Questions tagged [pardon]
A government act to nullify a criminal charge or conviction of a person.
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Can the President of the United States pardon proactively?
President Trump's administration has just formally started the transition process. He is now officially a lame-duck President. It is common for outgoing Presidents to grant pardons in this last phase ...
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If the President's power to grant pardons is absolute, could he face any consequences?
Does the Presidential power to pardon include the power to avoid any consequences?
Consider this hypothetical situation:
An extremely rich individual (a US citizen) gets involved in a sordid love ...
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Do US presidential pardons include the cancellation of financial punishments?
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/20/anthony-levandowski-pardoned-after-stealing-trade-secrets-from-google.html says:
Anthony Levandowski pardoned after stealing trade secrets from Google
In August, ...
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What is the purpose of pardoning powers?
Various countries have pardoning powers given to either the president or the governor, this is secured as a constitutional right of the president and governor.
What is the purpose of such powers? Is ...
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If Trump pardons himself regarding the federal crime he tried to hide by cooking the books, is the New York conviction void?
[Note that Jen in their answer corrects quite a few of the premises of my question; read it. I let the question otherwise stand as-is.]
Falsifying business records in New York is only a felony if it ...
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If elected, could Jo Jorgensen practically/theoretically pardon everybody convicted of victimless crime?
Jo Jorgensen, the Libertarian Party candidate for US president in 2020, has said that if elected, she would pardon anyone convicted of a victimless crime.
Ignoring the fact that Congress would impeach ...
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Can a US president secretly pardon themselves?
I've seen quite a few widely-circulated tweets saying that Trump doesn't have to announce pardons, and we might not find out he's pardoned himself (or family members) until/unless they are indicted. (...
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Does accepting a pardon have any bearing on trying that person for the same crime in a sovereign jurisdiction?
In the United States, accepting a pardon is an admission to the crime. In Burdick_v._United_States, the majority opinion stated that a pardon "carries an imputation of guilt; acceptance a confession ...
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How are presidential pardons supposed to be used?
When and how are pardons supposed to be used? Why does the Constitution even grant the president the power to pardon? Can it be used to pardon any crime?
On the surface, it seems to make the ...
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Can President of the United States pardon himself if convicted of treason or some other wrong doing?
I wanted to know whether the POTUS could pardon himself if he/she is criminally charged with treason or some other wrong doing.
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Execution via pardon
Let’s say in this hypothetical scenario the president of the United States tweets something like “don’t be surprised if I pardon anyone that puts to death repeat heroin and fentanyl dealers dealing in ...
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Does the President's Pardon authority extend to crimes not committed at the time of the pardon?
Does the U.S. Constitutional power of the President to pardon extend to crimes not yet committed?
I know Ford gave Nixon a blanket pardon, but he did so for acts that (might have) been committed in ...
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Can Congress issue a legislative pardon?
Suppose that the President did not want to pardon someone, but Congress passed a private bill excusing a person from a violation of a law.
Suppose this bill became law (either through inaction of the ...
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Can the President of the US pardon everyone?
Can the President of the United States pardon everyone? For example, let's say a criminal organisation is committing crimes, after awhile they get raided by the police, everyone gets arrested and ...
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Indiana governor's pardon powers
Can the governor of Indiana issue preemptive pardons like the POTUS can?
If so,
what is the source of law that expressly confirms this, or at least leaves little doubt that this is within the ...
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