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In English law, a proclamation is a formal announcement ("royal proclamation"), made under the great seal, of some matter which the King-in-Council or Queen-in-Council desires to make known to his or her subjects: e.g., the declaration of war, or state of emergency, the statement of neutrality, the summoning or dissolution of Parliament, or the bringing into operation of the provisions of some ...
Citing Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution of the United States, the proclamation established two distinct categories of clemency for individuals involved in the events at the United States Capitol during January 6, 2021. The first category of clemency consisted of sentence commutations to time served for fourteen specifically named ...
A proclamation is a form of presidential directive that calls for a specific action from citizens or government officials. Similar to executive orders, proclamations are also published in the ...
A presidential proclamation is an instrument that: states a condition, declares a law and requires obedience, recognizes an event, or; triggers the implementation of a law, by recognizing that the circumstances described in the law have been realized.
Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes had his 18-year sentence commuted. The presidential proclamation pardoning the 1,600 said that it "ends a grave national injustice that has been perpetrated ...
Stacker describes the events after the Emancipation Proclamation leading to the full abolition of slavery, using records, academic commentary, and reports.
The Confederacy stated that black U.S. soldiers captured while fighting against the Confederacy would be tried as slave insurrectionists in civil courts—a capital offense with an automatic sentence of death. Less than a year after the law's passage, the Confederates massacred black U.S. soldiers at Fort Pillow. [118] [page needed]
In a proclamation titled “Granting Pardons And Commutation Of Sentences For Certain Offenses Relating To The Events At Or Near The United States Capitol On January 6, 2021,” Trump pardoned all ...