In a statement, Biden said that with his latest action he has “issued more individual pardons and commutations than any president in U.S. history.” “Today’s clemency action provides relief ...

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 ...

U.S. presidents have the authority to grant clemency, which includes both pardons and commutations. A pardon relieves a ...

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 ...

Trump's clemency for Jan. 6 rioters and Biden's reprieve for family represent merely the latest chapters in an odd history of the presidential pardon.

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.

Blagojevich was commuted after serving nearly eight of his 14-year sentence in February 2020, during President Trump's first ...