The Uses & Abuses of the Power to Pardon—And the Major Cases on the Docket of the Supreme Court

Amicus: A Law Review · Oct 1, 2022 · 1h 27m

In times when a former President raises the specter of pardoning all of the

defendants convicted of crimes for their involvement in the January 6 riot and

insurrection—and when one of that former President’s senior advisors seeks a

second pardon for his criminal culpability in the attempt to overthrow the operation

of government—it is fitting to explore the constitutional sources of the pardon

power, including its proper and “grace”-based invocations, along with the abuses

to justice accomplished when it is extended to family, friends, and political allies.

From Article II to Article III of…