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What a Tennessee Pardon Really Means — and What It Doesn’t
In this episode, Brandon Burley breaks down one of the most misunderstood parts of criminal justice: pardons.
Following Tennessee Governor Bill Lee’s recent decision to grant clemency to 33 individuals—including a high-profile recipient—public conversation quickly blurred the line between forgiveness, expungement, and erasure of a criminal record. This episode explains, in plain terms, what a pardon actually does under Tennessee law—and just as importantly, what it does not do.
Brandon walks through how pardons affect employment, housing, professional licensing, travel, and public records…
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