Joyce Vance
MSNBC Columnist
Joyce White Vance is an MSNBC columnist and NBC News and MSNBC legal analyst. She is a law professor at the University of Alabama School of Law and a former U.S. attorney in the Northern District of Alabama.
Joyce White Vance is an MSNBC columnist and NBC News and MSNBC legal analyst. She is a law professor at the University of Alabama School of Law and a former U.S. attorney in the Northern District of Alabama.
Latest from Joyce Vance
The true motives behind Ted Cruz’s ludicrous 'Barbie' tirade
Texas' Ted Cruz claims war the new “Barbie” movie holds hidden messages and “Chinese propaganda.” But Trump, not Margot Robbie is the real problem.
Trump’s defense team is embarrassing itself in front of Jack Smith
Americans are getting a taste of how special counsel Jack Smith intends to handle Trump and Walt Nauta classified docs trial strategy of extended legal delays.
Trump loves to delay trials. But the courts seem to be catching on.
Donald Trump indictment and arraignment Tuesday should kick-off a speedy criminal trial. But Judge Aileen Cannon and the 11th Circuit must avoid delay traps.
Believing E. Jean Carroll
Trump's rape trial is actually a defamation lawsuit. But E. Jean Carroll's credibility on the stand will determine whether a Manhattan jury rules in her favor.
The decision to give Tucker Carlson exclusive Jan. 6 footage is not aging well
Fox News' Tucker Carlson was gifted Jan. 6 tapes by Kevin McCarthy. But Dominion lawsuit text messages between Carlson and Sean Hannity prove that was stupid.
Why the DOJ's response to Tyre Nichols' brutal killing matters
As America waits for the Tyre Nichols body cam footage, the DOJ's promise to look into the Memphis police department and its actions is a vital first step.
Will this Fulton County DA be the first prosecutor to indict Trump?
A state judge in Fulton County, Georgia, dissolved the special grand jury investigation Trump and election fraud. Will Fani Willis be first to charge Trump?
Trump’s obstruction of justice criminal referral matters. And prosecutors know it.
The Jan. 6 committee report says Trump obstructed justice. Pals like Oliver Stone, Roger Stone and Rush Limbaugh would love to pretend it's not a real crime.
Trump's classified documents defense is predictably self-serving — and damaging
Blame the FBI. Blame the Justice Department. As always, Trump is willing to save himself at the expense of the public’s confidence in essential institutions.
DOJ's Jan. 6 investigation is zeroing in on Trump. These bad lawyers could be the key.
Now is the perfect time for the Justice Department to lean on a rogues’ gallery of legal lightweights and turn them into cooperators.
The Jan. 6 hearings spotlight Congress. But witnesses are the real stars.
This is no ordinary cliffhanger — the future of our democracy hangs in the balance. Here are five things to watch for as the hearings begin.
