Top of the Hour: Barbour Pardons Deemed Legal by Mississippi Supreme Court, Morning Headlines

The Takeaway

Before leaving office, Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour issued pardons based on the prisoners’ “repentance, rehabilitation and redemption.” The pardons included four convicted killers. Yesterday, the Mississippi Supreme Court ruled the pardons were legal.

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