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In this bonus from Stay Tuned, Preet and Ip discuss the need for better economic literacy. 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.

Melissa Murray is an NYU Law Professor, the co-host of the Strict Scrutiny podcast, and an MSNBC legal analyst. For a transcript of Melissa's note, as while as the full archive of contributor notes, head to CAFE.com.

In the main Now & Then episode, Heather and Joanne discussed the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team and the history of American women’s team sports. In Backstage, they discuss the psychological and physical impacts of their own sports experiences. “Backstage” is a special segment of Now & Then exclusively for members of CAFE Insider. Thank you for being a member.

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 Hoover further discuss Herbert Hoover’s presidency and what she believes should be his legacy. 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.

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. Head to CAFE.com for a full transcript of Asha's Note.Notes from Asha 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 the main Now & Then episode, Heather and Joanne discussed Florida’s new Black history standards. In Backstage, they discuss how they frame difficult history for their own students. “Backstage” is a special segment of Now & Then exclusively for members of CAFE Insider. Thank you for being a member. For references & supplemental materials, head to: cafe.com/now-and-then/now-then-backstage-8-9-telling-tales-of-history-the-florida-problem/

On a new episode of CAFE Insider, Preet and Joyce discuss the latest developments in the two federal criminal cases against former President Donald Trump:– Whether a judge should adopt the government’s version of a protective order to limit Trump’s ability to make details of the case public;– Trump claims that he cannot receive a fair trial in D.C. suggesting that Judge Tanya Chutkan should recuse herself given her past rulings, and that the case should be moved from D.C. to West Virginia;– Trump’s potential defenses in the election case, and whether, in order to secure a conviction, prosecutors will need to prove that Trump knew that he lost the 2020 election;– Whether former Trump aides, including Mark Meadows and the unnamed co-conspirators in the indictment, are cooperating with investigators; and– The existence of an out-of-district grand jury that continues to investigate the classified documents matter, as revealed by Judge Cannon in a recent order.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 special episode of CAFE Insider, Preet and Joyce break down the third indictment of former President Donald Trump on charges that stem from alleged attempts to overthrow the results of the 2020 election. They discuss:– Trump’s potential defenses and the challenges prosecutors will face in this unprecedented case;– Special counsel Jack Smith’s decision not to charge the six unnamed co-conspirators who are referenced in the indictment and not to charge Trump directly for the January 6 insurrection; and– The legal and political implications of bringing a third indictment against Trump ahead of the 2024 election, and how this case might fit within the timelines of the other cases.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.

In the main Now & Then episode, Heather and Joanne discussed historical parallels to the UPS contract negotiations and the Hollywood “double strike.” In Backstage, they explore the central issue of AI in contemporary labor activism and in their own work. “Backstage” is a special segment of Now & Then exclusively for members of CAFE Insider. Thank you for being a member. For references & supplemental materials, head to: cafe.com/now-and-then/now-then-backstage-8-2-unions-strikes-and-the-public-what-matters/

On the CAFE Insider docket this week:– The new charges that special counsel Jack Smith added to the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump;– The meeting between Trump’s lawyers and DOJ prosecutors in an apparent last-ditch effort to stop them from charging Trump in connection with January 6;– The decision by a federal judge to put on hold Hunter Biden’s guilty plea agreement on two tax charges, citing legal and constitutional concerns about the arrangement.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 astrophysics professor Adam Frank discuss the recent discovery that cosmic waves from the Big Bang are rippling through space, time, and even through us.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.

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 written version of Barb's note, head to CAFE.com.

