“What the Court Did in Callais—And Why It Matters” Civil Discourse  Joyce Vance Absentee-by-mail voting was already underway in Louisiana’s primary elections when the Supreme Court handed down its decision…

…Crow” Civil Discourse Joyce Vance In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision effectively endorsing gerrymanders that disenfranchise Black voters, an outbreak of racism has spread through Southern state legislatures….

…of civil rights and poverty. Under Johnson’s pressure, Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964, prohibiting voting, employment, or educational discrimination based on race, religion, sex, or national origin….

…Civil Discourse. “Criminal Case Dismissed: Kilmar Abrego Garcia” Civil Discourse Joyce Vance In another black eye for the government, a sign that Trump’s revenge-driven criminal justice agenda is a failure,…

…day (or perhaps late, given ongoing festivities), I hope you’ll take a moment to work your way through all of it. Redacted: Donald & Jeffrey, Joyce Vance @ Civil Discourse…

…on capital income. Those provisions are most favorable for the wealthy who own most of the corproate stock and other financial assets. hough the right likes to label these kinds…

…of the government’s authority to label information it has as a “state secret” and thus to prevent its disclosure in court. It will do so, though, only in a narrow…

…Supreme Court almost never agrees to hear cases on “direct appeal” (a legal term of art) from state supreme courts, in criminal or civil cases, with the major exception that…

…guarantee. Or that at least that was so until the Fourteenth Amendment was enacted after the Civil War—an amendment that appears, in what is known as the privileges and immunities…

…– not an idea, but the fact of our shared occupation of the planet crying out for new principles of association. The task of building a global civil society for…