Trump Pardons Anti-Abortion Activists Who Blockaded Clinic
The move came ahead of the March for Life, the annual anti-abortion rally in Washington where Vice President JD Vance is expected to address attendees.
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Trump pardons anti-abortion protesters ahead of March for Life
President Trump issued pardons Thursday for nearly two dozen anti-abortion activists who had been convicted of blockading abortion clinic entrances. “They should not have been prosecuted. Many of ...The Hill - 19h -
Trump pardons anti-abortion protesters a day before annual March for Life rally
President Donald Trump signed an executive order pardoning 23 anti-abortion activists Thursday, one day before he is expected to address thousands of anti-abortion demonstrators at their annual ...NBC News - 19h -
Judges who oversaw Jan. 6 cases push back on Trump pardons
Federal judges who oversaw Jan. 6 cases pushed back against President Trump’s sweeping pardons Wednesday. U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell wrote in in court filings for Proud Boys Nicholas Ochs and ...The Hill - 1d -
The significance of presidential pardons, and who is getting one
Trump has pardoned almost 1,600 people charged in connection with the 2021 US Capitol riots.BBC News - 2d -
Trump Just Pardoned Himself
Because presidents exercise such unfettered discretion in granting clemency, these actions provide useful insights into their true character.The New York Times - 2d -
As Trump is inaugurated, activists ask: is there any point in mass protest?
Some say Trump part two needs a new strategy as ‘the novelty of mass mobilization has kind of worn off’. Donald Trump inauguration – live updates Prominent leftwing activists across the US say ...The Guardian - 4d -
Biden pardons 5, including late civil rights activist and Virginia Speaker
President Biden on Sunday announced pardons for five individuals, including multiple civil rights advocates, and commuted the sentences of two others. “America is a country built on the promise of ...The Hill - 5d -
Anita Bryant, anti-gay rights activist and singer, dead at 84
Anita Bryant Dry, known popularly Anita Bryant — a singer and crusader against the progress of gay rights — has died at the age of 84, her family announced in an obituary.The Hill - Jan. 10 -
Climate group calls for Biden to pardon activists for museum demonstrations
An international climate advocacy organization called on President Biden to pardon four activists charged with felonies in connection with climate demonstrations before leaving office. Two of the ...The Hill - Jan. 3
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