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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 Preet is part of the CAFE Insider newsletter. Read, listen, and let us know your thoughts at [email protected]

In this bonus from Stay Tuned, Bill Browder, the investor, activist, and prominent Vladimir Putin critic, tells Preet what he really thinks about lawyers.Browder’s new book is Freezing Order: A True Story of Russian Money Laundering, State-Sponsored Murder, and Surviving Vladimir Putin's Wrath.Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community.Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network.Executive Producer: Tamara Sepper; Senior Editorial Producer: Adam Waller; Technical Director: David Tatasciore; Audio Producer: Nat Weiner; Editorial Producers: Sam Ozer-Staton, Noa Azulai, David Kurlander.

“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.To access the full transcript of Melissa’s note, head to CAFE.com: https://cafe.com/notes-from-contributors/note-from-melissa-the-art-of-the-judicial-long-game/

On the CAFE Insider docket this week:– The obstruction of Congress conviction of a January 6th defendant who tried to blame former President Donald Trump for his actions;– The federal terrorism charge for the Brooklyn subway shooting; and– The SDNY indictment of former New York Lieutenant Governor Brian Benjamin on bribery and fraud charges for allegedly taking part in an illegal campaign fundraising scheme.Vote for Stay Tuned with Preet for the 2022 Webby Awards.Attend Preet’s live conversation with New York City mayor Eric Adams.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 talk about how philanthropic libraries and museums inspired their learning and complicated their historical thinking. 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-4-19

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, Pulitzer Prize winning author Daniel Yergin discusses whether individual nations can become self-sufficient energy producers and the responsibility of oil and gas giants to help lessen climate change.    Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community.Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network.Executive Producer: Tamara Sepper; Senior Editorial Producer: Adam Waller; Technical Director: David Tatasciore; Audio Producer: Nat Weiner; Editorial Producers: Sam Ozer-Staton, Noa Azulai, David Kurlander.

"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.To access the full transcript of Asha's note, head to: https://cafe.com/notes-from-contributors/note-from-asha-when-the-right-wing-eye-of-sauron-landed-on-me/

On the CAFE Insider docket this week:– The court filing in which New York Attorney General Letitia James asked a judge to hold Donald Trump in contempt for failing to provide documents in her investigation into Trump’s business dealings;– A federal judge’s decision to preclude Steve Bannon from arguing at his contempt of Congress criminal trial that he was following the advice of his lawyer when he failed to comply with a January 6th Committee subpoena;– A Michigan jury’s acquittal of two men charged with conspiring to kidnap Governor Gretchen Whitmer in 2020; and – The utility of a criminal referral from the January 6th Committee to DOJ.Vote for Stay Tuned with Preet for the 2022 Webby 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.

“Backstage” is a special segment of Now & Then exclusively for members of CAFE Insider. In this installment, Heather discusses her experiences with same-sex couples growing up in Maine. Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community.

Note From Preet is part of the CAFE Insider newsletter. Read, listen, and let us know your thoughts at [email protected]

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, David Frum, the Atlantic staff writer and conservative political commentator, addresses Sarah Palin’s bid for Congress and a prediction he made during Trump’s second impeachment hearing. Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community.Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network.Executive Producer: Tamara Sepper; Senior Editorial Producer: Adam Waller; Technical Director: David Tatasciore; Audio Producer: Nat Weiner; Editorial Producers: Sam Ozer-Staton, Noa Azulai.

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.

On the CAFE Insider docket this week:– The reports indicating that the Department of Justice is expanding the January 6th investigations to include people who funded and planned that day’s events;– The likelihood that Attorney General Merrick Garland feels pressure from the January 6th Committee to intensify investigations;– The utility of a criminal referral from the January 6th Committee to DOJ about former President Donald Trump;– The forthcoming House vote on whether to hold former Trump aides Dan Scavino & Peter Navarro in contempt for defying Committee subpoenas;– The Committee’s recent meeting with Jared Kushner; and– The reports indicating that the Committee will not issue subpoenas to members of Congress.Vote for Stay Tuned with Preet for the 2022 Webby 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.

