The pardon power of the President extends only to offenses cognizable under federal law.
The possibility that the pardon power has been abused for political ends is very much a political issue.
Under the Constitution, the president's pardon powers are absolute.
First, the President's pardon power is absolute under our Constitution.
The governor does not have pardon power in Georgia, but the prosecutor has the power to set aside the verdict.
Holding that the President's pardon power extends to pardoning people held for criminal contempt.
First, it must be understood that presidents have used their absolute pardon power in dubious cases from the beginning.
A president's use of the pardon power to protect himself is singularly reprehensible.
We could do this by limiting not how the pardon power is exercised, but when.
For its part, Congress may conclude that the pardon power is too broad.