Bernard Harcourt’s 13/13 Abolition Democracy course mentioned in The Intercept

February 23, 2021 – Topics of Interest

Professor Bernard Harcourt was mentioned in The Intercept’s article “After Trump’s Execution Spree, Lingering Trauma and a Push for Abolition” for his 13/13 Abolition Democracy course.

On January 21, the day after Joe Biden’s inauguration, I joined a Zoom panel sponsored by Columbia University titled “Abolish the Federal Death Penalty!” The introduction was upbeat. “This is the first time in American history … that a president of the United States has declared himself to be an abolitionist,” said the moderator, law professor Bernard Harcourt, who has handled capital cases for years.