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The U.S. presidential pardon power applies to federal offenses and does not extend to block state criminal prosecutions.

Whether a U.S. president can pardon himself is a legally unsettled question.

The Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees due process and equal protection under the law.

Deck v. Missouri (2005) is a U.S. Supreme Court decision that restricts the use of physical restraints on defendants during court appearances unless there is a specific, case-by-case security justification.

The 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibits denying or abridging the right to vote on the basis of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.

United States legal and historical tradition emphasizes resistance to military intrusion into civil affairs and prioritizes constitutional law over the imposition of martial law.

The U.S. Constitution vests the power to levy taxes in Congress rather than in the president.

U.S. presidents do not have the power to pardon state crimes.

U.S. presidents can grant full, complete, and unconditional pardons for federal offenses.

The legal question of whether a U.S. president can pardon himself remains untested.

The U.S. Supreme Court has recognized that a president has broad immunity for official acts committed during his presidency.