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Note From Elie is part of the free weekly CAFE Brief newsletter. Audio recordings of Elie’s Note are part of the CAFE Insider subscription.

"Note From Barb" is now a part of the CAFE Insider subscription. Barb McQuade is the former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, a law professor at the University of Michigan, and an NBC News/MSNBC legal analyst.

In this bonus from Stay Tuned, Preet and Washington Post associate editor Ruth Marcus discuss Chief Justice John Roberts’ tenure and the interpersonal relationships between the Supreme Court justices.Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community.Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #askpreet, email us at [email protected], or call 669-247-7338 to leave a voicemail.Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network.

Backstage” is a special segment of Now & Then exclusively for members of CAFE Insider. During the main Now & Then episode, Heather and Joanne discussed transitions between eras and the possibility that we are entering a new moment in American history. In Backstage, they talk about the shifts brought on by the introduction of the personal computer. Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community.For references & supplemental materials, head to: cafe.com/now-and-then/now-then-backstage-1-11-things-are-looking-up-a-new-years-show/

On the CAFE Insider docket this week:  – The CBS News report that classified documents were found at a D.C. office that Joe Biden used before becoming President, and the ongoing federal investigation into the matter; – The conclusion of a Georgia special grand jury’s investigation into former President Donald Trump and his allies, and their efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election in the state; – The decision by the North Carolina Attorney General to close a voter fraud investigation into Mark Meadows without filing charges against him;– The petitions to the Supreme Court challenging a newly-enacted New York law restricting concealed carry of guns.Ask your friends and family to join you in the conversation about the latest legal and political news making the headlines. For every person you refer to the CAFE Insider community, you’ll get a free month added to your subscription. Learn more at CAFE.com/referral.We hope you’re finding CAFE Insider informative. Email us at [email protected] with your suggestions and questions for Preet and Joyce. Shownotes & transcript can be found at CAFE.com.This podcast is brought to you by CAFE Studios and Vox Media Podcast Network.

Note From Elie is part of the free weekly CAFE Brief newsletter. Audio recordings of Elie’s Note are part of the CAFE Insider subscription.

“Note From Melissa” is the latest addition to the CAFE Insider subscription. Melissa Murray is an NYU Law Professor, the co-host of the Strict Scrutiny podcast, and an MSNBC legal analyst.

In this bonus from Stay Tuned, Preet and Bremmer discuss the rarity of CEOs who understand how global risk factors impact their company and decision making.  Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community.Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #askpreet, email us at [email protected], or call 669-247-7338 to leave a voicemail.Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network.

On the CAFE Insider docket this week:  – The January 6 Committee’s newly released final report, which focuses on former President Donald Trump’s culpability for the attack at the Capitol;– The Committee’s newly released transcripts of interviews with key witnesses, including Cassidy Hutchinson, John Eastman, and Mick Mulvaney; and– The Supreme Court’s ruling to leave in place Title 42, a public health rule that Trump and Biden used to curb immigration during the height of the Covid pandemic, which has significant implications for asylum seekers.Ask your friends and family to join you in the conversation about the latest legal and political news making the headlines. For every person you refer to the CAFE Insider community, you’ll get a free month added to your subscription. Learn more at CAFE.com/referral.We hope you’re finding CAFE Insider informative. Email us at [email protected] with your suggestions and questions for Preet and Joyce. Shownotes & transcript can be found at CAFE.com.This podcast is brought to you by CAFE Studios and Vox Media Podcast Network.

Note From Elie is part of the free weekly CAFE Brief newsletter. Audio recordings of Elie’s Note are part of the CAFE Insider subscription.

"Note From Asha" is a part of the CAFE Insider subscription. Asha Rangappa is a lawyer, former FBI Special Agent, and current CNN analyst. She's also a Senior Lecturer at Yale University's Jackson Institute for Global Affairs.

