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One First

Steve Vladeck, Joyce Vance, Cristian Farias, Harry Litman
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A weekly newsletter aiming to make the Supreme Court’s rulings, procedures, and history more accessible to all

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  • Steve Vladeck

    Law professor at Georgetown University and editor and author of the Supreme Court newsletter, "One First"

  • Joyce Vance

    Former federal prosecutor. MSNOW legal contributor. Law Professor. Writes with chickens & knitting at hand. Author of Civil Discourse on Substack. My first book, Giving Up Is Unforgivable: A Manual For Keeping A Democracy, is a NYT bestseller!

  • Cristian Farias

    Legal journalist and editor. I write and talk about law, justice, democracy, and the politics shaping them in many places.

  • Harry Litman

    Former US Attorney and Deputy Assistant Attorney General; Talking Feds podcast, substack, YouTube; Talking San Diego live 1-on-1 series; regular commentator on MSNBC, CNN, CBS. It's an absolute pivot point for democracy, and we all have to fight.

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