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The president has the power to grant clemency only for federal offenses – but not state or local ones – and may pardon someone convicted in a U.S. district court, the Superior Court of the District of Columbia or a military court-martial.
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Joedy McCreary, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
At the court-martial, soldiers described a systematic slaughter of defenseless civilians.
—Adam Bernstein, Washington Post, 29 July 2024
Otherwise, a court-martial process is required, according to U.S. code.
—Matt Seyler, ABC News, 25 Nov. 2024
Promotion halted: Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin has blocked the promotion of a general who oversaw troops in Afghanistan during the U.S. withdrawal, as Trump’s transition team weighs possible court-martial proceedings.
—Abby Vervaeke, NBC News, 24 Nov. 2024
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Joedy McCreary, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
At the court-martial, soldiers described a systematic slaughter of defenseless civilians.
—Adam Bernstein, Washington Post, 29 July 2024
Otherwise, a court-martial process is required, according to U.S. code.
—Matt Seyler, ABC News, 25 Nov. 2024
Promotion halted: Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin has blocked the promotion of a general who oversaw troops in Afghanistan during the U.S. withdrawal, as Trump’s transition team weighs possible court-martial proceedings.
—Abby Vervaeke, NBC News, 24 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for court-martial
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On Friday, the supreme court reversed the appellate court, deciding that Luebbers had followed state law on consecutive sentences.—
Laura A. Bischoff,
The Enquirer,
2 Nov. 2024
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The federal lawsuit from Pennsylvania would go to an intermediate appeals court first, while the Michigan and North Carolina cases would be heard by state appellate and supreme courts before arriving at the nation's highest court.—
Catherine Cole,
CBS News,
28 Oct. 2024
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The high court held that Wong Kim Ark, who was born in San Francisco to Chinese immigrants, was a U.S. citizen because he was born in the country.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
21 Jan. 2025
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Montana’s high court petition was backed the National Republican Senatorial Committee, 15 other Republican state attorneys general and the America First Legal Foundation.—
Zach Schonfeld,
The Hill,
21 Jan. 2025
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Movies At Telluride, ‘Conclave’ pleases, even if other Oscar hopefuls aren’t ready for prime time Sept. 1, 2024 Early on, Callas parried these inquisitions with humor.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Nov. 2024
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Lost during last week’s inquisition into the Hail Mary and botched fullback dive was a careful examination of more macro issues the Bears are dealing with.—
Brad Biggs,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Nov. 2024
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The kangaroo court elevated Indiana and BYU past Tennessee this week despite the Vols winning comfortably against Mississippi State and the Hoosiers and Cougars gutting out close wins against unranked opponents on the road.—
Blake Toppmeyer,
The Tennessean,
14 Nov. 2024
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Which seems an odd determination from a court of inquiry about the shipboard officers’ council, which was fairly clearly a kangaroo court.—
Howard Schneider,
National Review,
21 Dec. 2023
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How, then, should these judges approach this opportunity to lock in their legacies and that of a conservative judiciary?—
Daniel Foster,
National Review,
23 Jan. 2025
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There is also much discontent among the public regarding the judiciary system, because there are still ongoing cases related to the coal theft issue that happened two years ago, and also some issues related to the development bank, so the people were asking about those processes.—
Charlie Campbell,
TIME,
22 Jan. 2025
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In a ruling published on Thursday, the Chalons-en-Champagne administrative tribunal ordered the prefecture to reconsider the application to keep the animal and ordered the state to pay €1,500 ($1,545) in damages to the hog’s owner.—
Reuters,
CNN,
17 Jan. 2025
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Rebuking a move by the International Criminal Court to charge top Israeli leaders with war crimes, the U.S. House passed a bill that would lead to sanctions for officials at the tribunal.—
Natasha Frost,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2025
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