- Legal Precedent: The U.S. Supreme Court case Burdick v. United States (1915) is often cited in this context. In this case, George Burdick, a newspaper editor, refused a pardon because accepting it would imply an admission of guilt. The Court ruled that "acceptance of a pardon implies a confession of guilt." This suggests that, at least historically, there's an understanding that accepting a pardon can be seen as an acknowledgment of guilt by the recipient.

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