“Backstage” is a special segment of Now & Then exclusively for members of CAFE Insider. During the main Now & Then episode, Heather, Joanne, and Emory University African American Studies Professor Carol Anderson discussed the history of voting rights in Georgia. In Backstage, they talk about their favorite Georgia songs. Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community.For references & supplemental materials, head to: https://cafe.com/now-and-then/now-then-backstage-12-21-georgia-voting-rights-on-my-mind-with-carol-anderson/

On the CAFE Insider docket this week: – The January 6 Committee referred Donald Trump and a number of his allies to the Department of Justice for prosecution;– The Committee also released an executive summary of the upcoming report; and– A District of Columbia Bar panel determined that Rudy Giuliani violated attorney rules with his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election.Stay Tuned with Preet has been nominated for a Signal Award in the News & Politics category. Vote here.Ask your friends and family to join you in the conversation about the latest legal and political news making the headlines. For every person you refer to the CAFE Insider community, you’ll get a free month added to your subscription. Learn more at CAFE.com/referral.We hope you’re finding CAFE Insider informative. Email us at [email protected] with your suggestions and questions for Preet and Joyce. Shownotes & transcript can be found at CAFE.com.This podcast is brought to you by CAFE Studios and Vox Media Podcast Network.

Note From Elie is part of the free weekly CAFE Brief newsletter. Audio recordings of Elie’s Note are part of the CAFE Insider subscription.

Joyce Vance is a former U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama, a professor at the University of Alabama Law School, and an MSNBC legal analyst. Notes from Joyce are exclusive to the CAFE Insider membership. For the text of this note, along with the full archive of contributor notes, head to CAFE's website.

In this bonus from Stay Tuned, New York Times Supreme Court correspondent Adam Liptak discusses the legal philosophy — and legacy — of Chief Justice John Roberts.Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community.Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #askpreet, email us at [email protected], or call 669-247-7338 to leave a voicemail.Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network.

Backstage” is a special segment of Now & Then exclusively for members of CAFE Insider. During the main Now & Then episode, Heather and Joanne discussed the history of our contested constitution. In Backstage, they talk about how they teach constitutional history.  Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community.For references & supplemental materials, head to: cafe.com/now-and-then/now-then-backstage-12-14-why-terminating-the-constitution-matters/

On the CAFE Insider docket this week:  – The reported rejection by a federal judge of DOJ’s request to hold Trump’s legal team in contempt;– The conviction of the Trump Organization on charges of conducting a yearslong tax fraud scheme;– The January 6 Committee’s apparent plans to make criminal referrals to the Department of Justice; and– The Supreme Court oral arguments in Moore v. Harper, a case that could determine whether state courts have the power to review election rules passed by state legislatures.Stay Tuned with Preet has been nominated for a Signal Award in the News & Politics category. Vote here.Ask your friends and family to join you in the conversation about the latest legal and political news making the headlines. For every person you refer to the CAFE Insider community, you’ll get a free month added to your subscription. Learn more at CAFE.com/referral.We hope you’re finding CAFE Insider informative. Email us at [email protected] with your suggestions and questions for Preet and Joyce. Shownotes & transcript can be found at CAFE.com.This podcast is brought to you by CAFE Studios and Vox Media Podcast Network.

Note From Elie is part of the free weekly CAFE Brief newsletter. Audio recordings of Elie’s Note are part of the CAFE Insider subscription.

"Note From Barb" is now a part of the CAFE Insider subscription. Barb McQuade is the former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, a law professor at the University of Michigan, and an NBC News/MSNBC legal analyst.

In this bonus from Stay Tuned, Klein tells Preet about how he chooses guests for his podcast, how he prepares, and the pros and cons of doing interviews remotely, rather than in person.Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community.Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #askpreet, email us at [email protected], or call 669-247-7338 to leave a voicemail.Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network.

Backstage” is a special segment of Now & Then exclusively for members of CAFE Insider. During the main Now & Then episode, Heather and Joanne discussed the history of the American con man. In Backstage, they talk about their own experiences with cons. Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community.

On the CAFE Insider docket this week:  – The decision by a panel of 11th Circuit Court of Appeals judges to end the special master review of the Mar-a-Lago documents;– The conviction of Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes on a seditious conspiracy charge for his involvement in the January 6th attack at the Capitol; and– The upcoming Supreme Court oral arguments in Moore v. Harper, a case that could determine whether state courts have the power to review election rules passed by state legislatures.Vote for Stay Tuned with Preet at the Signal Awards.Ask your friends and family to join you in the conversation about the latest legal and political news making the headlines. For every person you refer to the CAFE Insider community, you’ll get a free month added to your subscription. Learn more at CAFE.com/referral.We hope you’re finding CAFE Insider informative. Email us at [email protected] with your suggestions and questions for Preet and Joyce. Shownotes & transcript can be found at CAFE.com.This podcast is brought to you by CAFE Studios and Vox Media Podcast Network.

