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Austin Sarat

The Guardian

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The supreme court’s takedown of American democracy is complete

The supreme court’s takedown of American democracy is complete

Writing in 1943, the historian Henry Steele Commager delivered both a stern history lesson and a warning about the United States supreme court. The...

12.05.2026 10

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Austin Sarat

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

Donald Trump is going all out to pressure the Senate to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, which he insists on calling the Save...

31.03.2026 20

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Austin Sarat

The verdict against Meta and YouTube is a victory for children – and the US justice system

26.03.2026 10

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Austin Sarat

Courts have threatened to hold the Trump administration in contempt. It’s time to follow through

Late last month, a Minnesota federal court judge, Patrick Schiltz, issued an opinion detailing hundreds of instances in which the Trump administration...

07.03.2026 50

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Austin Sarat

The FBI’s seizure of 2020 ballots in Georgia is a signal of what’s to come

01.02.2026 30

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Austin Sarat

Democrats are campaigning as if the 2026 election will be fair. That’s a mistake

23.01.2026 20

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Austin Sarat

The Jerome Powell investigation shows Trump’s need for limitless power

13.01.2026 60

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Austin Sarat

Six years after George Floyd, we must stand against an ICE killing in Minneapolis

09.01.2026 20

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Austin Sarat

Trump is marching into 2026 with the worst cabinet in history

06.01.2026 30

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Austin Sarat

Trump’s approach to Venezuela repeats the mistakes of the past

15.12.2025 30

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Austin Sarat

The Comey and James dismissals are a reminder of Trump’s lawlessness

25.11.2025 10

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Austin Sarat

Every American should read this judge’s stirring rebuke against Trump

04.10.2025 10

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Austin Sarat

When even Ben & Jerry’s can’t speak out, it’s clear: the era of corporate responsibility is over

19.09.2025 20

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Austin Sarat

Trump’s death penalty pledge for Washington DC is ugly racial politics

29.08.2025 20

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Austin Sarat

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

25.08.2025 20

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Austin Sarat

Trump says Obama committed treason. This is Alice in Wonderland-style justice

25.07.2025 10

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Austin Sarat

To defeat Trump, the left must learn from him

20.07.2025 20

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Austin Sarat

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

19.06.2025 20

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Austin Sarat

Stephen Miller is wrong: the president can’t just suspend habeas corpus

15.05.2025 10

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Austin Sarat

The firing squad’s return is a defeat for death penalty supporters

15.04.2025 20

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Austin Sarat

Arizona’s execution pitted experts against politicians. Experts lost

23.03.2025 30

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Austin Sarat

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

14.03.2025 20

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Austin Sarat