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The Restoration of Civil and Political Rights by Presidential Pardon 1

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Although much has been written on the general subject of the President's pardoning power, there is still considerable confusion concerning the use of that power for the restoration of civil and political rights to persons who have been deprived of them as a punishment for crime. Particular questions frequently raised are: What rights are lost? How are they lost? How may they be restored? That the issue is a live one is supported by the fact that in the year 1938 no fewer than 203 pardons were granted by the President to restore civil rights. The confusion on the subject is due in large measure to the complexities of our federal form of government. This was clearly noted by Attorney-General Caleb Cushing in his opinion of July 9, 1856, in the case of Oliver Robbins of Sackett's Harbor, New York. Robbins was convicted in 1851, in the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern District of New York, of an offense against federal law, and was sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary of New York. In 1852, he received from President Fillmore a general pardon.

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  • Brown, Everett S., 1940. "The Restoration of Civil and Political Rights by Presidential Pardon 1," American Political Science Review, Cambridge University Press, vol. 34(2), pages 295-300, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:apsrev:v:34:y:1940:i:02:p:295-300_04
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