In the main Now & Then episode, Heather and Joanne discussed what American dolls can show about historical national values and trends. In Backstage, they explore their own feelings about dolls and other iconic playthings. “Backstage” is a special segment of Now & Then exclusively for members of CAFE Insider. Thank you for being a member.For references & supplemental materials, head to: cafe.com/now-and-then/now-then-backstage-7-26-barbie-g-i-joe-and-the-gang-dolls-are-us/

On the CAFE Insider docket this week:– The news that special counsel Jack Smith informed former President Donald Trump that he is a target in DOJ’s January 6 investigation, and the criminal statutes Trump might be charged with violating;– The order by a federal judge in Florida setting a May 2024 trial date for Trump’s classified documents criminal case;– The ruling by a federal judge in New York clarifying the jury’s decision in E. Jean Carroll’s defamation and sexual assault case against Trump; and– The charges filed by Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel against 16 pro-Trump fake electors who sought to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in the state.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.

Melissa Murray is an NYU Law Professor, the co-host of the Strict Scrutiny podcast, and an MSNBC legal analyst. For a transcript of Melissa's note, as while as the full archive of contributor notes, head to CAFE.com.

In the main Now & Then episode, Heather and Joanne discussed the significance of third party presidential candidacies in American history. In Backstage, they discuss the emotions that they contend with when they confront third party bids. “Backstage” is a special segment of Now & Then exclusively for members of CAFE Insider. Thank you for being a member.For references & supplemental materials, head to: cafe.com/now-and-then/now-then-backstage-7-19-the-third-party-problem/

In this special episode of the CAFE Insider podcast, Joyce Vance interviews Michael Dreeben, while Preet is out. Dreeben served in the Solicitor General’s office for over 30 years, including 24 years as the Deputy Solicitor General in charge of the federal government’s criminal docket. He is one of only eight people to have ever argued over 100 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court.In the interview, Dreeben discusses:– High-profile rulings from the 2022-2023 SCOTUS term on issues including race, LGBTQ+ rights, and student loans, and the Court’s rightward shift; – Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s impact during her first term on the Court;– Dissenting opinions written by Justices Sotomayor and Kagan, which they read aloud from the bench; and– Cases on the Court’s docket for next term.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.

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. Head to CAFE.com for a full transcript of Asha's Note.Notes from Asha 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, Preet and Yaffa address different takes on the media’s coverage of Prigozhin’s failed coup.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.

In the main Now & Then episode, Heather and Joanne discussed the significance of American sea disappearances. In Backstage, they discuss their own comfort (and discomfort) with sea exploration. “Backstage” is a special segment of Now & Then exclusively for members of CAFE Insider. Thank you for being a member.For references & supplemental materials, head to: cafe.com/now-and-then/now-then-backstage-7-12-the-titan-the-sea-and-what-we-see/

On the CAFE Insider docket this week:– A Louisiana federal judge’s order that restricts Biden administration officials from communicating with social media companies about content moderation; – Donald Trump’s request to delay the Mar-a-Lago documents trial until after the 2024 presidential election;– The arraignment of Trump’s valet and co-defendant in the documents case, Walt Nauta, and the likelihood that he flips on Trump and testifies against him at trial; and– The public statements issued by the Trump-appointed U.S. Attorney who handled the Hunter Biden investigation denying whistleblower claims that DOJ stonewalled the investigation and retaliated against the whistleblowers.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 Supreme Court expert Kate Shaw discuss the opinion in Moore v. Harper. The Court rejected the controversial Independent State Legislature Theory, but Shaw argues that the Court may have left the door open to reviving the applicability of the theory under different circumstances.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.

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.

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 written version of Barb's note, head to CAFE.com.

In this bonus from Stay Tuned, Preet and PEN America CEO Suzanne Nossel talk about how AI will impact issues of free speech and censorship. To listen, try the membership for just $1 for one month: cafe.com/insider.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.

In the main Now & Then episode, Heather and Joanne discussed how Indigenous Americans have defined their sovereignty. In Backstage, they discuss their own experiences teaching Indigenous American history. “Backstage” is a special segment of Now & Then exclusively for members of CAFE Insider. Thank you for being a member.

