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In their decision, justices writing for the 4-3 Supreme Court majority said that presidents are entitled to absolute immunity from any actions taken within the scope of "core constitutional powers ...
However, such arguments have been disputed, and since the Supreme Court has issued constitutional rulings that affirmed the president's "unlimited" pardon power, a constitutional amendment or a Supreme Court decision on a self-pardon would be required to settle the constitutionality of a self-pardon. [46] Constitutional issues of the pardon ...
The Supreme Court ruled that Presidents can never be prosecuted for court duties, which includes pardons, vetoes, and appointments, the stuff that no other branch of the government can do.
"The Supreme Court has recognized the president’s flexibility in this area." Risk of weaponizing clemency But Crouch cautioned that the use of preemptive pardons can be a slippery slope.
1. Whether the court of appeals erred in holding that the Education Act does not permit the assessment of borrower defenses to repayment before default, in administrative proceedings, or on a group basis. 2. Whether the court of appeals erred in ordering the district court to enter preliminary relief on a universal basis. January 10, 2025
United States v. Klein, 80 U.S. (13 Wall.) 128 (1871), [1] was a landmark United States Supreme Court case stemming from the American Civil War (1861–1865) where Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase held that a Congressional statute "impairing the effect of a pardon, and thus infringing the constitutional power of the Executive" and was unconstitutional.
Biden's decision earlier this month to pardon his son, Hunter, continued a trend of presidents on both sides of the US political divide - including Trump - granting clemency to people close to them.
The U.S. Constitution does not specify the size of the Supreme Court, nor does it specify any specific positions for the court's members. The Constitution assumes the existence of the office of the chief justice, because it mentions in Article I, Section 3, Clause 6 that "the Chief Justice" must preside over impeachment trials of the President ...