Pardon for Scooter Libby?

This blog features a series of regularly updated, brief essays regarding the possible presidential pardon of "Scooter" Libby with an emphasis on history, law and empirical research. The creator is ProfessorP.S. Ruckman, Jr., author of the forthcoming book, Pardon Me, Mr. President: Adventures in Crime, Politics and Mercy .

Sunday, October 14, 2007

Breaking Pardon News !

We all know about the annual presidential pardon of a turkey (learn more about it here). Some of us know about John F. Kennedy and Mr. Magoo (learn more about him here). Now, there is a call to add a pig to the list of animals to be pardoned. Members of Congress have joined the crusade. Thousands (that's right, thousands) of signatures have been obtained. For more details, click here.