Austin Sarat

Austin Sarat is William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science, associate dean of the faculty at Amherst College, and author of Gruesome Spectacles: Botched Executions and America’s Death Penalty.

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Biden Is the First President to Openly Oppose the Death Penalty. Now What?

Austin Sarat

Jan 21, 2021 3:59 PM
Trump Targeted the Mentally Ill With His Lame Duck Execution Spree

Austin Sarat

Jan 16, 2021 6:12 PM
Trump’s Approval of Hanging and Firing Squads Is a National Embarrassment

Austin Sarat

Nov 30, 2020 5:24 PM
William Barr’s Lame-Duck Execution Spree Is Unprecedented

Austin Sarat

Nov 24, 2020 4:06 PM
Trump’s Interference With U.S. Attorneys Must Be Stopped

Austin Sarat

June 21, 2020 8:58 AM
Missouri Pushes to Execute a Possibly Innocent Man During the Pandemic

Austin Sarat

May 13, 2020 10:49 AM
Death Penalty States Won’t Turn Over Scarce COVID-19 Drugs

Austin Sarat

April 20, 2020 3:02 PM
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Trump’s Death Penalty Obsession Won’t Stem the Tide Against Executions

Austin Sarat

July 26, 2019 11:46 AM
The Electric Chair Is Back and the Death Penalty Is on Life Support

Austin Sarat

Dec 11, 2018 2:36 PM
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