4 days ago · Elizabeth (Liz) Oyer was appointed to serve as Pardon Attorney in April 2022. She brings to the position a depth of experience representing defendants in the federal criminal legal system, which shaped her understanding of the vital role that clemency plays in creating opportunities for second chances.

3 days ago · The former U.S. pardon attorney, Elizabeth G. Oyer, was terminated Friday after she opposed restoring actor Mel Gibson’s rights to carry a gun, her spokesperson and two Justice Department ...

2 days ago · Elizabeth Oyer said she was fired after refusing to back the restoration of gun ownership rights to actor Mel Gibson, a Trump supporter convicted on misdemeanor domestic-violence charges in 2011 ...

3 days ago · Elizabeth G. Oyer, the former U.S. pardon attorney for the Department of Justice, says she has been fired after she opposed restoring actor Mel Gibson's right to carry a gun, according to reports.

3 days ago · Elizabeth G. Oyer, the former pardon attorney, described the sequence of events as an alarming departure from longstanding practice, one that put public safety and the department’s integrity at ...

3 days ago · “This is dangerous,” attorney Elizabeth G. Oyer told The New York Times on Monday. “This isn’t political ― this is a safety issue.” A Justice Department official denied that the Gibson case was the cause of her dismissal, according to …

In an interview with the New York Times, pardon attorney Elizabeth Oyer said the request to add Gibson's name to a memo of people who should have their gun rights restored came at the last minute ...

6 days ago · Liz Oyer was appointed as the U.S. Pardon Attorney in 2022, holding a career Justice Department position. As the head of the Office of the Pardon Attorney, she was responsible for reviewing and processing clemency applications, advising the president on pardons and sentence commutations. Before assuming this role, Oyer had an extensive legal ...

6 days ago · Elizabeth “Liz” Oyer announced her dismissal Friday on LinkedIn where she shared a photo of a removal notice signed by newly installed Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche. “I’m sad to share that I was fired today from the job I have poured my …

2 days ago · Former DOJ pardon attorney Liz Oyer says she was fired after she refused to restore Mel Gibson’s gun rights. Oyer says the request came from an official working at the Department of Justice but ...

Elizabeth G. Oyer told The New York Times that she and several colleagues were fired from their federal post on Friday, March 7. Oyer’s termination came after a dispute over whether to reinstate ...

Former Justice Department pardon attorney Elizabeth G. Oyer says she was fired one day after she refused to recommend that actor Mel Gibson have his gun rights restored, according to the New York ...

Nov 15, 2023 · On Nov. 13, Pardon Attorney Elizabeth Oyer and members of her team visited Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Petersburg, which has a medium-security and low-security Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP) facility for men with an adjacent minimum security camp, located in Petersburg, Virginia.

3 days ago · Elizabeth G. Oyer graduated with honors from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service and later earned her law degree from Harvard Law School. At Harvard, she was an Executive Editor for the Harvard Law Review. Oyer was appointed as Pardon Attorney in April 2022. She worked as a federal public defender for a decade before her ...

2 days ago · Elizabeth Oyer told the New York Times that Gibson's case came up as part of a wider effort to restore gun rights to people who had been convicted of crimes. Felons are barred from purchasing or ...

Nov 29, 2023 · Elizabeth (Liz) Oyer was appointed to serve as Pardon Attorney in April 2022. She brings to the position a depth of experience representing defendants in the federal criminal legal system, which shaped her understanding of the vital role that clemency plays in creating opportunities for second chances.

Feb 22, 2023 · U.S. Pardon Attorney Liz Oyer. Elizabeth (Liz) G. Oyer is the Pardon Attorney, with responsibility for leading and directing the work of the Office of the Pardon Attorney.

Apr 18, 2022 · The Justice Department named Elizabeth Oyer as the U.S. Pardon Attorney, with responsibility for leading and directing the work of the Office of the Pardon Attorney. Oyer was Senior Litigation Counsel to the Office of the Federal Public Defender for Maryland, where she represented indigent defendants in federal district court.

2 days ago · Elizabeth Oyer Husband. Former pardon attorney Elizabeth “Liz” Oyer is married to Geoffrey Wyatt. Elizabeth and Geoffrey were married in August 2006 at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Washington. They met at Harvard Law School, from which they both graduated cum laude and where Elizabeth was an executive editor of the law review. ...

Elizabeth “Liz” Oyer, Esq., is Senior Litigation Counsel to the Office of the Federal Public Defender for Maryland. She represents indigent defendants at all stages of proceedings in federal district court.