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Kris Kobach: Granting clemency to multiple death row inmates — particularly in the final weeks of a gubernatorial term and based on…

On the recordJune 9, 2026
Granting clemency to multiple death row inmates — particularly in the final weeks of a gubernatorial term and based on personal opposition to the death penalty — would substitute one person’s policy preference for the considered judgment of juries, judges, and appellate courts.
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Kris Kobach
Kansas
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kansasreflector.com
Jun 9, 2026

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Kobach urges governor to deny clemency to death row inmates.

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