Clemency

clemency-and-pardon

A woman refused a presidential or gubernatorial pardon in a widely noted case, prompting questions about why someone would decline relief that typically signals exoneration or r...

government-and-policy

A presidential pardon is an executive power that forgives a person for a federal crime, removing penalties and restoring certain rights. It applies only to federal offenses and...

Celebrity Profiles

Alice Johnson commonly refers to a U.S. criminal justice advocate whose sentence commutation in 2018 drew national attention. This profile explains who Alice Johnson is, the spe...

Status Updates

Chelsea Manning received a commutation of her sentence in 2017 and was later pardoned in 2025 by President Joe Biden. A commutation reduced her prison term, allowing release in...

clemency-and-pardons

Kim Kardashian has used her platform to urge and help secure presidential pardons for several individuals, most prominently Alice Marie Johnson. This explainer describes who she...

Celebrity Profiles

In short, available public information indicates that Sean Combs, commonly known as Diddy, has sought or asked for executive clemency in the form of a presidential pardon, but a...

clemency-law

This explainer examines what makes a presidential pardon famous and why it matters over time. A pardon is an executive power that forgives federal crimes, removes punishment, an...

Status Updates

As of the latest publicly available records, Julie Chrisley, the television personality convicted of bank and tax fraud in the Chrisley Knows Best case, has not received a presi...