Criminal Law

The power to pardon
The act of of the executive pardon is both an act of mercy and a political act. Doug Berman in this post nails the questions of why isn’t the MSM addressing the last administration’s pardon record: Fortunately, some thoughtful bloggers are trying to make sure these pardon issues does not get lost in all the [...

Pardon Power
I want to highlight a relatively new blog, Pardon Power, maintained by P.S. Ruckman, Associate Professor of Political Science at Rock Valley College in Illinois...

More remembering of the Clinton pardon ugliness
Thanks to this post at Pardon Power, I see another commentary today recalling the pardon scandal that Bill Clinton created his last day as president...

Georgia clemency hearing update
The Georgia  Board of Pardons and Paroles said Friday it will not hold a clemency hearing for  Jack Alderman but will hold a hearing for Troy Davis...

Providing a positive spin on the pardon attorney scandal
Former US Pardon Attorney Margaret Colgate Love sent me this e-mail which suggests good might come from the latest disturbing news from the US Pardon Attorney's Office: It occurred to me that the ugly situation in the Pardon Attorney's Office,...

Should Prez Bush (or would a Prez Clinton) consider a pardon for Gov Spitzer?
Over at Pardon Power, P.S. Ruckman already has this entertaining post talking about Governor Eliot Spitzer and clemency issues...

Power of Attorney and Living Wills for the aged
Options for caring for aging parents

Estate Planning
Documents: durable power of attorney, living will, letter of instruction, and insurance trust

Grandparents Visitation Rights
Every state lets elderly grandparents petition to visit grandchildren

Living Wills and Powers of Attorney
Laws effecting the elderly

If my stepmother goes on Medicaid, can they take my father's house and assets if they have been separated for many years but are still legally married (NJ)?
if medicaid up there is the same as in sc, they willnot take the houses. medicai...

my boyfriend is a green card holder in the U.S.and is married here in the Philippines .. the marriage last for 2 years . his wife now gave birth from another man,he is planning to marry me here in the Philippines but the
if your b.f. is a greenc ard holder,he can file for a divorce and the Phil. law ...

My husband went to maryland to visit his son he stayed for 11/2 mths became very ill.I came doen from NYC tro bring him home and was told by the hospital that his son his power of attorney to make all decisions health an
Get in touch with a lawyer ASAP. What he's done is illegal, and if you'...

What is the difference between an executor in a will and power of attorney?
You would have to have a power of attorney to access your brothers records at th...

Can collection agency call me for my mother debt that she never had?
Get an Attorney - quickly. Do not talk to the collection people. Do not tell the...

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