Biden’s broad act of clemency also included others like Don Scott, the current Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates, who transformed a past drug conviction into a catalyst for advocacy in criminal justice reform.

One of the first official acts of President Donald Trump’s second term was to pardon nearly 1,500 rioters who attacked the U.S. Capitol.

The 2024-25 session began with the State Opening of Parliament on 17 July 2024. The exact pattern of recesses can change and is normally slightly different for the two Houses.

Virginia Speaker of the House of Delegates Don Scott says faith and family forged his path to redemption— a journey he hopes inspires anyone who has ever made a mistake.

President Joe Biden posthumously pardoned Marcus Garvey, the influential Black nationalist who inspired leaders like Malcolm X and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Kemba Smith Pradia was convicted of a non-violent drug offense in 1994, despite never selling or using drugs. She was sentenced to 24 year and served 6.5 years in prison for conspiracy to distributte.

As President Joe Biden approaches the end of his term, he has announced a series of last-minute commutations and pardons, including Virginia House Speaker Don Scott.

Former President Joe Biden signed a number of pardons and commutations on his way out of the White House as per tradition, according to new information.

President Biden on Sunday announced pardons for five individuals, including multiple civil rights advocates, and commuted the sentences of two others. “America is a country built on the promise of second chances,

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President Joe Biden has posthumously pardoned Black nationalist Marcus Garvey, who influenced Malcolm X and other Black civil rights leaders and was convicted of mail fraud in the 1920s.

On his last full day in the White House President Joe Biden pardoned Virginia House Speaker Don Scott, D-Portsmouth, who served nearly eight years in prison on a drug-related offense.