Mark Osler
@markosler.bsky.social
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Criminal Law prof. at the University of St. Thomas, clemency advocate.
As many of you know, I run a clemency clinic where my students visit our clients in federal prison. We are short on travel money this year, because I took on more students. Please support us-- go to "commutation clinic" in the "designation" drop-down.
www.givecampus.com/campaigns/40...
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Here is the four minutes I got (and really enjoyed) talking with Ailsa Chang on NPR's "All Things Considered" this afternoon.
www.npr.org/2025/10/28/n...
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A GOP-led House committee takes aim at what it calls Biden's 'autopen presidency'
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with University of St. Thomas law professor Mark Osler about the House Oversight Committee's call for an investigation into President Biden's executive actions signed by autop...
https://www.npr.org/2025/10/28/nx-s1-5588624/a-gop-led-house-committee-takes-aim-at-what-it-calls-bidens-autopen-presidency
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oslersrazor.blogspot.com/2025/08/sund...
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Sunday Reflection: The Heartbroken
On Friday, I was riding home from work along Minnehaha Creek and realized I was just five blocks from Annunciation Catholic Church where c...
https://oslersrazor.blogspot.com/2025/08/sunday-reflection-heartbroken.html?m=1
3 months ago
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Fresh (and short) scholarship to download for free!
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Clemency and Violent Crimes: The Wall Comes Tumbling Down
The Trump and Biden administrations established new trends in the use of the pardon power. One of the most striking shifts was both Presidents’ willingness to e
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5402175
3 months ago
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wacotrib.com/opinion/colu...
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Mark Osler: 2 big AI time bombs loom on horizon
AI will transform much of our society and economy. More money is being spent to build AI chip factories than on construction related to all other American manufacturing combined.
https://wacotrib.com/opinion/column/article_b7a236c9-d6eb-47fd-9084-fe9f66dda723.html
3 months ago
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Here it is: My daughter's full published account of how Goldy Gopher ended up at her wedding.
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It Happened to Me: Goldy Gopher Came to My Gay Wedding - Racket
Goldy’s in-your-face affection knows no labels or limits, though his fee and time constraints are nonnegotiable.
https://racketmn.com/goldy-gopher-university-of-minnesota-gay-wedding
5 months ago
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Local Event: White Collar Speaker: Prof. Mark Osler, Univ. of St. Thomas Law School
Check out the latest community post from one of your neighbors. (The views expressed in this post are the author’s own.)
https://patch.com/new-york/new-york-city/calendar/event/20250624/96386a86-6a17-4c2c-a5a9-af122a9f073c/white-collar-speaker-prof-mark-osler-univ-of-st-thomas-law-school
5 months ago
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It about narcotics sentencing. And, kind of, The Band.
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The Weight | Federal Sentencing Reporter | Duke University Press
https://read.dukeupress.edu/fsr/article/doi/10.1215/10539867-11692648/400701/The-Weight?guestAccessKey=d21cdfa9-0f33-49c1-a072-8da5c6301899&fbclid=IwY2xjawKpr4NleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFiR0d2UDR4bW9NRUpZNVZKAR6Is_wDqlJ_9r4LCHGHHGjW4_Hc4aRBmYVkGaahv2CZzKJ8UD3FW_AH-vyXgg_aem_RgQI4JoQYfxg_vPYuNiMBg
6 months ago
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Minnesotans! Come hear
@rachelbarkow.bsky.social
talk about her new book on April 29.
7 months ago
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www.pbs.org/video/clemen...
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The Open Mind | Clemency for America | Season 2025
Legal scholar Mark Osler discusses the justice solution of clemency.
https://www.pbs.org/video/clemency-for-america-8rws2i/
10 months ago
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A letter from Jimmy Carter
It followed from a direct — and unanticipated — challenge he gave me regarding impact and effective change.
https://www.startribune.com/a-letter-from-jimmy-carter/601200516
11 months ago
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Accurately quoted, and this is a great news piece:
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Biden pardoned son while leaving hundreds seeking clemency in limbo
President Biden’s historic one-day clemency act included commutations that sparked outrage, in part because the White House skipped normal vetting procedures.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/12/22/biden-clemency-petitions-hunter-pardon/
11 months ago
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That's a weird take. If you listen to the actual interview, I defend Biden's grant to CARES Act people after they quoted Amy Klobuchar's criticism of what Biden did. Here is the segment:
www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...
