Oklahoma City attorney representing Native activist granted clemency by President Biden
An Oklahoma City attorney says he's spent nearly five years on a legal team representing a North Dakota man former President Joe Biden decided to grant clemency to Monday.
Biden Grants Leonard Peltier Clemency in Killings of FBI Agents
Biden commuted the life sentence of Indigenous activist Peltier, who was convicted in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents.
Leonard Peltier, Member of MN-Launched American Indian Movement, Granted Presidential Clemency
Former President Joe Biden set presidential records for pardons and commutations during his time in office, a number he boosted by 2,500 people last week. Among those receiving last-second clemency: Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier,
Biden's clemency for activist Peltier 'as good as freedom'; blasted by FBI director
Native American activist Leonard Peltier said spending the rest of his life in home confinement after being granted clemency by former President Joe Biden is "as good as freedom," after Biden's own FBI director opposed commutation for a man sentenced to life for the killing of two FBI agents.
Biden commutes life sentence of Leonard Peltier, Native American activist imprisoned for almost 50 years
The commutation will allow Peltier, who has long maintained his innocence in the killing of two FBI agents, to spend his remaining days in home confinement.
'I'm going home': President Biden gives clemency to Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier
Former President Joe Biden commuted the life sentence of Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, who had been imprisoned for nearly 50 years, on Jan. 20.
‘Free Leonard Peltier': President Biden's Commuting of Indigenous Activist Sends Sundance Doc Rushing for New Ending
Sundance: David France and Jesse Short Bull's film tackles the 50-year story of activism surrounding the contentious conviction of the prominent American Indian Movement leader, whose sentence was commuted just one week before the film's premiere.
Wray urged Biden not to commute sentence of Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier
Former President Biden commuted the life sentence of Native American activist Leonard Peltier, who was convicted in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents, against the urgings of former FBI Director Christopher Wray.
Video: President Biden grants clemency to AIM activist Leonard Peltier on last day in office
On his last day in office, President Biden commuted the sentence of a Native American activist convicted in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents.
Leonard Peltier, attorney, others react to Biden granting clemency to Indigenous leader (copy)
Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier to return home to North Dakota following Monday morning clemency from Biden.
'Free Leonard Peltier' is premiering at the Sundance Film Festival. It's getting a new ending, just like its subject.
This is something that we always prepared for," producer Jhane Myers told Yahoo Entertainment about the documentary's ...
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‘Tears of joy’: Indian Country reacts to Leonard Peltier clemency
Native leaders, journalists and those impacted by the 1975 shootout on South Dakota's Pine Ridge Indian Reservation that led ...
Biden commutes sentence for Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, convicted in killing of FBI agents
Joe Biden commuted the sentence of Leonard Peltier, who was convicted in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents and is serving ...
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On the 75th Anniversary of D-Day, Native Americans Remember Veterans’ Service and Sacrifices
The first French monument to honor American Indian soldiers who fought on D-Day, it is part of a growing movement to acknowledge Native Americans’ contributions during World War II. To Shay ...
Iconic rock band responds to jailed activist’s pardon: ‘Anger is a gift’
Rage Against the Machine has reacted to former President Joe Biden's pardon of a Native American rights active.
Biden issues last-minute pardons for five family members — including his own brother
Biden issued the sweeping pardons just minutes before he departed the White House for the final time as president ...