Note From Elie is part of the free weekly CAFE Brief newsletter. Audio recordings of Elie’s Note are part of the CAFE Insider subscription.

In this bonus from Stay Tuned, Preet and Damodaran discuss why he prefers to remain a teacher rather than start his own business and why the acquisition of Kraft Heinz by Warren Buffett and private equity firm 3G Capital has not been a successThank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community.Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #askpreet, email us at [email protected], or call 669-247-7338 to leave a voicemail.Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network.

On the CAFE Insider docket this week:  – The Department of Justice is reportedly seeking testimony from former Vice President Mike Pence as part of its January 6 investigation;– A panel of 11th Circuit Court of Appeals judges signaled that they are likely to end the special master review of the Mar-a-Lago documents; and– The Supreme Court has recently permitted states to move forward with a number of executions.Ask your friends and family to join you in the conversation about the latest legal and political news making the headlines. For every person you refer to the CAFE Insider community, you’ll get a free month added to your subscription. Learn more at CAFE.com/referral.We hope you’re finding CAFE Insider informative. Email us at [email protected] with your suggestions and questions for Preet and Joyce. Shownotes & transcript can be found at CAFE.com.This podcast is brought to you by CAFE Studios and Vox Media Podcast Network.

"Note From Asha" is a part of the CAFE Insider subscription. Asha Rangappa is a lawyer, former FBI Special Agent, and current CNN analyst. She's also a Senior Lecturer at Yale University's Jackson Institute for Global Affairs.

In this bonus from Stay Tuned, cognitive scientist Maya Shankar and Preet discuss the moment in Shankar’s childhood that changed the path of her life. Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community.Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #askpreet, email us at [email protected], or call 669-247-7338 to leave a voicemail.Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network.

On the CAFE Insider docket this week:  – Attorney General Merrick Garland’s decision to appoint a special counsel to handle the federal investigations into former President Donald Trump; – The New York Times report indicating that Manhattan prosecutors are reviving the criminal investigation into Trump’s involvement in the alleged hush-money payment made to Stormy Daniels; and– The Respect for Marriage Act, the landmark bill that would provide federal protections for same-sex and interracial marriages, which is currently being considered in the Senate.Ask your friends and family to join you in the conversation about the latest legal and political news making the headlines. For every person you refer to the CAFE Insider community, you’ll get a free month added to your subscription. Learn more at CAFE.com/referral.We hope you’re finding CAFE Insider informative. Email us at [email protected] with your suggestions and questions for Preet and Joyce. Shownotes & transcript can be found at CAFE.com.This podcast is brought to you by CAFE Studios and Vox Media Podcast Network.

Note From Elie is part of the free weekly CAFE Brief newsletter. Audio recordings of Elie’s Note are part of the CAFE Insider subscription.

In this bonus from Stay Tuned, Preet and Gellman discuss Liz Cheney and her political future. Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community.Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #askpreet, email us at [email protected], or call 669-247-7338 to leave a voicemail.Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network.

Heather and Joanne discuss the staggering youth of those we lost in Vietnam and other American wars – and reflect on how these losses show the importance of the youth vote. “Backstage” is a special segment of Now & Then exclusively for members of CAFE Insider. For references & supplemental materials, head to: cafe.com/now-and-then/now-then-backstage-11-16-the-power-of-the-youth-vote/Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community.

