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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.

Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Crouch, Jeffrey
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Lawrence, Kan. : University Press of Kansas, ©2009.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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.