ASU Law’s Academy for Justice joins effort to erase criminal records for deserving presidential pardon recipients, offering true second chances

ASU Law Newsroom

December 19, 2024 – In a significant step toward criminal justice reform, the Weldon Angelos Presidential Pardon Expungements Act (H.R. 10248) has been introduced in Congress, offering new hope to those who have received presidential pardons but still face the lasting consequences of their criminal records.

This bipartisan bill, introduced into Congress by Congressman and North Dakota Governor-elect Kelly Armstrong (R-ND), is a collaborative effort between Weldon Angelos of The Weldon Project, and Erik Luna, faculty director of the Academy for Justice at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University.