Examining Presidential and Gubernatorial Pardon Power August 19, 2020 1 minute read Limits are rare and Congressional restraint is a challenge. By Kristen H. Fowler, J.D. 071920-54-President-Pardon Originally published by the Maurer School of Law, Indiana University – Bloomington, Digital Repository 83:4, 17 (2008), free and open access, republished for educational, non-commercial purposes. About the Author Matthew McIntosh Administrator Visit Website View All Posts What do you feel about this? 0% Love 0% Funny 0% Wow 0% Sad 0% Angry Post navigation Previous: The Paradox of Executive Overreach and UnderreachNext: Suffragist Village: Leaders in the Ballot for Women’s Right to Vote in the United States Related Stories Nemesis Awaits: Even Narcissus Would Blush at the Hubris of Trump December 29, 2025 Office for Personal Gain: LBJ, Trump, and the Limits of Moral Equivalence December 29, 2025 Destruction from Within: Trump and the Suicide of the American Republic December 26, 2025