U.S. presidents have the constitutional power to exercise leniency toward people who have committed federal crimes through ...

Hundreds of requests for pardons and clemency petitions for federal convictions are filed each year, but usually just a few result in a presidential pardon or commutation of sentence. Recent ...

"The increased pardon activity has elevated public attention on pardon power. This article explores the history, scope, and limitations of the pardon power, and provides answers to some practical ...

There is no limit to the number of pardons a U.S. President can issue, there are still some restrictions. Bitzer told WCNC ...

Native American activist Leonard Peltier, who was convicted in the 1970s of murdering two FBI agents, was released from ...

Nearly five years after commuting former Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s federal prison sentence, President Donald Trump on Monday ...

The low bar for pardons under presidents from both parties invites people do bad things because the risk of consequence is ...

Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, convicted of killing two FBI agents, was released after Biden commuted his life sentence ...

Adherence to established and neutral procedures would help bring much-needed credibility to the pardon process, and help stop the usage pardons and commutations as a political tool.

Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier has been released from a high-security Florida prison. For nearly half a century, Peltier's imprisonment has symbolized systemic injustice for Native Americans who ...