On this episode of CAFE Insider, Preet and Joyce discuss the legal challenges to President Biden’s student debt cancellation program. They also react to the news that federal prosecutors in the Southern District of New York will not bring criminal charges against Rudy Giuliani in connection with his Ukraine-related foreign lobbying. Plus, there’s new reporting on Donald Trump’s efforts to get the IRS to investigate his political enemies.Ask your friends and family to join you in the conversation about the latest legal and political news making the headlines. For every person you refer to the CAFE Insider community, you’ll get a free month added to your subscription. Learn more at CAFE.com/referral.We hope you’re finding CAFE Insider informative. Email us at [email protected] with your suggestions and questions for Preet and Joyce. Shownotes & transcript can be found at CAFE.com.This podcast is brought to you by CAFE Studios and Vox Media Podcast Network. Tamara Sepper – Executive Producer; Jake Kaplan – Editorial Producer; Nat Weiner – Audio ProducerREFERENCES & SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS:Listen to The January 6th Tapes for free. Click here and enter the promo code “cafeinsider.”GIULIANIIn Re Search Warrants Dated April 21, 2021, and April 28, 2021, Southern District of New York“Giuliani Will Not Face Federal Charges Over Lobbying, Prosecutors Say,” NYT, 11/14/22STUDENT DEBT CANCELLATION “Use of the HEROES Act of 2003 to Cancel the Principal Amounts of Student Loans, Slip Opinion, Department of Justice, 8/23/22H.R.1412 - Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act of 2003Myra Brown et al v. U.S. Department of Education, Northern District of Texas, 11/10/22Nebraska v. Joseph R. Biden Jr., 8th Circuit Court of Appeals, 11/14/22Legal Standing — Legal Information InstituteSteve Vladeck, “Opinion: The judge blocking student loan relief for millions is wrong about the law,” CNN, 11/12/22Steve Vladeck Twitter thread on 8th Circuit ruling, 11/14/22TRUMP & THE IRSMichael Schmidt, “Trump Wanted I.R.S. Investigations of Foes, Top Aide Says,” NYT, 11/13/22Bradley Moss tweet on Trump’s projections, 11/13/22John Anzalone tweet on IRS investigations, 11/13/22TRUMP & FLORIDA “Trump’s wild claim about using the FBI to stop 2018 vote counting, explained,” WaPo, 11/11/22Sarah Isgur tweet, 11/11/22

Note From Elie is part of the free weekly CAFE Brief newsletter. Audio recordings of Elie’s Note are part of the CAFE Insider subscription.

On this special episode of CAFE Insider, Preet and Joyce discuss the results of the 2022 midterm elections and their implications for ongoing DOJ and congressional investigations relating to former President Donald Trump. Is the January 6 Committee in its final days? Will a Republican-controlled House impeach Biden? And should Attorney General Merrick Garland appoint a special counsel to handle DOJ investigations into Trump?Ask your friends and family to join you in the conversation about the latest legal and political news making the headlines. For every person you refer to the CAFE Insider community, you’ll get a free month added to your subscription. Learn more at CAFE.com/referral.We hope you’re finding CAFE Insider informative. Email us at [email protected] with your suggestions and questions for Preet and Joyce. Shownotes & transcript can be found at CAFE.com.This podcast is brought to you by CAFE Studios and Vox Media Podcast Network.

“Backstage” is a special segment of Now & Then exclusively for members of CAFE Insider. In this installment, Heather and Joanne discuss the power and pitfalls of market research. Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community.

Note From Elie is part of the free weekly CAFE Brief newsletter. Audio recordings of Elie’s Note are part of the CAFE Insider subscription.

“Backstage” is a special segment of Now & Then exclusively for members of CAFE Insider. In this installment, Heather and Joanne discuss their early-life understandings of Nazism and their fears about the present. Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community.For references & supplemental materials, head to: cafe.com/now-and-then/backstage-now-then-11-2-2/

Programming Note: Next week the CAFE Insider podcast will air on Wednesday, November 9. Tune in to hear Preet and Joyce react to the results of the election and what they will mean for the legal landscape.On the CAFE Insider docket this week:  – The latest developments in the attack on Paul Pelosi, the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, including the strength of the federal and state charges brought against the suspect, the new information about the attack revealed in the criminal complaint, and the extent to which toxic, political rhetoric led to the attack;– The recruitment of an experienced national security prosecutor to join the Department of Justice’s Mar-a-Lago documents investigation;– The challenges brought by a number of former Trump administration officials, including Mark Meadows, Pat Cipollone, and Pat Philbin, to avoid testifying in investigations involving Trump;– The start of the criminal, tax fraud trial against the Trump Organization in New York; and– The Supreme Court oral arguments in cases challenging affirmative action policies in college admissions.Ask your friends and family to join you in the conversation about the latest legal and political news making the headlines. For every person you refer to the CAFE Insider community, you’ll get a free month added to your subscription. Learn more at CAFE.com/referral.We hope you’re finding CAFE Insider informative. Email us at [email protected] with your suggestions and questions for Preet and Joyce.Shownotes & transcript can be found at CAFE.com.This podcast is brought to you by CAFE Studios and Vox Media Podcast Network.

Note From Elie is part of the free weekly CAFE Brief newsletter. Audio recordings of Elie’s Note are part of the CAFE Insider subscription.

