Archive - Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance

7 hrs ago •

Protests Across the Country

Americans understand that due process matters.

16 hrs ago •

Untangling The Deportation Cases

The Trump administration wants a confrontation with the courts.

Apr 19 •

A Little Relief

This is for everyone who wrote to say they needed puppy and chicken pictures to decompress from this week.

Apr 19 •

Five Questions: What Is a Constitutional Crisis?

Tonight, a different kind of Five Questions.

Apr 18 •

A Fourth Circuit Judge Warns Against Reducing The Rule Of Law To Lawlessness

Thursday afternoon, the Fourth Circuit issued a decision, its second, in the Abrego Garcia case.

Apr 18 •

Does It Matter If He's a Criminal?

The Justice Department, with Attorney General Pam Bondi most unseemingly leading the charge, is on a campaign to paint Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the man…

Apr 18 •

Today, James Boasberg, a federal judge in the District of Columbia, issued an order following a hearing he held in his courtroom almost two weeks ago.

Apr 17 •

"The Record Reflects Defendants Have Done Nothing at All"

On Tuesday, a federal judge in Maryland, Paula Xinis, took up Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia’s motion for “additional relief.” The motion asked the Judge…

Apr 16 •

Legal Ethics Nerds Weigh In

Last Friday, with little fanfare, the heavyweights of the legal ethics world weighed in.

Apr 16 •

The Supreme Court Got It Badly Wrong

Today, the Trump administration made it clear: they will have to be forced to comply with the law.

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