Mark Osler
@markosler.bsky.social
Criminal Law prof. at the University of St. Thomas, clemency advocate.
New art for the office. I think this is the last piece my dad completed.
November 24, 2025 at 3:22 PM
New art for the office. I think this is the last piece my dad completed.
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.
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November 4, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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...
www.givecampus.com/campaigns/40...
Here is the four minutes I got (and really enjoyed) talking with Ailsa Chang on NPR's "All Things Considered" this afternoon.
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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...
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October 29, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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...
www.npr.org/2025/10/28/n...
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.
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July 1, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Here it is: My daughter's full published account of how Goldy Gopher ended up at her wedding.
racketmn.com/goldy-gopher...
racketmn.com/goldy-gopher...
The Weight | Federal Sentencing Reporter | Duke University Press
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June 1, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Minnesotans! Come hear @rachelbarkow.bsky.social talk about her new book on April 29.
April 15, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Minnesotans! Come hear @rachelbarkow.bsky.social talk about her new book on April 29.
Accurately quoted, and this is a great news piece:
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 22, 2024 at 2:58 PM
Accurately quoted, and this is a great news piece:
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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...
www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...
December 17, 2024 at 1:53 AM
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...
www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...
Tonight on PBS's NewsHour, I got to talk about the clemency grants today:
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
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 ...
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December 13, 2024 at 2:47 AM
Tonight on PBS's NewsHour, I got to talk about the clemency grants today:
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
This was a great discussion of clemency (though I got a little rant-y at the end).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hN2p...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hN2p...
President Biden’s Pardon Legacy and the Future of the Federal Clemency Power
YouTube video by The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law
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December 12, 2024 at 11:53 PM
This was a great discussion of clemency (though I got a little rant-y at the end).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hN2p...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hN2p...
I'll be on PBS NewsHour tonight talkin' clemency.
Which is pretty much what I love talking about.
Which is pretty much what I love talking about.
December 12, 2024 at 9:53 PM
I'll be on PBS NewsHour tonight talkin' clemency.
Which is pretty much what I love talking about.
Which is pretty much what I love talking about.
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.
December 12, 2024 at 1:35 PM
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.
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...
oslersrazor.blogspot.com/2024/12/haik...
Osler's Razor: Haiku Friday: What do you want from Santa?
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December 6, 2024 at 2:06 PM
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...
oslersrazor.blogspot.com/2024/12/haik...
So glad to see it-- and I hope people in the WH do, too.
After Hunter Biden pardon, @fwd.us launches 6-figure ad campaign on CNN & MSNBC urging President Biden to commute the sentences of thousands of people serving currently long federal prison sentences.
December 4, 2024 at 8:09 PM
So glad to see it-- and I hope people in the WH do, too.
Accurately quoted, and this is a good piece:
www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/...
www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/...
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.
www.csmonitor.com
December 4, 2024 at 4:58 PM
Accurately quoted, and this is a good piece:
www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/...
www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/...
Reposted by Mark Osler
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...
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.
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2024 at 2:55 AM
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...