“Backstage” is a special segment of Now & Then exclusively for members of CAFE Insider. In this installment, Heather and Joanne discuss how they might create a more just trial system. 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.

In this bonus from Stay Tuned, Tim Urban, the blogger who writes “Wait But Why,” tells Preet why he thinks artificial intelligence is a more existential issue than climate change.Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community.Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network.Executive Producer: Tamara Sepper; Senior Editorial Producer: Adam Waller; Technical Director: David Tatasciore; Audio Producer: Nat Weiner; Editorial Producers: Sam Ozer-Staton, Noa Azulai.

"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.To access the full transcript of Barb’s note, head to CAFE.com: https://cafe.com/notes-from-contributors/note-from-barb-the-patriotism-of-public-defenders/

This week on the CAFE Insider podcast, Dan Goldman guest co-hosts with Joyce Vance. Dan served as House Majority Counsel during the first impeachment of Donald Trump, and before that, he was an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of New York under Preet.On the docket this week:– The court order in which a federal judge determined that Trump likely committed crimes in his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results;– The texts Ginni Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, sent to Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, in which she pressed Meadows to help overturn the election results; and– The reports that Jared Kushner will meet with the January 6th Committee later this week.Get tickets to Stay Tuned with Preet live show in NYC on March 31, featuring Preet in conversation with Ben Stiller, Garry Kasparov, and special guest Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman (Ret.): cafe.com/eventsAsk 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 talk about their own reckonings with the morality of war. 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-3-29

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 Preet is part of the CAFE Insider newsletter. Read, listen, and let us know your thoughts at [email protected]

In this bonus from Stay Tuned, Jeffrey Rosen, the president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, discusses his concerns about the increased politicization of the judiciary, and why he jokingly calls himself “the Harriet Miers of legal journalism.”Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community.Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network.Executive Producer: Tamara Sepper; Senior Editorial Producer: Adam Waller; Technical Director: David Tatasciore; Audio Producer: Nat Weiner; Editorial Producers: Sam Ozer-Staton, Noa Azulai, David Kurlander.

On the CAFE Insider docket this week:– The Senate Judiciary Committee’s confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson; – Steve Bannon’s court appearance in his contempt of Congress criminal case; and– The New York Times report that confirmed the authenticity of business emails that were obtained from Hunter Biden’s laptop in 2020. The revelations are reportedly related to the Department of Justice’s ongoing investigation into Hunter Biden’s tax affairs and international business dealings.Get tickets to Stay Tuned with Preet live show in NYC on March 31, featuring Preet in conversation with Ben Stiller and Garry Kasparov: cafe.com/eventsAsk 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 how social media has complicated issues of governmental statecraft and secrecy.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-3-22

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.

Note From Preet is part of the CAFE Insider newsletter. Read, listen, and let us know your thoughts at [email protected]

In this bonus from Stay Tuned, Missouri Rep. Cori Bush discusses why she voted against the bipartisan infrastructure bill and the politics of compromise. Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community.Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network.Executive Producer: Tamara Sepper; Senior Editorial Producer: Adam Waller; Technical Director: David Tatasciore; Audio Producer: Nat Weiner; Editorial Producers: Sam Ozer-Staton, Noa Azulai, David Kurlander.

"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.To access the full transcript of Asha's note, head to: https://cafe.com/notes-from-contributors/note-from-asha-i-want-you-to-do-me-a-favor-though/

On the CAFE Insider docket this week:– The completion of Merrick Garland’s first year as Attorney General;– The conviction of the first January 6th rioter to stand trial; – The indictment of the leader of the Proud Boys on multiple charges relating to January 6th, including conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding;– The lawsuit filed by the Republican National Committee against the January 6th Committee seeking to block a subpoena relating to RNC email campaigns; and– The launch of the Department of Justice’s “KleptoCapture Task Force” targeting Russian oligarchs who are supporting Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.Get tickets to Stay Tuned with Preet live show in NYC on March 31, featuring Preet in conversation with Ben Stiller and Garry Kasparov: cafe.com/eventsAsk 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 their own experiences learning about legacies of women in wartime. Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community.

