The election EO appeal is about whether the fedl gov’t can change the rules of voting shortly before the midterms & whether SCOTUS will apply its own precedent consistently. Understanding the arguments is essential to understanding the outcome, so I parse them here: open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

Trump's Executive Order on Voting: Blue State Attorneys General, and Some Retired Judges, Weigh In

Sunday night in The Week Ahead post, we discussed the Trump administration’s effort to push ahead with implementation of an executive order that would give the federal government greater control over ...

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The election EO appeal is about whether the fedl gov’t can change the rules of voting shortly before the midterms & whether SCOTUS will apply its own precedent consistently. Understanding the arguments is essential to understanding the outcome, so I parse them here: open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

Trump's Executive Order on Voting: Blue State Attorneys General, and Some Retired Judges, Weigh In

Sunday night in The Week Ahead post, we discussed the Trump administration’s effort to push ahead with implementation of an executive order that would give the federal government greater control over ...

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“There is no substantive evidence to back up the charges that our elections aren't accurate & certainly not that they're fraudulent.” Ben Ginsberg joins @PreetBharara.bsky.social & me to discuss Trump’s election fraud claims on a new @cafedotcom.bsky.social Insider podcast: cafe.visitlink.me/e-y6fk

Are the Midterms Safe?

Republican election lawyer Ben Ginsberg joins the Insider podcast

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Trump disagrees?

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterday

NN: The abuse allegations against Rep. Max Miller -- Moreno says he should resign, but President Trump disagrees. Do you think Miller should step down? REP. JIMMY PATRONIS: No. I agree with the president. This is a family fight. Unfortunately, divorces are messy. There are two sides to every story.

I’ve been tracking the slush fund/immunity deal in my newsletter since it happened in May & I’ll stay on it whether it’s in the headlines or not. My analysis is based on 25 years at DOJ & you can read along for free—because I believe our power is shared knowledge. Joycevance.substack.com

Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance | Substack

Worried about the state of the republic? Get the legal knowledge & analysis you need to be an advocate for democracy, along with a dose of savvy optimism. Click to read Civil Discourse with Joyce Vanc...

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Joyce White Vance@joycewhitevance.bsky.social · yesterday

Todd Blanche's last-minute promise won over Senators Cornyn & Tillis, but shouldn't have. The "deal" leaves Trump's tax immunity intact. It confirms what the Senators should have already known about Blanche's lack of fitness to be AG. My analysis: open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

Joyce Vance - The $1.776b Slush Fund Isn't As Dead As Senators Cornyn And Tillis Seem To Be Willing To Believe open.substack.com/pub/joycevan... #DOJ #Blanche #corruption @joycewhitevance.bsky.social @indivisiblebham.bsky.social

The $1.776b Slush Fund Isn't As Dead As Senators Cornyn And Tillis Seem To Be Willing To Believe

MS NOW’s Mychael Schnell reported Monday morning that “Overnight: A spokesperson for Sen.

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🎯 Senators Cornyn & Tillis said they wanted to get to yes on Todd Blanche for Trump and so they happily accepted sham papers to get there. Blanche’s destruction of the DOJ, malicious prosecutions and mishandling of the Epstein files didn’t matter.

Joyce White Vance@joycewhitevance.bsky.social · yesterday

Todd Blanche's last-minute promise won over Senators Cornyn & Tillis, but shouldn't have. The "deal" leaves Trump's tax immunity intact. It confirms what the Senators should have already known about Blanche's lack of fitness to be AG. My analysis: open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

Todd Blanche's last-minute promise won over Senators Cornyn & Tillis, but shouldn't have. The "deal" leaves Trump's tax immunity intact. It confirms what the Senators should have already known about Blanche's lack of fitness to be AG. My analysis: open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

The $1.776b Slush Fund Isn't As Dead As Senators Cornyn And Tillis Seem To Be Willing To Believe

MS NOW’s Mychael Schnell reported Monday morning that “Overnight: A spokesperson for Sen.

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This is devastating

Allison Gill@muellershewrote.com · 2d ago

BREAKING: EXCLUSIVE: Five months ago, we learned that ICE seized drawings and letters from children in the Dilley ICE concentration camp. I sued under the Freedom of Information Act. Today, I got responsive documents. www.muellershewrote.com/p/breaking-e...

If you didn’t catch us live, catch up here. @normeisen.bsky.social and I discuss the news that dropped over the weekend. There was a lot of it, and good news too! open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

Coffee with Contrarians

The Right Way To Start A Monday

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If SCOTUS sides with Trump this week, the consequences could reach far beyond one executive order. This isn't just another shadow docket case. It's about who controls access to the ballot—and who gets to decide whether your vote counts. Here's what's at stake: open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

The Week Ahead

August 2, 2026

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All of this week’s Civil Discourse columns collected in one place so you can catch up on anything you may have missed. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

The Sunday Morning Wrap-Up

Here’s the highlight reel of last week’s posts and events.

