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On Being an American - Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance
2+ hour, 50+ min ago (327+ words) I am not ashamed to be an American. I am proud. Even, especially, in this moment with Donald Trump as president, I’m proud to continue to fight for what is good and what is decent in this country, and to…...
Insanity in Missouri - Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance
3+ day, 34+ min ago (471+ words) It’s utter insanity in Missouri, or as NBC’s Lawrence Hurley put it on Twitter this morning, the “Show Cause State.” A state court judge sided with Secretary of State Hoskins’ request to keep a referendum on the maps off the…...
Labor Day - Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (686+ words) Nor do I agree with most of the remainder of Reagan’s message, although there is a quote at the end I particularly like: “Well, as President Eisenhower told us once: A crisis can be deadly when inert men are smothered…...
The Week Ahead - Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance
6+ day, 3+ 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…...
The Sunday Morning Wrap-Up
6+ day, 15+ hour ago (218+ words) Here’s the highlight reel of last week’s posts and events. Grab a cup of coffee and get ready to catch up on anything you missed—links to all of last week’s columns below. Why Can’t the Supreme Court Tell Trump…...
Five Questions with Nevada Secretary of State Francisco “Cisco” Aguilar
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…...
About Liam Ramos - Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance
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…...
I Doubt You’re Surprised
1+ week, 4+ day ago (229+ words) The most important revelations in the whistleblower complaint involve USPS’s creation of a Federal Ballot Mail Portal for uptake of state voting lists, including barcoded ballot envelopes. Senator Blumenthal has demanded that the USPS stop work on the Portal and…...
Why Can’t the Supreme Court Tell Trump No?
1+ week, 5+ day ago (356+ words) Today, oops, they did it again. Five justices told Donald Trump all was forgiven for tearing down the historic East Wing of the White House, and he could carry on with his ballroom project while litigation about its legality proceeded....
Catching up on Three Important Cases from this Week: Meta, Paramount/Warner Bros., and the challenge to Trump’s EO on mail voting
2+ week, 5+ 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…...