PER CURIAM.
This is an action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 brought by Riley Dobi Noel, a prisoner under sentence of death. He claims that the State of Arkansas violated his constitutional right to due process when it interfered with his ability to prepare and present his case for executive clemency.
Because clemency is extended mainly as a matter of grace, and the power to grant it is vested in the executive prerogative, it is a rare case that presents a successful...
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