Brian C. Kalt

Biography

Brian C. Kalt is Professor of Law and the Harold Norris Faculty Scholar at Michigan State University College of Law. He is the author of Constitutional Cliffhangers: A Legal Guide for Presidents and Their Enemies (Yale 2012).

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The Uses and Abuses of the Pardon Power

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August 13, 2026
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