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Feels more like Groundhog’s Day & less like news at this point

NBC News@nbcnews.com · 4d ago

BREAKING: Trump pauses attacks on Iran, citing “perimeters of a deal” that would end Tehran’s “nuclear threat” and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

Sharing a thought from one of the most thoughtful men of our times. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

Saturday Night

I am taking time today with friends and family after a long week full of an overwhelming amount of news on the democracy front.

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If the $1.776b slush fund and Trump tax immunity deal are really dead, then why bother to appeal, the judges decision in Trump v IRS that ruled they were dead?

Congressman Jared Huffman on the Threat of Christian Nationalism open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

Congressman Jared Huffman on the Threat of Christian Nationalism

A recording from Joyce Vance's live video

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JOSH: So what are you going to do? TOBY: Whatever I can to stave off the chaos, mayhem, and self interest that lies just beneath our civil disguise. (The West Wing)

No other Justice Department has screwed up so much, so badly & been forced to dismiss its own cases before a Judge bashed them. Oh, and this happened on Todd Blanche’s watch.

Norm Eisen@normeisen.bsky.social · 5d ago

BREAKING: STATEMENT ON DOJ’S DISMISSAL OF CRIMINAL CASE AGAINST DAVEY HEARN

Trump refers to Jan 6 rioters as people on “an innocent journey.”

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Joyce White Vance@joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 6d ago

Dr. Fauci taking the 5th 111 times was the headline, but there’s more when you go behind it to understand the day’s news. Read the full piece here: joycevance.substack.com/p/the-ever-e...

Three Former Prosecutors Walk Into A Bar... by @joycewhitevance.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

Three Former Prosecutors Walk Into A Bar...

So, we didn’t exactly walk into a bar, but anytime Preet Bharara, Elie Honig and I get a chance to talk shop, it’s a good conversation.

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These words are even more true than when I wrote them. I have never been prouder to be an American. We continue to fight for what is right.

Vicki L (miaocherie)@miaocherie.bsky.social · 5d ago

@joycewhitevance.bsky.social QOTD (book) - "Giving Up Is Unforgivable: A Manual For Keeping A Democracy" by Joyce Vance, who served as the United States attorney for the Northern District of Alabama from 2009 to 2017.

Three new motions in the Comey case, three former prosecutors to discuss them. The bottom line: the government’s case is in trouble, and it’s important to understand the reasons why. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

Three Former Prosecutors Walk Into A Bar...

So, we didn’t exactly walk into a bar, but anytime Preet Bharara, Elie Honig and I get a chance to talk shop, it’s a good conversation.

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Three new motions in the Comey case, three former prosecutors to discuss them. The bottom line: the government’s case is in trouble, and it’s important to understand the reasons why. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

Three Former Prosecutors Walk Into A Bar...

So, we didn’t exactly walk into a bar, but anytime Preet Bharara, Elie Honig and I get a chance to talk shop, it’s a good conversation.

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Friday night at 6pm ET, join Congressman @rephuffman.bsky.social and me for an important conversation about Christian nationalism and his new book on the topic, No Prophets. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

Substack Live with California Congressman Jared Huffman

Friday at 6pm ET

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Todd Blanche‘s confirmation vote may be off for this morning, but he still has an obligation to produce documents from the Epstein files today.

Joyce White Vance@joycewhitevance.bsky.social · last wk.

Judge Sullivan has given acting AG Todd Blanche 5 days to produce unredacted versions of some Epstein Files documents & proof that the reasons given for making the redactions were true. Here’s what’s significant about that: joycevance.substack.com/p/an-importa...

This morning, Thursday, at 10 AM. Everything you need to know about the new motions filed in the Jim Comey prosecution. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

Substack Live with Katie Phang, 10am Thursday

New Developments in the Jim Comey prosecution.

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Dr. Fauci taking the 5th 111 times was the headline, but there’s more when you go behind it to understand the day’s news. Read the full piece here: joycevance.substack.com/p/the-ever-e...

An excellent summary of where things stand and the battle behind the curtain. I especially appreciate the blowdart Joyce delivered to Tuberville.

Joyce White Vance@joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 7d ago

The headlines today were about Dr. Fauci, but Trump’s intent to expand his control of government & country in ways the Constitution sought to prevent & explicitly prohibited should be the biggest story. Read the analysis here: open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

The headlines today were about Dr. Fauci, but Trump’s intent to expand his control of government & country in ways the Constitution sought to prevent & explicitly prohibited should be the biggest story. Read the analysis here: open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...