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.

Opis bibliograficzny
1. autor: Crouch, Jeffrey
Format: Licensed eBooks
Język:angielski
Wydane: Lawrence, Kan. : University Press of Kansas, ©2009.
Dostęp online:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctv5jxpzp
Spis treści:
  • 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.