Austin Sarat
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- Sep 4, 2026
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- Jul 17, 2026
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Tennessee is about to execute its first woman since 1819. Her case raises troubling questions | Austin Sarat (opens the original)
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Christa Pike’s planned execution is emblematic of America’s broken death penalty system On 30 September, the state of Tennessee plans to put Christa Pike to death. She would be the third person brought to the death chamber in the Volunteer state this year, one of which was stopped after it was botched. She would join 17 others who have been put to death there since 1960. None of them were women. In fact in all of US history, only 578 women have been executed, a little more than 3% of our country
Trump has declared war on elections in the name of protecting them | Austin Sarat (opens the original)
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The president’s Orwellian speech on Thursday was just the latest instance of his denialism. It is up to us to resist On Thursday night, Donald Trump did it again, trashing another American tradition with his primetime address from the White House’s East Room about election integrity. Other presidents have used such speeches in times of national emergency, to announce major new policies designed to improve Americans’ lives or to honor American traditions. His speech broke the mold. It was a decla
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