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Bookmark or Share- Overview of Pardon Power - Constitution AnnotatedDespite the breadth of the President’s authority under the Pardon Clause, the Constitution’s text provides for at least two limits on the power: first, clemency may only be granted for Offenses against the United States, 5 Footnote
- Presidential Pardon Power and its Limits - FindLawPresidential pardon power -- including the power to commute a sentence and grant other forms of clemency -- is significant. But it still has its limits. Learn about this and more at FindLaw's U.S. Federal Court System section.
- Federal pardons in the United States - WikipediaThe pardon power was first used by George Washington in 1795, when he gave amnesty to participants of the Whiskey Rebellion. Pardons were subsequently issued for a wide variety of convictions and crimes. Thomas Jefferson granted amnesty to any citizen convicted of a crime under the Alien and Sedition Acts.
- The Supreme Court and the president’s pardon powerThe Supreme Court has made clear that, subject to the exception for impeachment, the president’s power to grant pardons is “unlimited,” with virtually no oversight or limiting role for Congress.
- Scope of Pardon Power | Constitution Annotated - Congress.govOne question the Supreme Court has addressed concerns the extent to which the pardon power reaches contempt of another branch’s authority; specifically, contempt of court.
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