But some participants were also protesting the 1977 conviction of Native American activist Leonard Peltier on murder charges, according to Jack Magee of New Bedford, an attorney who worked for ...

With just moments left before he leaves office, President Joe Biden commuted the sentence of indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, who was convicted in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents and is ...

On January 19, 2025, former U.S. President Joe Biden commuted the prison sentence of Leonard Peltier, allowing the Native American activist to spend the rest of his days at home. The subject of ...

ASSOCIATED PRESS The now 80-year-old Peltier was wanted for the attempted murder of a Milwaukee police officer at the time, although the two agents didn’t know that. Peltier and three others ...

The agents weren't aware that Peltier was also the subject of an arrest warrant for the attempted murder of an off-duty police officer in Wisconsin. According to court documents, Williams warned ...

Documentarians worked quickly to change up the ending of 'Free Leonard Peltier' after Biden commuted Peltier's sentence.

More than 100 people gathered Jan. 25 on the Pine Ridge Reservation at the site of the June 26, 1975, shootout that left two FBI agents and a Native man dead ...

I was extremely disgusted and sickened to learn of outgoing President Joe Biden’s commutation of the sentence of double murderer Leonard Peltier, serving two life sentences for killing FBI ...

Letter writers discuss Joe Biden’s commutation of Leonard Peltier’s sentence, safe gun storage, Donald Trump’s pardons, and federal workers being asked to ‘spy’ on ...

“Peltier is a ruthless murderer who has shown a complete lack of remorse for his many crimes,” Wray wrote. “The overwhelming and unassailable evidence of Peltier’s guilt, coupled with his ...

Jesse Short Bull and David France's documentary tells Peltier's story all the way through President Joe Biden's commutation.

Peltier, a member of the Turtle Mountain Band ... The activist was convicted of first-degree murder for the deaths of FBI Special Agents Ronald Williams and Jack Coler. However, his case has ...