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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:

theconversation.com,

theguardian.com,

slate.com,

newsbreak.com,

salon.com,

wbur.org

Topics

commentary, constitution, donald trump, economy, immigration, inflation, maga, supreme court, texas, 2026 midterms, adnode:news_and_politics/jurisprudence, authoritarianism, commentary, death-penalty, judiciary, jurisprudence, redux, section:news-and-politics, slate-plus, supreme-court, due process

Recent articles

A justice department opinion arguing the Presidential Records Act is unconstitutional could revert the nation to a time when presidents freely burned their papers

Apr 14, 2026

theconversation.com

Opinion: The Supreme Court’s refusal to stand up for press freedom is catastrophic - NewsBreak

Apr 14, 2026

newsbreak.com

Pam Bondi’s extreme political loyalty to Trump wasn’t enough to save her job

Apr 03, 2026

theconversation.com

The Save Act must be defeated. But it’s just one step in the fight to protect American voting

Mar 31, 2026