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"What pardons will Bush issue?"

By Douglas A. Berman

The title of this post is the title of this local article, which asks what is likely to be a hot questions in lots of circles a little more than a week from today.  The article is focused on the possibility for preemptive pardons for people responsible for carrying out your administration's interrogation policies, but of course the question raises issues that go far beyond questions related to the lawfulness of some of the Bush Administration's activities. Of course, as of late yesterday, a new name may have appeared on would-be pardon short lists: Senator Ted Stevens.  I have had a fun time speculating about whether President Bush ought to seriously consider a pardon or commutation for Senator Stevens, especially if he were to win re-election...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on October 28, 2008 (boomark / email).