Hip hop artists are finding their rap lyrics and videos used against them in criminal court proceedings across the country. A group of celebrities and scholars led by Jay-Z signed a letter recently calling on New York lawmakers to pass the Senate Bill S7527, also known as the” Rap Music On Trial” bill, which seeks to make it more difficult for prosecutors to admit creative expressions into evidence. CAFE Executive Producer Tamara Sepper speaks with Andrea Dennis, co-author of the book, “Rap On Trial – Race, Lyrics, and Guilt in America,” and Alex Spiro, Jay-Z’s attorney who drafted the letter and represents many hip hop artists and other celebrity clients as a partner at the law firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan. 

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 Preet is part of the CAFE Insider newsletter. Read, listen, and let us know your thoughts at [email protected]

In this bonus from Stay Tuned, ABC Chief Washington Correspondent Jonathan Karl talks about the time President Trump compared him to his teenage son, Barron. Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community.Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network.Executive Producer: Tamara Sepper; Senior Editorial Producer: Adam Waller; Technical Director: David Tatasciore; Audio Producer: Nat Weiner; Editorial Producers: Sam Ozer-Staton, Noa Azulai, David Kurlander.

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. 

On the CAFE Insider docket this week:– A new court filing in which the January 6th Committee argues that former President Donald Trump and his allies may have committed crimes by seeking to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election;– New reporting that indicates that Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg’s criminal investigation into Trump’s business dealings is unraveling with the recent resignations of the two lead prosecutors on the matter; and– Former Attorney General Bill Barr’s new book and reputation rehabilitation tour.Get tickets to Stay Tuned with Preet live show in NYC on March 31, featuring Preet in conversation with Ben Stiller and Garry Kasparov: cafe.com/eventsAsk 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 imperfection of historical memory and the risks and rewards of democratic heroes. 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-3-8

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 Preet is part of the CAFE Insider newsletter. Read, listen, and let us know your thoughts at [email protected]

In this bonus from Stay Tuned, Ira Glasser discusses the evolution of the ACLU and what happens in countries like Germany without the First Amendment.Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community.Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network.Executive Producer: Tamara Sepper; Senior Editorial Producer: Adam Waller; Technical Director: David Tatasciore; Audio Producer: Nat Weiner; Editorial Producers: Sam Ozer-Staton, Noa Azulai, David Kurlander.

“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.To access the full transcript of Melissa’s note, head to CAFE.com: https://cafe.com/notes-from-contributors/note-from-melissa-the-sum-of-her-parchments

"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.To access the full transcript of Barb’s note, head to CAFE.com: https://cafe.com/notes-from-contributors/note-from-barb-ask-the-experts/

On the CAFE Insider docket this week:– The Department of Justice’s role in combating potential cyberwarfare relating to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine;– The resignations of the two lead prosecutors in Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg’s criminal investigation into former President Donald Trump’s business dealings; and– President Joe Biden’s nomination of D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to replace retiring Justice Stephen Breyer on the Supreme Court.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 reflect on how Russia’s invasion of Ukraine changes their perspective on American and global politics. 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.

On the CAFE Insider docket this week:– Confirmation from the National Archives that former President Donald Trump took classified documents to Mar-a-Lago instead of giving them to the Archives, as required by the Presidential Records Act;– A court order for Trump and his children, Don Jr. and Ivanka, to sit for depositions as part of New York Attorney General Letitia James’s investigation into Trump’s business dealings; and– Two new court filings from special counsel John Durham’s investigation into the origins of the FBI’s Russia probe.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 their own experiences with bullying and the patterns that belligerent actors tend to utilize for control. 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-2-22