arizona execution
An Arizona death-row inmate is asking the state Supreme Court to block his execution Wednesday so a lower court can consider whether the inmate’s rights to a fair clemency hearing...
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Request to block execution cites clemency issue
An Arizona death-row inmate is asking the state Supreme Court to block his execution Wednesday so a lower court can consider whether the inmate’s rights to a fair clemency hearing...
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Arizona death-row inmate’s lawsuit heads to court
[caption id="attachment_45451" align="alignleft" width="239" caption="This undated photo provided by the Arizona Department of Corrections shows death-row inmate Samuel Villegas Lopez. Lopez's attorneys are fighting his upcoming execution, arguing in one...
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Pardon scandal illustrates need for public notice adherence
Call former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour’s pardons of more than 200 convicted felons what you want — egregious, nonsensical or, if you’re so inclined — justified. More worrisome, though, may...
