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 ...

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

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

"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 ...

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.

There is no limit to the number of pardons a U.S. President can issue, there are still some restrictions. Bitzer told WCNC Charlotte in an email that pardons are one of the broadest grants of ...

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

President Donald Trump on Monday granted a full pardon to former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who was convicted on 18 ...

A commutation, which reduces or removes a sentence but does not imply innocence, is not the same as a pardon, which releases a person from punishment and expresses the president's forgiveness.