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## Joyce White Vance


Vance is distinguished professor of the practice of law at the University of Alabama, a former U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama and an NBC News and MSNBC legal analyst.


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## Joyce White Vance


* ![U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland participates in a video conference](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt685e8652fb58faed/698a213f8fd2ee38da363611/doj-investigation-merrick-garland-.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jan 6, 2022  
### [Merrick Garland Must Follow Through With His Commitment to Hold All January 6 Perpetrators Accountable](https://time.com/6137243/merrick-garland-january-6-investigation/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![2020.Washington DC. USA. Following an inflammatory speech by President Trump, protestors objecting to the certification of Joe Biden by Congress storm the Capitol. They were briefly blocked by police before gaining entry, and wreaked havoc before being e](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltadf42d14f771f990/698a15d8b21a9c9515504677/Trump_Washington_DC_Riot08.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jan 9, 2021  
### [How Domestic Terrorism Can Be Prosecuted](https://time.com/5928270/capitol-domestic-terrorism/)  
Even though the FBI tracks domestic terrorism, there isn’t one law that makes it a crime  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![Activists distribute pro-voting rights placards outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 27, 2013, as the Court prepares to hear Shelby County vs Holder.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf82e2f804225d9fc/698a1266db2987bf3f265d3c/shelby-holder-supreme-court-2013.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Sep 21, 2020  
### [RBG Saw the Future on Voting Rights](https://time.com/5890983/ruth-bader-ginsburg-voting-rights/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![Federal officers open fire on demonstrators with 'less-lethal' weapons on July 16 at Portland Federal Courthouse](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt448488ad308a7eda/698a10ad09208f58f141701f/portland-federal-agents-01.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 24, 2020  
### [What Exactly Is Trump Doing in Portland?](https://time.com/5871294/donald-trump-portland-intervention/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner takes a knee in honor of the memory of George Floyda](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt967ca82141f1e3a6/698a100116d8848bb4c385e7/Larry-Krasner-prosecutors.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 7, 2020  
### [Prosecutors' Role in Criminal Justice Reform](https://time.com/5863783/prosecutors-criminal-justice-reform/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
* ![william-barr-department-of-justice-anniversary](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7ee25412413c9583/698a0f98929fad7e8fbf6440/william-barr-department-of-justice-anniversary.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 22, 2020  
### [Congress Should Subpoena Both Berman and Barr](https://time.com/5857466/geoffrey-berman-william-barr/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![Signs pleading for help hang in windows at the Cook County jail complex](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt871307809f07d03f/698a0d2e8fd2ee69cc36135f/coronavirus-prisons.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Apr 22, 2020  
### [COVID-19 Is Hitting Prisons and Jails Hard](https://time.com/5825388/coronavirus-prisons-jails/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![Attorney General Barr Announces Findings Into Pensacola Naval Base Shooting](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1d01c5c8992e9edf/698a0a48457a5293bfd638ca/Attorney-general-william-barr.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Feb 16, 2020  
### [Barr Should Resign if Trump Tweet Stands](https://time.com/5784932/william-barr-resign-rule-of-law/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![President Trump Delivers Statement On Senate Impeachment Trial's Acquittal](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc43df80bcd0bbd12/698a0a2b16d884e29fc37b82/Donald-Trump-Roger-Stone-tweet.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Feb 12, 2020  
### [If Trump Is Allowed to Turn the Justice Department Into a Political Weapon, No One Is Safe](https://time.com/5783007/donald-trump-doj-resignations/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![U.S. President Donald Trump's campaign rally in New Jersey](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt888e48cb9a2f3fab/698a097786f68e78e16ee443/Trump-campaign-rally-New-Jersey.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jan 29, 2020  
### [If the Senate Doesn't Hold Trump Accountable, the Damage Will Go Far Beyond This Presidency](https://time.com/5773796/donald-trump-impeachment-accountability/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
* ![President Trump Delivers Remarks At White House Mental Health Summit](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blted4b980e2387e05d/698a07f097cdff62f36ba141/trump-impeachment.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Dec 23, 2019  
### [An Unfair Senate Impeachment Trial Won't Exonerate Trump](https://time.com/5754646/impeachment-senate-trial/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![Depositions Continue Behind Closed Doors In Impeachment Inquiry](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6e6e8f0edf51ea0a/698a05abb21a9c383e502a5a/impeachment-defense-reality.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 11, 2019  
### [Why Trump's Impeachment Defenses Will Fail](https://time.com/5724220/donald-trump-impeachment-defense/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![President Trump Welcomes Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison To The Washington On State Visit](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2a4a2e487b51925e/698a035886f68e5eec6ed9eb/gettyimages-1175942533.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Sep 24, 2019  
### [Trump Is Leaving Congress No Choice But to Impeach](https://time.com/5684605/trump-impeach-whistleblower-complaint/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![Epstein pleaded guilty in 2008 to solicitation and procuring a person under 18 for prostitution.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt779687ceab58b43c/698a0149096a943c276a6cb1/vlede-epstein.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 14, 2019  
### [William Barr Is the Wrong Person to Lead the Jeffrey Epstein Investigation](https://time.com/5650974/william-barr-jeffrey-epstein/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![Mueller Testifies On Investigation Into Election Interference Before House Committees](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc8203e81a03b3e05/698a0068656a3f38d5bd8a22/robert-mueller-testimony-analysis.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 25, 2019  
### [This Might Be the Most Important Exchange in the Mueller Testimony](https://time.com/5635276/mueller-testimony-obstruction-conspiracy-analysis/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)

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