State attorneys general have a higher profile than in years past, thanks to lawsuits against the federal government and ...

The call to self-examination and repentance could not have come at a more critical time given upheavals, divisions, conflicting ideologies.

Gavin Newsom gave everyone a clearer idea about when the Menendez brothers will face the parole board in their request for clemency.

The pardon came just two weeks after Kelsey reported to federal prison to serve a 21-month sentence for campaign finance crimes he pleaded guilty to.

On March 7, the CDC announced that it was launching a large-scale study into possible links between vaccines and autism, ...

Mel Gibson lost his right to possess firearms after a domestic assault case in 2011 where he threatened his ex-girlfriend.

Executive orders are unlawful if they override federal laws and statutes, and the president cannot use them to sidestep checks and balances, such as the power vested in Congress to make new laws or ...

The Justice Department's former pardon attorney alleges that she was recently fired from her post due to her refusal to ...

It might seem obvious, but a judge had to explain why the president’s clemency doesn't void liability in a separate murder ...

The pardon power is a rare instance where our government has enshrined the quality of mercy. That's a virtue we should value ...

High-profile convicts are rushing to cast themselves as victims of a vengeful justice system in the hope that President ...