---
title: "Reprieves and Pardons Clause"
citation: "U.S. Const. art. II, § 2, cl. 1"
authority_id: "AUTH-CONST-PARDON-CLAUSE"
authority_type: "constitution"
jurisdiction: "federal_nationwide"
precedential_status: "binding_constitutional_text"
official_url: "https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/article-2/section-2/clause-1/"
url: "https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/authorities/AUTH-CONST-PARDON-CLAUSE/"
legal_review: "2026-08-25"
links_checked: "2026-10-15"
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license: "CC BY 4.0"
---

# Reprieves and Pardons Clause

## Holding or rule used

Presidential power to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses against the United States, except impeachment.

## Material limitation

Use only for the bounded proposition in the linked modules. The exact judgment, jurisdiction, circuit, custody, other remedies, current agency instructions, requested relief, grant terms, and independent law remain separate where identified.

## Official source and pinpoints

U.S. Const. art. II, § 2, cl. 1, Article II, Section 2, Clause 1: <https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/article-2/section-2/clause-1/>


## Used in

- [Executive Clemency — Pardon, Commutation, Reprieve, and Remission](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/60-post-conviction/executive-clemency-pardon-and-commutation.md)