pardons

A Kentucky Senator has tried to limit when governors can issue pardons or commute sentences in a gubernatorial election year during five of the last six legislative sessions. This year’s attempt gained committee approval on Wednesday.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Republican Gov. Bill Lee says he is pardoning 43 people who have served out their sentences in what he says is “very different” than President Joe Biden’s recent wave of commutations. Lee’s latest clemency moves are nearly double his next highest total for a single year.

A western Kentucky attorney was among the dozens of people who were pardoned by President Joe Biden Thursday.

A Senate committee approved a constitutional amendment Wednesday that would limit the pardons of the governor before elections and inaugurations. The bill’s sponsor says it’s designed to make sure outgoing governors don’t abuse their power.

A man pardoned by former Gov. Matt Bevin for a 2014 murder has been indicted on federal charges related to the same incident.Court records unsealed on…

At least four Tennessee men are among the 73 people pardoned by President Donald Trump during the final hours of his term. Nashville resident Robert…