Presidential Criminal Immunity & Pardon Power
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- 2024-07-24 — Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing that there is no immunity from criminal prosecution for an act on the grounds that such act was within the constitutional authority or official duties of an individual, and providing that the President may not grant a pardon to himself or herself.: An introduced constitutional amendment would bar criminal immunity based on an individual’s constitutional authority or official duties and prohibit presidential self-pardons; it has not changed existing law and would require constitutional ratification to take effect. (novelty: 2)
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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing that there is no immunity from criminal prosecution for an act on the grounds that such act was within the constitutional authority or official duties of an individual, and providing that the President may not grant a pardon to himself or herself.
24-jul-2024
novelty 2
per-area 2
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