Joyce White Vance
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If you’ve ever taken the oath to uphold the Constitution, this is the time to live up to it.
We live in a time of so many questions. So, my podcast sisters and I decided to spend time every Wednesday answering more of the ones we receive from our listeners. Join us for #SistersInLaw sidebar. www.politicon.com/podcast-epis...
Watching The Watchers | Politicon
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February 4, 2026 at 3:29 PM
We live in a time of so many questions. So, my podcast sisters and I decided to spend time every Wednesday answering more of the ones we receive from our listeners. Join us for #SistersInLaw sidebar. www.politicon.com/podcast-epis...
Public outcry pushed DOJ to investigate the killing of Alex Pretti by ICE agents in Minnesota. But can we trust the outcome? @preetbharara.bsky.social and I discuss on a new episode of @cafedotcom.bsky.social Insider. Listen: cafe.visitlink.me/5S-Wgd
February 4, 2026 at 3:28 AM
Public outcry pushed DOJ to investigate the killing of Alex Pretti by ICE agents in Minnesota. But can we trust the outcome? @preetbharara.bsky.social and I discuss on a new episode of @cafedotcom.bsky.social Insider. Listen: cafe.visitlink.me/5S-Wgd
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Wow. 'Hold me in contempt, Judge, so I can get some sleep,' says DOJ attorney defending its unconstitutional detentions. "The system sucks. I hate my job." Saving this post for the #ICETribunal, 'just-doing-my-job good soldier' edition.
A young prosecutor tells a judge what’s really going on joycevance.substack.com/p/today-in-c...
Today In Court
What a prosecutor in Minnesota said
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February 4, 2026 at 2:04 AM
Wow. 'Hold me in contempt, Judge, so I can get some sleep,' says DOJ attorney defending its unconstitutional detentions. "The system sucks. I hate my job." Saving this post for the #ICETribunal, 'just-doing-my-job good soldier' edition.
A young prosecutor tells a judge what’s really going on joycevance.substack.com/p/today-in-c...
Today In Court
What a prosecutor in Minnesota said
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February 4, 2026 at 1:27 AM
A young prosecutor tells a judge what’s really going on joycevance.substack.com/p/today-in-c...
Bill Clinton testified under oath about Monica Lewinsky. He will now testify under oath about Epstein. There is no excuse for Donald Trump doing that too. Either you want to learn the truth about Epstein’s crimes & who else was involved or you don’t.
February 3, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Bill Clinton testified under oath about Monica Lewinsky. He will now testify under oath about Epstein. There is no excuse for Donald Trump doing that too. Either you want to learn the truth about Epstein’s crimes & who else was involved or you don’t.
Epstein Files: “Some suggested the Clintons ‘caved’ to Congress’ demands. More likely they’ve set a precedent that requires people with far stronger linkage to Epstein—& their wives—to testify. If they don’t, the GOP-led investigation in Congress will face claims that it’s trying to hide the truth”
Today was one of those days where it was difficult to keep up with everything of significance that happened. Here’s a little help that should get you up to speed on at least some of it. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
February 3, 2026 at 10:31 AM
Epstein Files: “Some suggested the Clintons ‘caved’ to Congress’ demands. More likely they’ve set a precedent that requires people with far stronger linkage to Epstein—& their wives—to testify. If they don’t, the GOP-led investigation in Congress will face claims that it’s trying to hide the truth”
Today was one of those days where it was difficult to keep up with everything of significance that happened. Here’s a little help that should get you up to speed on at least some of it. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
February 3, 2026 at 5:44 AM
Today was one of those days where it was difficult to keep up with everything of significance that happened. Here’s a little help that should get you up to speed on at least some of it. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
DOJ is apparently taking all this time & violating the Transparency Act deadline in order to protect criminals, not the victims.
BREAKING: The Department of Justice left multiple unredacted photos of fully nude women or girls exposed as part of Friday’s dump of more than 3.5 million pages of files related to the investigations and prosecutions of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislane Maxwell.
