Austin Sarat (page 3)

Austin Sarat is William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science at Amherst College. His most recent book is "Lethal Injection and the False Promise of Humane Execution." His opinion articles have appeared in USA Today, Slate, the Guardian, the Washington Post and elsewhere.

Kay Ivey
Alabama halts executions in a vain attempt to "fix" capital punishment: It can't be done Austin Sarat
Police officers gather to remove activists during an anti-death penalty protest
Crime is a hot issue, but even Republicans don't talk about the death penalty: That's good news Austin Sarat
Joe Biden; NYC 2017 Terror Attack
Joe Biden and the death penalty: N.Y. terror case suggests he can't make up his mind Austin Sarat
Prisoner
A federal prisoner's gruesome and shameful mistreatment — and why it was all too typical Austin Sarat
Georgie; Early Voting
Growing GOP voter challenges have a long history of keeping down the Black vote Austin Sarat
A sign for Unit 5 of Death Row, in a US prison, circa 1990
Alabama's death-row debacle: The state wanted to kill a man this week. But how? Austin Sarat
Donald Trump; Mitch McConnell; Neil Gorsuch; Brett Kavanaugh; Amy Coney Barrett
A tsunami of dark money is flooding our justice system — and it's only getting worse Austin Sarat
Patrick Ryan
It's happening: Abortion rights and the threat to democracy are reshaping the midterms Austin Sarat
Abortion rights advocates demonstrate in front of the Supreme Court of the United States
Kansas was just the beginning: Abortion-rights activists turn to states — and they're winning Austin Sarat
Donald Trump on the phone in the Oval Office
Trump's invitation to Michigan lawmakers could now spark state and federal political crisis Austin Sarat
Donald Trump; Police
Trump’s law-and-order campaign relies on an American tradition of racist and anti-immigrant politics Austin Sarat
Chief Justice John Roberts
Why the Supreme Court made Wisconsin vote during the coronavirus crisis Austin Sarat
Donald Trump North Carolina Rally
Could President Trump be impeached and convicted — but also reelected? Austin Sarat
Kirsten Gillibrand
Democrats turn a venerable legal tool into a declaration of war Austin Sarat
Donald Trump; William Barr
Nominating a crony, loyalist or old buddy for attorney general is a U.S. presidential tradition Austin Sarat