Clarence Thomas’ latest death penalty dissent makes for chilling reading ^0%

MS NOW - By Austin Sarat - 5/22/2026, 6:29 PM

Negativity Bias 28.4% - Biased Writer Voice 22.2% - Appeal to Emotion 15.3%

More than two decades ago, the Supreme Court drew a line in the sand regarding the death penalty. In Atkins v. Virginia, the court ruled that executing people with intellectual disabilities constituted the kind of cruelty prohibited by the Eighth Amendment. In his majority opinion, Justice John Paul Stevens said an emerging national... more

Bovino’s ‘outright lying’ to a Chicago judge should outrage even Trump supporters ^0%

MS NOW - By Austin Sarat - 11/26/2025, 11:00 AM

Americans are deeply divided on many issues, but there is a basic principle on which we should agree: Government officials should not give false or misleading testimony in judicial proceedings. That simple fact, the importance of truth, is underscored in federal District Judge Sara Ellis’ Nov. 20 decision finding that Immigration and... more