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Lethal Injection and the False Promise of Humane Execution
Austin Sarat
Fifty Years Ago, the Supreme Court Tried to Reduce Racial Bias in the Death Penalty. Did It Work?
—Slate
Executions by firing squad are beneath this country’s dignity
—The Hill
Aborted Tennessee Execution Highlights Lethal Injection’s Crippling Problems
—Verdict
Leaked draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade shows Supreme Court out of touch with America
—The Hill
No, This Isn’t the Moment to Push for Gun Control. But It Can Be Done.
—Politico
Failures in Tennessee and Oklahoma offer new evidence of America’s execution problems
—The Hill
Austin Sarat's "Lethal Injection and the False Promise of Humane Execution"
—The Page 99 Test
The Supreme Court’s Unusual Move on the Death Penalty
—Politico
Parkland shooter’s death penalty trial poses severe test for opponents of capital punishment
—The Hill
The Supreme Court’s Cold Indifference in Alabama Death Penalty Case
—Verdict
Why the Parkland Jury Chose Not to Sentence Nikolas Cruz to Death
—Slate
Alabama Wants to Become the Second State in 76 Years to Get an Execution Do-Over
—Slate
South Carolina Judge Bars State Executions Method Similar to “Being Burned Alive” and “Torture”
—Slate
Is lethal injection humane? With Dr. Austin Sarat
—Inside the War Room Podcast
50 years after landmark death penalty case, Supreme Court’s ruling continues to guide execution debate
—The Conversation
Cover-Up, Double-Talk, and Trial and Error Mark Lethal Injection’s Current Crisis
—Verdict
Oklahoma, with a history of botched lethal injections, prepares to start executing a man a month
—CNN
Alabama’s Latest Botched State Killing Once Again Shows the Cruelest Method of Execution
—Slate
South Carolina Case Puts the Electric Chair and the Firing Squad on Trial
—Verdict
Mercy for justice: Why Missouri should stop nation's first execution of transgender woman
—USA Today
Alabama and Lethal Injection Issues
—Inside Higher Ed
GOP governor’s study offers backstage view into negligence and cruelty of lethal injection process
—The Hill
Alabama Supreme Court clears the way for more cruelty in execution
—Salon
Why Ron DeSantis wants to make Florida America’s leading death penalty state
—The Hill
Arizona case shows governors don’t have to carry out executions, even after a court issues a death warrant
—The Hill
Alabama rushes to resume executions — but hasty "investigation" feels more like a cover-up
—Salon
Arizona death penalty case will determine whether a private citizen can compel an execution
—The Hill