The Presidential Pardon: The Short Clause with a Long, Troubled History

Today, pardons seem to be astonishingly broad and everywhere, with candidates promising pardons and presidents eagerly passing out get-out-of-jail free cards to allies and relatives. Saikrishna Prakash explores the transformation of the pardon—once mostly a rare feat of principled deliberation, now a routine matter of pure political expediency.

• | Author: Saikrishna Bangalore Prakash
• | Publisher: Harvard University Press
• | Publication Date: Jan 30, 2026
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• | Binding: Hardback
• | ISBN-13: 9780674303201
• | ISBN-10: 0674303202