Presidential pardons

President Barack Obama granted clemency to 231 individuals Monday, according to The White House.

For all the things President Obama says he can’t do because of the political gridlock in Washington, he can right a century-old wrong simply by picking up a pen. Tomorrow wouldn’t be too soon. Jack Johnson, boxing’s first black heavyweight champion, was arrested in October 1912, railroaded by an all-white jury the following June and […]

White criminals seeking presidential pardons over the past decade have been nearly four times as likely to succeed as minorities, a ProPublica examination has found. SEE ALSO: Father Says It Was ‘A Mistake’ To Use 9-year-old As Chauffeur ‘Tunnel Of Love’ Couple Busted Having Sex On Water Slide