Austin Sarat The principle is simple. Just like politicians are not supposed to pick their voters, government officials don’t get to pick the reporters who cover them. If they did,…
Austin Sarat It is not often that members of the United States Senate spend time talking about bestiality. But they did on Tuesday when, during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing,…
Austin Sarat ScheerPost The state of Georgia plans to execute Stacey Humphreys on September 16. He was convicted and sentenced to death for a double murder that occurred in 2003.…
Austin Sarat ScheerPost When I grew up, the school day always started the same way, with children standing hands over their hearts, reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. We said in…
Austin Sarat ScheerPost Twenty-five years ago, on September 11, 20001, the United States suffered a tragic, surprise attack from the Afghanistan-based terrorist group, Al-Qaeda. Their coordinated efforts caused devastating losses…
Austin Sarat ScheerPost While the Trump Administration has suffered numerous defeats in its effort to punish America’s leading universities, it has succeeded in many ways in changing the prevailing culture…
Austin Sarat ScheerPost Writing about the Supreme Court in 1961, the famous law professor Alexander Bickel praised what hecalled “the passive virtues.” As he explained, “The jurisprudence of the Court…
Austin Sarat ScheerPost At the start of his second term, President Trump opened fire on some of America’s most prestigious universities. His administration cut off or threatened to cut off…
Austin Sarat ScheerPost Remember Bill Clinton’s famous verbal footwork during the investigation of his affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky? When asked about whether he lied when he told…
Austin Sarat ScheerPost The history of American law is filled with interesting and often quirky stories. Courts have heard cases about whether a tomato is a fruit or a vegetable…
Austin Sarat ScheerPost Todd Blanche is now Attorney General of the United States. By a vote of 50-49, the Senate confirmed him early in the morning of August 8. His…
Austin Sarat ScheerPost More than fifty years ago, New York’s Governor Nelson Rockefeller was accused of having an “edifice complex.” He pled guilty. In an appearance in September 1970 at…
Austin Sarat When things don’t go well for President Trump, his usual response is to search for someone or something to blame. Rigged elections, weaponized prosecutions, and the deep state…
Austin Sarat ScheerPost When the Congress of the United States appropriates funds for a particular purpose, it is the president’s job to expend those funds as directed by Congress. Seems…
Austin Sarat ScheerPost Judges write like judges. The opinions they produce are for lawyers, law professors, and other judges, not for ordinary citizens. Reading them is hardly a pleasant or…
