Posts by Amanda Westrich
New York Seeks Power to Prosecute Individuals Pardoned by the President
New York lawmakers proposed a bill that allows prosecutors to bring state charges against people pardoned by the president. State Senator Todd Kaminsky and Assemblyman Joseph Lentol, both Democrats, introduced the legislation after Attorney General Eric Schneiderman requested a change to an existing law that precludes people from being charged a second time for the…
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