Constitutional Law,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
May 10, 2019
Democrats, law professors want Arpaio pardon invalidated
Law professors, advocacy groups and 25 Democratic members of Congress are asking the 9th Circuit to invalidate a pardon President Donald Trump granted to former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio.
From threats to pardon himself to hints that he’ll give reprieves to former associates targeted by the Mueller investigation, Donald Trump and his presidency have opened the debate again on the limits of executive power to grant mercy in criminal matters.
And now — as the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is set to hear a case testing the bounds of that authority — law professors, advocacy groups and 25 Democratic members of Congres...
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