Austin Sarat

The possibility of executing the innocent has gone a long way to change the national conversation about the death penalty.

This might be labeled “devolving standards of decency” jurisprudence.

None of this is news, but on the 50th anniversary of the death penalty’s reinstatement, it is worth reflecting on why those problems persist.

Tennessee plans to put Tony Carruthers to death on May 21. He would be the 17th execution in the Volunteer State in the last half-century.

A simple DNA test could halt an upcoming execution. The Supreme Court refused to order it.

On Tuesday, a jury in Georgia found Colin Gray guilty of second-degree murder, manslaughter, cruelty to children, and reckless conduct.

Charles Flores was convicted of the January 1998 killing of Betty Black during an attempted robbery. Right from the start, he has maintained his innocence.

On Jan. 17, 2006, California carried out what would turn out to be the last execution in the Golden State in the next two decades.

In the fight for our democracy, undoing Trump's damage is just the beginning.

We are extremely tired of being terrified in our classrooms. There’s a better way.