There are four different types of clemency that fall under the president's pardoning power: pardon, amnesty, commutation and reprieve. As outlined by the White House, a pardon releases a person from punishment and restores all civil liberties; amnesty is the same as the pardon but is extended...
The article discusses various state pardoning models for solutions in relation to address the problems of the current executive clemency structure in the U.S. It notes that executive clemency in the U.S. has been after the pardoning power of the British monarchs in the seventeenth and ...
Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet criticizedPresident Joe Biden’s decision to pardon his son Hunter Biden, saying the president prioritized “the personal” over his responsibility to Americans. “When you turn around after you say month after month after month you’re not going to pardon your son...
Five U.S. presidents have considered pardoning Pollard. This study examines the factors affecting presidential decision-making toward pardoning Jonathan Pollard. The paper argues that Pollard endured thirty years of a life sentence because the American defense and intelligence community viewed him as a...
One of the U.S. president’s greatest powers is thepardon power. We were reminded over the weekend of howDonald Trumpwould wield it if he returns to the White House. While railing against the congressional committee thatinvestigated the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, the Republi...
Haase, Paul J., ```Oh My Darling Clemency': Existing or Possible Limitations on the Use of the Presidential Pardon Power" (2002) 39 American Criminal Law Review 1287Haase, Paul. ""Oh my darling clemency": Existing or possible limitations on the use of the presidential pardon power." The...
Haase, Paul J., ```Oh My Darling Clemency': Existing or Possible Limitations on the Use of the Presidential Pardon Power" (2002) 39 American Criminal Law Review 1287Haase, Paul. ""Oh my darling clemency": Existing or possible limitations on the use of the presidential pardon power." The...