Austin Sarat

The regime of secrecy has won another battle.

An almost unimaginable tragedy is unfolding in Los Angeles, California. On Sunday, the Washington Post reported, "Four active fires in the Los Angeles region have burned over 40,000 acres — an area bigger than San Francisco … with flames claiming more than 12,000 structures and displacing tens of th...

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Smith's report fails to explain adequately why he did not bring charges against Trump for insurrection under

Amherst professor Austin Sarat discusses President Joe Biden’s issuance of preemptive pardons to various public figures including January 6 Committee members, General Mark Milley, and Dr. Anthony Fauc...

Too bad the former president could not protect the rest of us from what is to come.

As one of the first acts of his presidency, it certifies his view that we are two nations, not one.

Trump wants to ramp up the federal death penalty. Before he left, the former attorney general made that harder

We need to think creatively about threats to open inquiry and ways to preserve and enhance free expression on campus. Reiterating well-worn attacks on DEI will not help in that effort.

We are in a moment when, at first glance, it seems that democracy must be saved from the people, not by them. We have seen such moments before.