9+ hour, 27+ min ago  (439+ words) The Week Ahead: We headed into the week with an overview of a number of major legal and political issues, including: oral argument in the challenge by four law firms against Trump's punitive executive order, SCOTUS on mifepristone, Trump's election…...

21+ hour, 16+ min ago  (327+ words) Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance Heading Into Memorial Day Memorial Day feels very somber this year. It's hard to avoid the obvious question'what would your family member who fought for the U. S. against Hitler, against Mussolini, against Japan in World War…...

2+ day, 38+ min ago  (140+ words) Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance Five Questions with Dr. Annie Polland Historian and Immigration Scholar Dr. Annie Polland is a historian and an author. She has been the president of the Tenement Museum in New York City since 2021. You may…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago  (393+ words) Commissioners haven't been chosen yet. The commission isn't technically open for business. But CNN reported on Tuesday that former Trump administration official Michael Caputo had already filed a claim to the controversial $1. 776 billion. Caputo isn't alone. Blanche appeared to be…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago  (833+ words) Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance Shame and the Supreme Court The Hypocrisy of the Purcell Principle Tuesday was primary day in Alabama. There were contested races in both parties. The marquee gubernatorial race drew significant interest, with more than five…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago  (328+ words) There is corruption. And then there is the second Trump administration. Todd Blanche, the acting Attorney General, testified before the Senate today. In one remarkable exchange, Delaware Senator Chris Coons asked Blanche: "Has it ever happened that a sitting president…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago  (593+ words) When everything is bad, nothing is bad. People get desensitized. They can no longer keep track of it all. It's all so awful that none of it gets processed anymore. So I need you to hear me when I say…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago  (768+ words) Looks like the law firms win Last week I flagged that oral argument was set in the D. C. Circuit for this past Thursday in the combined challenges filed by four law firms against Trump's executive orders seeking to keep them from…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago  (158+ words) Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance Today, two events for you to put on your calendar. I'm really looking forward to both of these live conversations. Tomorrow, Monday, at 11: 30 am ET, Andrew Weissman joins us to discuss his new book, Liar's…...

1+ week, 21+ hour ago  (454+ words) Alabama newspapers largely ignored events leading up to Bloody Sunday in Montgomery. As marchers approached the state capitol, the local press spilled more ink over what Governor Wallace was eating for lunch as the marchers approached the city (Roast beef,…...