Austin Sarat
William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science at Amherst College
Austin Sarat is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science at Amherst College. The views expressed here do not represent Amherst College.
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Austin Sarat
Never before has the politicization of justice been so blatant or so dangerous.
The former special prosecutor’s testimony will help history judge Trump’s attempt to hold onto power after losing the 2020 election.
Courtroom falsehoods by administration officials are a particular dereliction of duty.
The demand for reimbursement is another one of Trump’s frequent efforts to rewrite the past.
Trump’s use of the National Guard is entirely out of step with the purpose of state militias.
U.S. District Judge Maame E. Frimpong refused to be deceived by the administration’s smoke and mirrors.
The president attacked the Federalist Society and its co-founder Leonard Leo, a key adviser to Trump on judicial nominations during his first term.
A short provision would further insulate the president from judicial accountability.
For seemingly the first time, a president has expressed doubt about his obligation to uphold the Constitution.
Judge Harvie Wilkinson’s opinion cites Americans’ “intuitive sense of liberty.” But both history and contemporary examples suggest that sense is not intuitive.
