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Presidential accountability

The concept of holding presidents accountable for their actions.

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Jan 25, 2026

What precedent exists for holding former presidents criminally or civilly accountable for constitutional breaches?

A patchwork of judicial rulings, scholarly arguments, and memoranda has shaped the narrow and contested precedents for holding former presidents criminally or civilly accountable: long recognized abso...

Jan 23, 2026

How do statutes of limitations and presidential immunity affect prosecutions of former presidents?

’s recent framework limits when a former president can be criminally prosecuted by carving official acts into three tiers—absolute immunity for core constitutional powers, presumptive immunity for oth...