The presidential pardon power /
Looks at the history of presidential pardons, describing the framers' vision of the power and its uses, and misuses, over the years.
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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Langue: | anglais |
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Lawrence, Kan. :
University Press of Kansas,
©2009.
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| Accès en ligne: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctv5jxpzp |
Table des matières:
- The pardon power and the Constitution
- Executive and legislative clemency power
- Clemency before Watergate
- Watergate, Ford, and the Nixon pardon
- Special counsel investigations, pre- and post-Watergate
- Three recent presidents and abuse of the pardon power.