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Austin Sarat

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64 days ago

Every American should read this judge’s stirring rebuke to Trump | Austin Sarat

The court’s opinion in a case on immigrants’ right to free speech is a powerful lesson in civics

Democracy requires that we do more than look out for our own interests and defend our own rights. Ever…

3 months ago

Trump’s death-penalty pledge for Washington DC is ugly racial politics | Austin Sarat

The president’s unconstitutional vision would bring a racist practice back to a city that has banned it for decades

The District of Columbia carried out its last execution in 1957. That April, it put …

Trump is wrong about crime – but right about the fear of it | Austin Sarat

The deployment of the national guard in Washington ignores the data. But Democrats must not ignore how people feel

In most of America’s largest cities, crime, especially violent crime, is down. But th…

4 months ago

Sentence before verdict: Trump’s attack on Obama is straight out of Alice in Wonderland | Austin Sarat

The president’s claims against his predecessor turn long-held ideals of American justice on their head

Almost every American knows that in our legal system, people accused of crimes are presumed innoc…

To defeat Trump, the left must learn from him | Austin Sarat

Six months into his second term, the president has been disastrous for democracy – but extraordinarily politically adept

In the first six months of his second term as president, Donald Trump has domin…

5 months ago

A US senator’s X posts after the Minnesota shootings were horrific – and predictable | Austin Sarat

Mike Lee knows better than to turn tragedy into disinformation. But outrageousness has become the name of the game

National tragedy used to bring national unity. If only momentarily, partisanship was …

7 months ago

The return of the firing squad is a defeat for death penalty supporters | Austin Sarat

The method is a vivid reminder of the brutality of state killing. That undermines the pro-capital-punishment narrative

On 11 April, South Carolina executed Mikal Mahdi by firing squad. Mahdi had been …

8 months ago

Arizona’s execution pitted experts against politicians. Experts lost | Austin Sarat

The governor dismissed an ex-judge studying the death penalty in the state and failed to heed a leading voice on the matter. It’s no surprise

On Wednesday, 19 March, Arizona executed Aaron Gunches by …

Musk’s entitlement remarks show Trumpworld can’t keep its story straight | Austin Sarat

The billionaire foreshadows cuts to Medicare and social security – despite Trump’s campaign pledges

The Trump administration is setting records and shattering norms in many ways, including in its almo…

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