DOJ Released Unredacted Nude Images in Epstein Files
A note from investigators in the files said some images Epstein had were "POSSIBLE CSAM."
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February 2, 2026 at 7:33 PM
DOJ is apparently taking all this time & violating the Transparency Act deadline in order to protect criminals, not the victims.
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"It's too classified for Congress."
Elected officials don't have to have a security clearance because the People have decided that there is nothing "too classified" for them to know. There's a SCIF at The Capitol.
Elected officials don't have to have a security clearance because the People have decided that there is nothing "too classified" for them to know. There's a SCIF at The Capitol.
Bombshell report on a mysterious and extremely sensitive and serious whistleblower complaint against Tulsi Gabbard that is being held from Congress.
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Exclusive | Classified Whistleblower Complaint About Tulsi Gabbard Stalls Within Her Agency
Congress hasn’t seen the complaint, which was filed eight months ago with the U.S. intelligence community watchdog’s office.
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February 2, 2026 at 7:22 PM
"It's too classified for Congress."
Elected officials don't have to have a security clearance because the People have decided that there is nothing "too classified" for them to know. There's a SCIF at The Capitol.
Elected officials don't have to have a security clearance because the People have decided that there is nothing "too classified" for them to know. There's a SCIF at The Capitol.
Former DHS top lawyers for Dem & GOP admins agree: no judicial warrant, no entry. “Attempting to tarnish department attorneys as “deep state” operatives for giving legal advice that is faithful to the Constitution is not only offensive but also dangerous.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/o...
Opinion | We Were Top Homeland Security Lawyers. You Can’t Wish Away the Fourth Amendment.
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February 2, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Former DHS top lawyers for Dem & GOP admins agree: no judicial warrant, no entry. “Attempting to tarnish department attorneys as “deep state” operatives for giving legal advice that is faithful to the Constitution is not only offensive but also dangerous.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/o...
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The Judge who ordered the release of five-year-old Liam wrote quite an opinion. Come read it with me.
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The Week Ahead
February 1, 2026
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February 2, 2026 at 2:53 AM
The Judge who ordered the release of five-year-old Liam wrote quite an opinion. Come read it with me.
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“The Justice Department published dozens of unredacted nude images on its website, showing young women or possibly teenagers whose photos were contained in files related to the wealthy sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.”
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The Government Published Dozens of Nude Photos in the Epstein Files
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February 2, 2026 at 3:03 AM
“The Justice Department published dozens of unredacted nude images on its website, showing young women or possibly teenagers whose photos were contained in files related to the wealthy sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.”
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The Judge who ordered the release of five-year-old Liam wrote quite an opinion. Come read it with me.
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The Week Ahead
February 1, 2026
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February 2, 2026 at 2:53 AM
The Judge who ordered the release of five-year-old Liam wrote quite an opinion. Come read it with me.
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All the Civil Discourse columns from the past week, collected in one place so you can get caught up if you missed anything. joycevance.substack.com/p/the-sunday...
The Sunday Morning Wrap-Up
This past week has been the kind of week that I write the newsletter for.
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February 1, 2026 at 4:24 PM
All the Civil Discourse columns from the past week, collected in one place so you can get caught up if you missed anything. joycevance.substack.com/p/the-sunday...
Sharing this amazing poem with the kind permission of the author. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
If They Call Me A Domestic Terrorist
This morning, I stumbled across an amazing poem by a wonderful man named Michael F.
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February 1, 2026 at 2:49 AM
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“U.S. District Judge Fred Biery excoriated the federal government, saying the case ‘has its genesis in the ill-conceived and incompetently-implemented government pursuit of daily deportation quotas, apparently even if it requires traumatizing children.’” www.ms.now/news/liam-ra...
Judge orders release of 5-year-old Liam Ramos and father from ICE detention center
A photo of Ramos wearing a bunny hat and a Spider-Man backpack as he was being detained went viral, sparking national criticism.
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January 31, 2026 at 8:22 PM
“U.S. District Judge Fred Biery excoriated the federal government, saying the case ‘has its genesis in the ill-conceived and incompetently-implemented government pursuit of daily deportation quotas, apparently even if it requires traumatizing children.’” www.ms.now/news/liam-ra...
