Austin Sarat (page 4)

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.

Donald Trump

A federal court holds Trump accountable for his abuse of the law: Here's why that matters Austin Sarat

A sign for Unit 5 of Death Row, in a US prison, circa 1990

Alabama Supreme Court clears the way for more cruelty in execution Austin Sarat

Matt Gaetz

The danger to democracy revealed by dysfunction in the House Austin Sarat

Death Chamber

Lethal injection is a gruesome disaster: After 40 years of cruelty, enough is enough Austin Sarat

Clarence Thomas; Samuel Alito; Neil Gorsuch

Will Supreme Court aid the far right in enshrining minority rule? Constitution hangs by a thread Austin Sarat

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

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