On the CAFE Insider docket this week:– The leaked audio recording in which former President Donald Trump bragged about retaining, what sounds to be, a classified document outlining a potential United States attack on Iran;– The testimony by IRS whistleblowers who accused Justice Department leadership and the Delaware U.S. Attorney’s office of political interference in the Hunter Biden probe;– An Arkansas federal judge’s order that, for the first time, struck down a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors; and– The ProPublica report that Justice Samuel Alito failed to disclose a 2008 trip on a private jet paid for by a GOP billionaire who had business before the Supreme Court, and Alito’s Wall Street Journal op-ed denying the claims before the report was released.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.

Melissa Murray is an NYU Law Professor, the co-host of the Strict Scrutiny podcast, and an MSNBC legal analyst. For a transcript of Melissa's note, as while as the full archive of contributor notes, head to CAFE.com.

In the main Now & Then episode, Heather and Joanne discussed how personal lawyers can help or hurt presidents. In Backstage, they recall their reactions to depictions of the Watergate scandal and its substandard presidential lawyers. “Backstage” is a special segment of Now & Then exclusively for members of CAFE Insider. Thank you for being a member.For references & supplemental materials, head to: https://cafe.com/now-and-then/now-then-backstage-6-21-presidential-lawyer-problems/

On the CAFE Insider docket this week:– Hunter Biden’s expected guilty plea on two federal tax charges, and his agreement to enter a pretrial diversion agreement on a gun charge; – The Washington Post report that the FBI and DOJ resisted opening an investigation into Trump’s involvement in January 6th; – The “no-contact order” imposed in the Mar-a-Lago documents prosecution that bars Trump from discussing the case with the co-defendant and witnesses; and– Trump’s interview with Fox News’s Bret Baier, in which he criticized the Mar-a-Lago documents indictment, denied that he improperly retained national security materials, and appeared to admit that he delayed complying with a subpoena to return documents.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.

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. Head to CAFE.com for a full transcript of Asha's Note.

In the main Now & Then episode, Heather and Joanne discussed the role of water access in American history. In Backstage, they talk about their childhood memories of their local water systems and the unfortunate role of swagger in water conservation. “Backstage” is a special segment of Now & Then exclusively for members of CAFE Insider. Thank you for being a member.For references & supplemental materials, head to: cafe.com/now-and-then/now-then-backstage-6-14-theres-something-in-the-water/

On the CAFE Insider docket this week:The Trump indictment and its aftershocks, including Trump’s potential motives for taking the classified documents and his likely defenses.The question of whether the government can get Judge Aileen Cannon kicked off the Mar-a-Lago case if she doesn’t recuse herself.The differences between Trump’s alleged crimes and the Hillary Clinton email scandal.Whether Trump lawyer Evan Corcoran’s testimony and contemporaneous notes will be admissible at trial. Whether a 13-year-old case involving Bill Clinton may help Trump argue that the documents were personal, not presidential, records.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 Producer

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, Preet and NYU psychology professor Niobe Way discuss how to be a better friend and maintain strong personal relationships.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.

In the main Now & Then episode, Heather and Joanne discussed the history and mythologies of Texas. In Backstage, they talk about their own experiences of Texas, in person and in culture. “Backstage” is a special segment of Now & Then exclusively for members of CAFE Insider. Thank you for being a member.For references & supplemental materials, head to: cafe.com/now-and-then/now-then-backstage-6-7-texas-tall-tales-ken-paxtonand-us/

On the CAFE Insider docket this week:Reports that suggest Special Counsel Jack Smith is nearing the end of DOJ’s investigation into Donald Trump’s handling of classified documents.The embarrassing incident of a lawyer who relied on ChapGPT for legal research and cited made-up cases in a legal document submitted to the court. We hope you’re finding CAFE Insider informative. Email us at [email protected] with your suggestions and questions for Preet and Joyce. This podcast is brought to you by CAFE Studios and Vox Media Podcast Network.