Tag: capital punishment

#ReadUP: The Death Penalty

An overview of Glossip v. Gross and the university press books behind the case.

LSA Confidential

On the joys of publishing law and society books—plus a few editorial secrets.

Botching the 8th Amendment

Does the death penalty constitute “cruel and unusual” punishment? by Austin Sarat

This Is The Grisliest Appendix You’ve Ever Seen

A new book features some gruesome but illustrative end matter, not to be overlooked A long-time advocate for the abolition of capital punishment, Professor Austin Sarat, who teaches Jurisprudence and Political Science at Amherst College, is widely regarded as one of the foremost experts on