The Toussie Pardon, “Unpardon,” and the Abdication of Responsibility in Clemency Cases
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6182913 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jeffrey Crouch (0000-0003-0475-7222, American University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 77-100 |
| Publication date | 2011-02-10 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Congress & the Presidency (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0734-3469 • E-ISSN: 1944-1053 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/07343469.2010.542584 |
| OpenAlex | W2028512736 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 18 |
On December 23, 2008, President George W. Bush pardoned Isaac Robert Toussie. The decision triggered an immediate media and public backlash, so Bush took back the pardon the next day. With scholars distracted by arguments that the pardon had not been “delivered,” and thus was ineffective and revocable, the Bush administration succeeded in obscuring a larger controversy: an abdication of responsibility by the president and the Department of Justice in clemency cases. The following article considers Toussie's case, analyzes the “delivery” controversy, and then looks at how both the president and the Department of Justice have failed to maintain an active, vigorous program of federal executive clemency
Abdication · Administration (probate law · Art history · Economic Justice · George (robot · Political science · Politics · American Constitutional Law and Politics · History · Law · Law, Rights, and Freedoms · Legal and Constitutional Studies
The presidential power of unilateral action
Presidential power
The Presidential Pardon Power
The Pardoning Power of the President
Going it Alone
The Law
The Law
The Law
Executive Clemency or Bureaucratic Discretion? Two Models of the Pardons Process
Inside Lincoln's Clemency Decision Making
The Last Word
Power Tools for an Effective and Responsible Presidency
The Conditional Presidential Pardon
Presidential Vetoes and Public Policy
Assessing Presidential Power
The Political Roots of Executive Clemency
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,27 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2022 (8) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |