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The U.S. Constitution establishes the president’s authority to “grant reprieves and pardons for offenses against the United States.” Found in Article II of the Constitution, this pardon power has become a topic of debate at the Capitol.
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The Presidential Pardon Power
The Constitution grants the president sweeping authority The U.S. Constitution establishes the president’s authority to “grant reprieves and pardons for offenses against the United States.” Found in Article II of the Constitution, this pardon power has become a topic of debate at the Capitol.
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A Constitutional Overview of the Pardon Power
Interpreting Article II, Section 2, Clause 1 of the Constitution
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Presidential Pardons: Selected Legal Issues
Forms of Clemency and the Clemency Process
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What Congress Is Doing on Presidential Pardons
The Constitution controls the pardon power. What can Congress do?
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Pros and Cons of Protecting Women in Sports
Ensuring female-only competition vs. denying transgender rights
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Pros and Cons of the Laken Riley Act
Countering immigrant crime vs. eroding civil rights
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Pros and Cons of Protecting Women in Sports
Ensuring female-only competition vs. denying transgender rights
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Pro & Con
Have recent presidents made proper use of their presidential pardon powers?