“Backstage” is a special segment of Now & Then exclusively for members of CAFE Insider. In this installment, Heather and Joanne discuss the relationship between direct mail and the truth. Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community.

On the CAFE Insider docket this week:  – The January 6 Committee’s subpoena to former President Donald Trump for testimony and document production; – The new ruling in which a federal judge wrote that Trump included false allegations of voter fraud in a Georgia lawsuit despite being informed by his lawyers that the data was incorrect;– The prison sentence Steve Bannon received for defying a January 6 Committee subpoena;– Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’s decision to temporarily freeze the subpoena to Senator Lindsey Graham from a Georgia grand jury in the investigation into interference in the 2020 election; – The reports indicating that prosecutors believe there is sufficient evidence to charge Trump with obstruction in relation to the Mar-a-Lago documents investigation; and– Special Counsel John Durham’s failed prosecution of an analyst who contributed to the Steele Dossier.Ask your friends and family to join you in the conversation about the latest legal and political news making the headlines. For every person you refer to the CAFE Insider community, you’ll get a free month added to your subscription. Learn more at CAFE.com/referral.We hope you’re finding CAFE Insider informative. Email us at [email protected] with your suggestions and questions for Preet and Joyce. Shownotes & transcript can be found at CAFE.com.This podcast is brought to you by CAFE Studios and Vox Media Podcast Network.

Note From Elie is part of the free weekly CAFE Brief newsletter. Audio recordings of Elie’s Note are part of the CAFE Insider subscription.

In this bonus from Stay Tuned, presidential historian Michael Beschloss and Preet discuss the historical precedent for the workings of the January 6th committee.Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community.Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #askpreet, email us at [email protected], or call 669-247-7338 to leave a voicemail.Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network.

Joyce Vance is a former U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama, a professor at the University of Alabama Law School, and an MSNBC legal analyst. Notes from Joyce are exclusive to the CAFE Insider membership. For the text of this note, along with the full archive of contributor notes, head to CAFE's website.

“Backstage” is a special segment of Now & Then exclusively for members of CAFE Insider. In this installment, Heather and Joanne discuss the complicated dynamics of teaching history to college students in 2022. Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community.

On the CAFE Insider docket this week:  – The January 6th Committee’s vote to subpoena former President Donald Trump to testify; – The new evidence presented at the Committee’s final public hearing, including video footage of congressional leaders scrambling to respond to the attack and evidence of Trump’s pre-Election Day plan to declare victory on election night 2020;– The Department of Justice’s sentencing recommendation for Steve Bannon’s contempt of Congress conviction;– The Supreme Court’s rejection of Trump’s request that the justices intervene in the Mar-a-Lago documents case; and– DOJ’s appeal of the appointment of the Mar-a-Lago special master.Ask your friends and family to join you in the conversation about the latest legal and political news making the headlines. For every person you refer to the CAFE Insider community, you’ll get a free month added to your subscription. Learn more at CAFE.com/referral.We hope you’re finding CAFE Insider informative. Email us at [email protected] with your suggestions and questions for Preet and Joyce. Shownotes & transcript can be found at CAFE.com.This podcast is brought to you by CAFE Studios and Vox Media Podcast Network.

Major First Amendment issues are making their way through the courts and their resolution by the Supreme Court could change long-standing free speech and free press principles. On this edition of Office Hours, Stuart Brontman, a First Amendment scholar with deep expertise in communications law joins CAFE Executive Producer Tamara Sepper to discuss three areas that have been making the headlines in recent months: (1) Laws passed by Republicans in Texas and Florida that regulate content moderation by large social media companies and their right to exclude posts based on the viewpoints expressed; (2) Defamation law and whether the justices will revisit the “actual malice” standard established in New York Times v. Sullivan, given a series of recent high-profile lawsuits, including Dominion Voting Systems v. Fox News; and (3) An Arizona law that bans people from recording police if the individual recording is within 8 feet away from the law enforcement activity and is given notice.  Brotman also discusses his new book, “The First Amendment Lives On – Conversations Commemorating Hugh M. Hefner’s Legacy of Enduring Free Speech and Free Press Values.”For transcript of the episode, head to: https://cafe.com/office-hours/stuart-brotman/

Note From Elie is part of the free weekly CAFE Brief newsletter. Audio recordings of Elie’s Note are part of the CAFE Insider subscription.