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11 months ago
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Tonight on PBS's NewsHour, I got to talk about the clemency grants today:
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
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What Biden's historic commutations mean
President Biden announced he's commuting the prison sentences of some 1,500 people and issuing pardons to 39 others convicted of nonviolent crimes. That marks the largest number of commutations by a ...
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/what-bidens-historic-commutations-mean-for-non-violent-drug-offenders
11 months ago
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This was a great discussion of clemency (though I got a little rant-y at the end).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hN2p...
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President Biden’s Pardon Legacy and the Future of the Federal Clemency Power
YouTube video by The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hN2pmrEgl0U
11 months ago
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I'll be on PBS NewsHour tonight talkin' clemency. Which is pretty much what I love talking about.
11 months ago
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I am happy about Biden's pardons and commutations today. There must be more,. BUT... the CARES group is good, and one of the groups that
@rachelbarkow.bsky.social
and I described in our NYT op-ed. Also, one of my UST clinic clients received a pardon based on the great work of student Jessica Ally.
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To my new connections- I have been blogging daily since 2006, about everything and nothing. I skipped right over Ted talks, podcasts, Tik Tok, etc. and just kept it old school. On Fridays I welcome everyone to offer a haiku. You can find it here:
oslersrazor.blogspot.com/2024/12/haik...
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Osler's Razor: Haiku Friday: What do you want from Santa?
https://oslersrazor.blogspot.com/2024/12/haiku-friday-what-do-you-want-from-santa.html
12 months ago
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So glad to see it-- and I hope people in the WH do, too.
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12 months ago
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Just out from
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and I:
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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Hunter Biden and the Future of Clemency
Biden knows there is a better way to use it—other people’s children also deserve mercy.
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/hunter-biden-pardon-democrats/
12 months ago
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Accurately quoted, and this is a good piece:
www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/...
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As Joe Biden pardons his son, politicized justice is a rising concern
A blanket pardon for the president’s son, Hunter Biden, comes amid wider signs that federal justice isn’t immune from the political divisiveness that has gripped America’s public square.
https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2024/1203/hunter-biden-pardon-trump-justice?fbclid=IwY2xjawG9aWdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHcVpDgf9f1sHc0yEuckmTOMwqsLPXx98s7JknbQ-6vtobJpe1Jq57cIGNA_aem_-RqF4lq6a-5LkoWZOPiOxQ
12 months ago
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reposted by
Mark Osler
Rachel Barkow
12 months ago
If you want to learn about the Biden clemency record so far (aside from the pardon of Hunter) and what he should be doing in the time remaining, please read this piece Mark Osler and I wrote in September begging him to use this power in the time he has left.
www.nytimes.com/2024/09/18/o...
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Opinion | Biden Needs to Work on His Clemency Legacy
It is more important than ever in an era of grossly excessive punishments and mass incarceration.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/18/opinion/biden-record-clemency.html
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Current thoughts...
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Behind the president's pardon power
The absolute power of the presidential pardon has once again proven to be at odds with a system of government that depends on checks and balances. What's the history of the pardon? We hear from Mark O...
https://www.tpr.org/podcast/the-source/2024-12-02/behind-the-presidents-pardon-power?fbclid=IwY2xjawG8LV1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHfjiQBYop6xLzJ31a_3O3Umqc1hy3FvBmXNroom1MXQgT3GpbQwoyLjAzQ_aem_Nzlxvlz3v8tMQ55WPXfXBQ
12 months ago
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Coming up Tuesday of next week, and so well timed!
moritzlaw.osu.edu/president-bi...
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President Biden’s Pardon Legacy and the Future of the Federal Clemency Power
Both Barack Obama and Donald Trump closed out their presidential terms with a significant number of clemency grants, though the processes adopted by these two presidents differed dramatically. Preside...
https://moritzlaw.osu.edu/president-bidens-pardon-legacy-and-future-federal-clemency-power?utm_campaign=law_marketing-activity_fy25&utm_content=1730297340&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
12 months ago
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reposted by
Mark Osler
John Pfaff
12 months ago
As I see more and more outraged takes on the Hunter pardon, just want to re-up this. Basically, I think
@rachelbarkow.bsky.social
and
@markosler.bsky.social
should have sole possession of the floor. We should all be more outraged by the pardons we DON'T see than the ones we do.
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Left X months ago, but miss the format. I've already noticed how many posts there are here about books-- a good sign!
about 1 year ago
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