governor-must-again-re-do-requests-to-keep-clemency-records-secret 
At the Lectern
JUNE 2, 2021
The Supreme Court last week issued an administrative order revising its policy about the confidentiality of records submitted to the court by a governor that support requests for clemency recommendations. Newsom then submitted a motion to seal the records “in part,” in December 2019.
At the Lectern
JULY 7, 2021
David Snyder, executive director of the First Amendment Coalition, writes in the Sacramento Bee about the Supreme Court’s recent administrative order revising its policy about the confidentiality of records submitted to the court by a governor that support requests for clemency recommendations.
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At the Lectern
FEBRUARY 23, 2022
The Supreme Court today ruled that the record Governor Gavin Newsom submitted with his request for the court’s permission to commute the life without parole sentence of Howard Ford will remain partially inaccessible to the public. A redacted version of the record is open for inspection. See here and here.)
At the Lectern
MARCH 16, 2022
In response to a motion to unseal, the Supreme Court today returned to Governor Gavin Newsom the file he submitted in support of his request for a recommendation to commute James Ratliff ’s 1987 sentence of life without parole plus 13 years and four months for first degree murder, attempted murder, and burglary with a sentence enhancement.
At the Lectern
JUNE 23, 2021
The Supreme Court today gave Governor Gavin Newsom permission to commute Yvette Cooper ‘s 2009, 22-year and four-month sentence for three counts of burglary. The court has now approved all 35 of Newsom’s pardon and sentence commutation requests. Related: The Supreme Court’s clemency backlog hasn’t gotten any better.
At the Lectern
SEPTEMBER 29, 2021
The Supreme Court today ruled that various clemency records will remain partially inaccessible to the public. All but Burton’s clemency recommendation request were submitted by Brown. The issue whether these six clemency files would be kept confidential has been unresolved for a long time. Links added.).
At the Lectern
JUNE 16, 2021
The Supreme Court today gave Governor Gavin Newsom permission to commute Suzanne Bishop ‘s 2013 sentence of 190-years-to-life for robbery as a third strike and vehicle theft as a repeat offender. One old request for a clemency recommendation was returned to the Governor without action.
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