6+ day, 8+ 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…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (335+ words) Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance Five Questions with Nevada Secretary of State Francisco “Cisco” Aguilar On July 17, 2026, DHS sent a letter to Nevada Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar, demanding the state’s voter rolls. The federal government claimed almost 16,000 non-citizens were…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (503+ words) Everyone remembers Liam Ramos. Blue bunny hat. Spider-Man backpack. Sure, we’re all safer now that that dangerous kid is off of American streets. Last week, the family’s attorney explained that Liam and his father had been deported to Mexico. That’s…...

2+ week, 10+ hour ago   (245+ words) Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance Catching up on Three Important Cases from this Week: Meta, Paramount/Warner Bros., and the challenge to Trump’s EO on mail voting The landmark settlement state attorneys general reached with Meta to take steps to…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (416+ words) Today, the Supreme Court ruled in the case brought by state attorneys general challenging Trump’s executive order on elections. In this case, the government wants an injunction to stop Judge Indira Talwani’s injunction, which stops the administration from implementing the…...

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…...

3+ week, 9+ 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,…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (231+ words) On Tuesday, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick announced a Department of Commerce “report” that claims more than 24,000 noncitizens illegally voted in the 2020 election. That sounds bad, right? At least, until you hear the response. Lauren Groh-Wargo, the president and CEO of…...

4+ week, 13+ 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…...