There are all sorts of checks and balances baked into the Constitution. But one power sits above the law, untouched by ...

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ May 31 The Washington Post says Trump, MAGA have a two-tiered justice system A jury convicted Scott Jenkins, the disgraced ...

Former Connecticut Gov. John G. Rowland is back in the news after the King of Chaos added his name to the growing list of pardoned white-collar criminals. As governor, Rowland abused his political ...

NPR's Steve Inskeep discusses the history of presidential pardons Rachel Barkow, Professor of Law at New York University.

Trump's pardons are being used to reward his friends and allies, undermine the rule of law, and erode public faith in ...

But the pardons announced Wednesday are part of a pattern of clemency grants that began in Trump's first term and has ...