New episode of the #SistersInLaw Podcast out now! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
The Law of the Chicken of the Sea
Podcast Episode · #SistersInLaw · 01/31/2026 · 1h 20m
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January 31, 2026 at 4:59 PM
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Judge Menendez denies Minnesota plaintiffs’ request to end Operation Metro Surge because they don’t meet the high bar set by the 10th Amendment, but she also points to what she doesn’t decide, including the legality of what ICE is doing on the ground.
January 31, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Judge Menendez denies Minnesota plaintiffs’ request to end Operation Metro Surge because they don’t meet the high bar set by the 10th Amendment, but she also points to what she doesn’t decide, including the legality of what ICE is doing on the ground.
DM me? We used to get hundreds of highly qualified applicants for a single job posting. Good prosecutors are increasingly hesitant to work for this DOJ.
January 31, 2026 at 3:51 PM
DM me? We used to get hundreds of highly qualified applicants for a single job posting. Good prosecutors are increasingly hesitant to work for this DOJ.
It’s not about convicting Don Lemon. That’s very unlikely on these facts and given the legal charges DOJ brought. So what’s it all about? Read about that here: open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
Why Indict Don Lemon?
Don Lemon was taken into custody Thursday night by federal agents in Los Angeles, where he was covering the Grammy Awards.
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January 31, 2026 at 11:55 AM
It’s not about convicting Don Lemon. That’s very unlikely on these facts and given the legal charges DOJ brought. So what’s it all about? Read about that here: open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
1/ Sure DOJ has opened an investigation into Alex Pretti's homicide. But not Renee Good's. What's the difference? There's no logical reason to investigate one but not the other. So what's going on?
January 30, 2026 at 5:42 PM
1/ Sure DOJ has opened an investigation into Alex Pretti's homicide. But not Renee Good's. What's the difference? There's no logical reason to investigate one but not the other. So what's going on?
Have you seen our newest feature on the #SistersInLaw podcast? Every week, we're answering more of your questions in the new Sisters' Sidebar. What questions do you have for us today? Drop them in the comments and we'll get to as many as we can.
January 30, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Have you seen our newest feature on the #SistersInLaw podcast? Every week, we're answering more of your questions in the new Sisters' Sidebar. What questions do you have for us today? Drop them in the comments and we'll get to as many as we can.
This isn’t about convicting Don Lemon. It’s unlikely that will happen. It’s about intimidating journalists & making them censure themselves out of fear of consequences. It’s about eroding the free press because the administration can’t afford the criticism.
This just in: "Don Lemon was taken into custody by federal agents last night in Los Angeles, where he was covering the Grammy awards," Lemon's attorney Abbe Lowell says.
January 30, 2026 at 2:44 PM
This isn’t about convicting Don Lemon. It’s unlikely that will happen. It’s about intimidating journalists & making them censure themselves out of fear of consequences. It’s about eroding the free press because the administration can’t afford the criticism.
The Fulton County search warrant & its implications for the 2026 & future elections is critically important news & not getting the coverage it merits. Read my most recent piece to get the download & understand why this is such a significant development. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
Today Fulton County, Tomorrow???
On Wednesday, the FBI executed a search warrant on the Fulton County, Georgia, Elections Operation Center.
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January 30, 2026 at 6:15 AM
The Fulton County search warrant & its implications for the 2026 & future elections is critically important news & not getting the coverage it merits. Read my most recent piece to get the download & understand why this is such a significant development. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
Maybe DOJ should focus on the law it’s violating, the Epstein Files Transparency Act, instead of speculating a crime might have been committed (despite multiple ballot recounts) in Fulton County or declining to investigate two homicides in Minneapolis?
January 30, 2026 at 12:42 AM
Maybe DOJ should focus on the law it’s violating, the Epstein Files Transparency Act, instead of speculating a crime might have been committed (despite multiple ballot recounts) in Fulton County or declining to investigate two homicides in Minneapolis?