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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.

Aileen Cannon (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images/US District Court for the Southern District of Florida)

The Supreme Court’s immunity decision is the gift that keeps giving to Donald Trump

Austin Sarat
Donald Trump and Richard Nixon (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

John Roberts’ Supreme Court would have let Richard Nixon off the hook

Austin Sarat
Hunter Biden, Joe Biden and Donald Trump (Getty Images/Salon)

How Joe Biden should handle the issue of Hunter’s conviction at the debate

Dennis Aftergut, Austin Sarat
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during a meeting about countering the flow of fentanyl into the United States, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House November 21, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

3 answers to the most challenging debate questions for Joe Biden

Dennis Aftergut, Austin Sarat
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers the annual State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress in the House chamber at the Capital building on March 7, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Shawn Thew-Pool/Getty Images)

First debate a chance for Biden to finish the Trump smackdown he started during State of the Union

Dennis Aftergut, Austin Sarat
Former President Donald Trump speaks to guests at a rally on April 02, 2024 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Trump’s war on cities backfires: Attack on Milwaukee may be too far for MAGA

Austin Sarat
Ron DeSantis | Prison Cellhouse interior (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Red states are using the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade to expand the death penalty

Austin Sarat
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis looks on during a hearing in the case of the State of Georgia v. Donald John Trump at the Fulton County Courthouse on March 1, 2024, in Atlanta, Georgia. (Alex Slitz-Pool/Getty Images)

Judge stops Trump’s Georgia sideshow: 5 key takeaways from the Fani Willis ruling

Austin Sarat, Dennis Aftergut
President Donald J. Trump greets Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Samuel Alito as he departs from a ceremony to swear in Secretary of Defense Mark Esper in the Oval Office at the White House on Tuesday, July 23, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Alito’s cries of religious persecution are a chilling preview of Supreme Court in another Trump term

Austin Sarat
Former U.S. President Donald Trump arrives for his arraignment at Manhattan Criminal Court on April 04, 2023 in New York City. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Immunity ruling boosts chances of a speedy Jan. 6 trial for Trump

Austin Sarat, Dennis Aftergut
Joe Biden and Payton Gendron (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Biden betrays his moral standing in Buffalo: Death penalty decision reveals his true colors

Austin Sarat
Presidential candidate and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis listens to his wife speak to a crowd on June 2, 2023 in Gilbert, South Carolina. (Sean Rayford/Getty Images)

Ron DeSantis suffers a stinging defeat in his war on woke

Austin Sarat
US President Donald Trump and Supreme Court Justice John Roberts (Getty Images/Salon)

The Supreme Court should resist taking the easy way out

Austin Sarat
Sidney Powell, Donald Trump and Rudy Giuliani (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Shocking verdict against Rudy Giuliani serves as a warning shot for Donald Trump

Austin Sarat, Dennis Aftergut
A supporter of Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump hold up signs while he delivers remarks during a campaign event on November 11, 2023 in Claremont, New Hampshire. (Scott Eisen/Getty Images)

Building the mandate for MAGA: Why Trump is choosing a harm offensive over a charm offensive

Austin Sarat, Dennis Aftergut
US President Donald Trump (2L) walks next to US House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) after a meeting at the US Capitol with the House Republican Conference in Washington, DC on June 19, 2018. (MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

GOP’s phony impeachment will backfire — Trump and McCarthy will pay the price

Austin Sarat, Dennis Aftergut
Janet Protasiewicz, 60, is sworn in for her position as a State Supreme Court Justice at the Wisconsin Capitol rotunda in Madison, Wis. on August 1, 2023. (Sara Stathas for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Wisconsin GOP’s impeachment plan: Another MAGA coup against democracy

Dennis Aftergut, Austin Sarat
The Gas Death House of Nevada, in a period photograph from 1926. (Bettmann/Contributor via Getty Images)

Alabama nitrogen hypocrisy: America’s latest fantasy death-penalty solution

Austin Sarat
Donald Trump | The US Capitol Riot on January 6, 2021 (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Why the Justice Department must prosecute the lawyers who conspired with Donald Trump

Austin Sarat, Dennis Aftergut
US President Donald Trump speaks at "Save America March" rally in Washington D.C., United States on January 06, 2021 | Special counsel Jack Smith (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Donald Trump is winning the messaging wars over his indictments

Austin Sarat
Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media during an election night event at Mar-a-Lago on November 08, 2022 in Palm Beach, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Trump loses bigly on “Big Lie”: His own judge rules against him on bogus suit against CNN

Austin Sarat, Dennis Aftergut
Donald Trump and Joe Biden (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

MAGA longs to impeach Joe Biden — and un-impeach Donald Trump. It won’t work

Austin Sarat, Dennis Aftergut
Members of the Jewish faith gather in front of the Tree of Life Synagogue for the Shabbat on Friday evening, November 2, 2018 in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood. 11 people were killed in a mass shooting at the synagogue on Saturday morning, October 27, 2018. (Justin Merriman/For The Washington Post via Getty Images)

The Tree of Life shooting horrified the nation: Is that a good reason for the death penalty?

Austin Sarat
Former New York City Mayor and former personal lawyer for President Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani, arrives at the U.S. District Court on May 19, 2023 in Washington, DC. Giuliani is sued by election workers Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss of Fulton County, Georgia, for defamation. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Rudy Giuliani faces possible disbarment — and here’s why that matters

Austin Sarat
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