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.
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Biden commutes sentence of Native American activist Leonard Peltier
“The President is commuting the life sentence imposed on Leonard Peltier so that he serves the remainder ... as well as a juror who was seated despite admitting to prejudice against Native Americans.
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Biden commutes sentence for Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, convicted in killing of FBI agents
WASHINGTON (AP) — Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier will return home nearly half a century ... his imprisonment an example of the U.S. government’s mistreatment of Native Americans. The White House ...
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As He Awaits Release From Federal Prison, Leonard Peltier Is Still in Danger, Advocates Say
The Native American activist is serving two life sentences ... As recently as a week ago, Free Leonard Peltier ended with its now 80-year-old subject simply plaintively hoping he’d be released ...
Leonard Peltier to be welcomed home Wednesday in North Dakota
NDN Collective announced Friday that longtime Chippewa activist Leonard Peltier would be returning home to North Dakota, ...
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Biden, on His Way Out the Door, Grants Clemency to Leonard Peltier
After nearly 50 years in federal prison, Native American rights activist Leonard Peltier has been released. President Joe Biden, in the final minutes of his presidency, commuted the sentence of ...
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Biden commutes sentence for Leonard Peltier, convicted in FBI killings
In one of his final acts as president, Joe Biden commuted the life sentence of Native American activist Leonard Peltier, whose case became a rallying cry for the Indigenous movement since his ...
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‘A champion’: Man who covered Leonard Peltier’s trial praises his release from prison
Members of the Kalpulli Yaocenoxtli and other activists urged U.S. President Joe Biden to grant Native American activist Leonard Peltier clemency outside of the White House in Washington ...
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Biden commutes life sentence of Leonard Peltier, Native American activist imprisoned for almost 50 years
Joe Biden, in one of his final acts as president Monday, commuted the life sentence of Native American rights activist Leonard Peltier, who was convicted of killing two FBI agents on the Pine ...
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Biden commutes sentence of Native American activist Leonard Peltier
President Biden on Monday commuted the life sentence of Native American activist Leonard Peltier, who was controversially convicted of murdering two FBI agents, within the final hour of his ...
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Biden commutes life sentence for Native American activist Leonard Peltier
President Joe Biden on Monday commuted the life sentence of Leonard Peltier, a Native American activist who has been imprisoned for nearly 50 years. Peltier, a member of the Turtle Mountain Band ...