The Supreme Court will no longer hear an oral argument for a case centered on bond rights for noncitizens detained for lengthy periods, ruling the case moot after New York Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul pardoned a lawfully present Dominican citizen, who pleaded guilty to second-degree ******* ault.
Hochul pardoned Keisy Guerrero Mariano, who is identified in court documents as "Keisy GM," in late August, effectively killing the Trump administration's appeal to the Supreme Court arguing that noncitizens, including those with green card status, do not have a legal right to a bond hearing for a prolonged detention if they have committed crimes that are grounds for mandatory deportation.
Hochul, who is staunchly opposed to President Donald Trump's immigration enforcement crackdown, issued the pardon for Mariano just as the brief was due.
Federal Appeals Court Compares Trump Migrant Detention Policy To ******* anese American Internment
FILE - New York Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul pardoned Keisy Guerrero Mariano in late August.

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(Corrects the spelling of the name in paragraph 1 from Success Masra to Succes ‌Masra)
N'DJAMENA, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Chad's presidency said in ‌a statement that President Mahamat Idriss Deby has pardoned his main rival and opposition leader Succes Masra, who has been in jail for more than a year for inciting violence and complicity to murder.
• Masra, a former ‌prime minister, was ⁠sentenced to 20 years and fined 1 billion CFA francs ($1.77 million) last year ⁠in a trial that was criticized by human rights activists as politically motivated.
• Masra will be released in the coming days, the statement said, after the presidency ‌agreed to a request for a pardon submitted by his attorneys.
• Masra was internationally recognized as the most vocal figure in the opposition. He will be freed along with eight other political figures, the ‌statement said.

#presidency #success #reuters

By Kanishka Singh
WASHINGTON, Aug 7 (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on Friday it was moving to dismiss an ‌insider trading lawsuit against Terren Peizer, a former healthcare executive ‌who was convicted of insider trading by a federal jury in 2024 and then pardoned by President Donald Trump.
Here are the details:
• In 2023, Peizer, 65, the founder and former chief executive of healthcare company Ontrak, was charged by the Department of Justice with insider trading.
• The SEC also launched civil insider ‌trading charges against him ⁠in a parallel action.

#peizer #executive #kanishka #reuters

Ben Affleck has joined the list of celebrity winners of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.
The Argo star took home the top prize with help from Jeopardy! champion Jamie Ding.
Affleck conquered the $1 million question almost exactly one year after his Good Will Hunting co-star and best friend Matt Damon did the same. Damon was similarly paired with Jeopardy! wiz and current host Ken Jennings, who helped him reach the top prize for charity.
The money from Affleck and Ding's victory will go toward Affleck's Eastern Congo Initiative, which is dedicated to supporting the people living in the African region.
In the final question, Affleck and Ding had to guess which turkeys were not pardoned by a US president: Peanut ****** er & Jelly; Tater & Tot; Mac & Cheese; or Spaghetti & Meatball. The pair used their lifeline to ask host Jimmy Kimmel, who guessed the answer as Spaghetti & Meatball.
"I would bet on Jimmy," Affleck agreed. "I would go for it."

#affleck #spaghetti #star #prize

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday pardoned 11 people, including a former business partner of Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff and nine people identified by the White House as having helped people bypass emissions control systems on vehicles.
The acts of clemency come as Trump has issued a slew of pardons in his second term, particularly for allies, public figures and those seen as politically aligned.
His use of the presidency's sweeping ability to unilaterally grant pardons and commute sentences is among the ways the Republican's return to office has featured an expansive use of executive power.
Trump earlier on Friday announced some of the pardons on social media, without identifying any of the recipients by name.
"It is my Great Honor to have just signed Pardons for six people who were persecuted by the Biden Administration, and were in, or being sent to, prison, for 'fixing their car,'" Trump wrote on his Truth Social media network.

ATLANTA (AP) — Reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley are accusing one of their former defense attorneys of legal malpractice that they say led them to be convicted and imprisoned, separating them from each other and their family, ruining their reputations and costing them millions.
The Chrisleys were initially indicted in August 2019 and a jury in Atlanta convicted them in June 2022 on charges including bank fraud and tax evasion. Todd Chrisley was sentenced to serve 12 years in federal prison while Julie Chrisley got seven years. Both were released last year after President Donald Trump pardoned them.
The lawsuit filed Friday says the law firm, Balch & Bingham, "held itself out as capable of defending Todd and Julie Chrisley in one of the most consequential federal criminal prosecutions in the country. It was not."
The partner who led the Chrisleys' defense, Chris Anulewicz, "had no meaningful defense experience" and the firm knew that or should have known that, the lawsuit says. But the firm let him lead the case "because the Chrisley name meant money, publicity, and the kind of high-profile notoriety that brings in business."
The Chrisleys are asking for a jury trial and are seeking compensatory damages "in excess of $25 million," as well as compensation for their legal costs and attorney fees.

Democratic Sen. Cory Booker said Sunday that he expects Republican opposition to President Donald Trump's policy agenda to grow after his administration's recent push to create a $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund, among other actions.
"We fought a revolution to stop exactly this -- a ruler from taking public funds and doing whatever they want with no checks and balances," Booker told ABC News' "This Week" co-anchor Jonathan Karl. "This president is giving us a master class in our own democracy by tearing it down."
The anti-weaponization fund would allow those who claim they were victims of the government to apply for compensation and could include those convicted, but pardoned by Trump, for participating in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.
But that fund's creation was temporarily blocked by a federal judge on Friday, one of multiple Trump actions halted by courts in the last week. In a separate case, a federal judge ordered Trump's name to be removed from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
Trump says 'no interest' in Kennedy Center overhaul after judge orders his name removed

Trump pardons turkeys, Gobble and Waddle, ahead of Thanksgiving

President Trump pardoned two turkeys on Tuesday, sparing them from being served for Thanksgiving dinner this week. The 78th annual lighthearted White House tradition marked the first of Trump’s second term.
The turkeys, named Gobble and Waddle, both weigh over 50 pounds and hail from North Carolina.
“This is a lucky day for them,” Trump said from the White House Rose Garden.
“Gobble, I just want to tell you this, very important — you are hereby, unconditionally pardoned,” Trump said, to which Gobble let out a loud “gobble go