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The Week Ahead - Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (429+ words) Here are some of the top legal stories we’ll be watching for this week: The Boston Cases Challenging Trump’s EO on Mail Voting Judge Talwani’s preliminary injunction was modest in scope, addressing only the midterm elections and not precluding states…...
It’s Really About 2028
2+ week, 4+ day ago (149+ words) So, we’re clear on which case we’re talking about tonight. It’s this one: Judge Talwani held that USPS violated her injunction by finalizing rules for mail-in ballots, which her order expressly prohibited them from doing. She characterized the government’s behavior…...
An Update: Substack Live with Steve Vladeck
2+ week, 5+ day ago (167+ words) As I’ve observed before, and it’s obviously not an entirely cynical point, the Roberts Court invokes the Purcell principle to protect Republican voters, but seems far less inclined to do so when Democratic voters’ interests are at stake, as it…...
Bad Food - Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance
3+ week, 5+ hour ago (221+ words) In March 2025, shortly after his return to power, Donald Trump’s administration postponed the compliance deadline for the FDA’s Food Traceability Rule by 30 months. That moved it back from January 20, 2026, to July 20, 2028. We are now paying the price. At the time,…...
Deeply Disgusted - Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance
4+ week, 9+ hour ago (520+ words) Deeply Disgusted Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance Newly anointed Attorney General Todd Blanche has been busy. But instead of doing justice, he’s been doing the president’s political bidding. A violation of the Hatch Act, if…...