Austin Sarat

Austin Sarat is the William Nelson Cromwell professor of jurisprudence and political science and a professor of law, jurisprudence, and social thought at Amherst College.

Recently by Austin Sarat

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Oklahoma Judge Tells Execution Staff to “Suck It Up” After Trauma-Break Request
Austin Sarat
April 01, 2024 4:08 PM
There’s Finally a Clarence Thomas Ethics Inquiry Underway, but Will It Go Anywhere?
Dennis Aftergut and Austin Sarat
Jan 22, 2024 3:32 PM
A Federal Judge Trusts Alabama to Run an Experimental Execution. Horrible Decision.
Austin Sarat
Jan 16, 2024 2:26 PM
Trump Has Only One Way to Beat Jack Smith. Smith Just Made a Significant Move to Stop It.
Austin Sarat and Dennis Aftergut
Dec 28, 2023 3:00 PM
A State With One of the Highest Execution Rates Considers a Moratorium
Austin Sarat
Oct 12, 2023 5:45 AM
A Red State Is Finally Looking to the Pope for Death Penalty Guidance
Austin Sarat
Aug 14, 2023 5:50 AM
Merrick Garland Is Virtue Signaling With the Tree of Life Shooter’s Death Sentence
Austin Sarat
Aug 03, 2023 3:25 PM
Judge Aileen Cannon Just Got Her First Big Trump Trial Test
Austin Sarat
July 12, 2023 4:30 PM
Alabama Is Confused About Its Own Ability to Carry Out Executions
Austin Sarat
July 05, 2023 9:00 AM
There’s an Unprecedented Anti–Death Penalty Opportunity in a Deep-Red State
Austin Sarat
June 19, 2023 5:45 AM
Former Governors of Which State Just Came Out Against the Death Penalty?
Austin Sarat
May 31, 2023 12:10 PM
Why Is an Anti–Death Penalty State Hiding Recordings of Its Past Executions?
Austin Sarat
May 15, 2023 2:59 PM
Is Punishing Innocent People Unconstitutional?
Austin Sarat
April 12, 2023 5:50 AM
The Supreme Court Wanted Him Dead and Now Oklahoma Wants Him Free
Austin Sarat
April 07, 2023 12:18 PM
What the Biden Administration Should Learn From Its Failure in a Prominent Terrorism Case
Austin Sarat
March 14, 2023 5:42 PM
The Death Penalty’s Problems Are Forcing One of America’s Execution Capitals to Reform
Austin Sarat
Feb 02, 2023 5:50 AM
Botched Executions Aren’t New—but Americans Finally Seem to Be Noticing Them
Austin Sarat
Dec 21, 2022 5:50 AM
A New Low for Lethal Injections’ Cruelty and Incompetence
Austin Sarat
Nov 21, 2022 1:31 PM
Arizona Is Trying to Hide Its Execution Practices From the Press
Austin Sarat
Nov 14, 2022 3:40 PM
Why the Parkland Jury Chose Not to Sentence Nikolas Cruz to Death
Austin Sarat
Oct 13, 2022 8:46 PM