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Austin Sarat

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Teaches law and politics @amherstcollege. Writes about the death penalty and American political life.

Publications:

theguardian.com,

slate.com,

theconversation.com,

newsbreak.com,

salon.com

Topics

commentary, constitution, donald trump, europe, free speech, immigration, maga, russia, scotus, supreme court, tariffs, adnode:news_and_politics/jurisprudence, authoritarianism, commentary, death-penalty, judiciary, jurisprudence, redux, section:news-and-politics, supreme-court, justice department

Recent articles

I’ve been teaching college students for decades. Most of them can no longer finish a book

Jul 26, 2026

newsbreak.com

Is withholding federal counterterrorism funds from states – as FEMA has threatened – legal?

Jul 24, 2026

theconversation.com

College professors face an emerging challenge: We know students are no longer reading entire books

Jul 23, 2026

theconversation.com

The FBI's refusal to investigate ICE makes it a co-conspirator

Jul 23, 2026