No Pardon For Sheldon Silver As Trump Term Ends

By Reenat Sinay · January 20, 2021, 1:02 PM EST

Former New York Assembly speaker Sheldon Silver will continue serving a 6½-year sentence for bribery and extortion after President Donald Trump chose not to grant him clemency amid a slew of...

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Case Information

Case Title

Sheldon Silver, Petitioner v. United States, et al.

Case Number

Court

Supreme Court

Nature of Suit

Date Filed

July 23, 2020

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