The Graham Platner Story Reveals the Difference Between the
Parties: No political candidate or public servant should get a pass for
sexual assault. It’s up to Democrats in Maine to decide who will replace Graham
Platner as their Senate nominee, but it was rewarding to watch a political
process that didn’t try to ignore his behavior or pretend it was excusable.
Republicans should take note.
ICE: Still Out of Control: The death of Lorenzo Salgado
Araujo, who was fatally shot by ICE officers on his way to work in Houston, is
now all over the news. We checked in the day it happened as details emerged,
including my detailed analysis of how the courts are responding to ICE’s
arrests and mass detention policy and the patterns we are seeing—and which we
must not look away from.
Joyce and Norm on Coffee with the Contrarians: Norm
and I discussed the week’s legal news, what it means for each of us, and
offered some practical advice about what you can do right now to support
democracy.
E. Jean Carroll is Going to Outlast Trump’s Delay Game:
Trump has spent years using delay games to win in court. But he’s out of time
in E. Jean Carroll’s case. Best of all, he’s already put the money that will be
used to pay the judgment she obtained against him into a court fund, so Trump
himself can’t hold up the payment. The clerk of court will release it to
Carroll’s lawyers. Read for the full run-down on this case.
DOJ: Not Doing Justice: We look at updates in the fatal
shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by ICE agents and the prosecution of
Olympian David Hearn. The cases are separate, but the issues are linked. Both
are products of an administration that has no regard for real Justice. Read the
full piece to understand why if neither of these men are safe, none of us are
either.
Live with Mimi Rocah: Former federal prosecutor and
Westchester County, New York, District Attorney Mimi Rocah joins me to discuss
her former colleague, Todd Blanche, who will face a confirmation hearing for
his nomination to become the next Attorney General of the United States this
week. If you missed us live, click the link to watch this lively discussion.
Five Questions with Professor Kim Scheppele: Civil Discourse readers know Kim Scheppele for her study of the rise and fall of constitutional governments and insightful analysis of what has happened in Hungary and what it means for us here in the United States. I appreciate her willingness and ability to speak the plain truth to power. I wanted to spend some time with Kim, assessing where we are and how we step away from the minutiae to assess the larger moment we’re in. Her answers to my questions were thoughtful and helpful, and we’ll be back with a Substack Live in the next few days...
These are complicated legal times, and it’s easy for the truth to get lost in the chaos. Civil Discourse doesn’t just track today’s headlines—it connects them to the legal and political history that explains why they matter. We won’t forget what’s at stake or let Trump and his allies rewrite the past.
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-Joyce Vance
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