
CAFE Insider
Co-hosts Preet Bharara and Joyce Vance help you to make sense of law and politics each week, plus weekly notes and bonus content exclusive to CAFE Insider members.
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Apr 24, 2025 • 8min
Bonus: The Lawyers Standing Up to Trump (with Dahlia Lithwick)
In this bonus from Stay Tuned, Preet and Supreme Court expert Dahlia Lithwick discuss Trump’s attacks on Big Law, and how lawyers calculate whether to fight.Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community.Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #AskPreet, email us at letters@cafe.com, or call 833-997-7338 to leave a voicemail.Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network.

Apr 23, 2025 • 54min
Deporting Due Process
On the Insider docket: – The Supreme Court’s emergency order blocking the Trump administration from using the Alien Enemies Act to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members;– A federal judge’s indication that he will launch contempt proceedings against the Trump administration for seemingly violating his order blocking some deportations;– The Trump administration’s resistance, publicly championed by Vice President JD Vance and Trump adviser Stephen Miller, to court orders compelling officials to facilitate the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was erroneously deported to El Salvador; and– The latest developments in the “Signal-gate” controversy, after reporting revealed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared sensitive information in a group chat with his wife, brother, and lawyer.Shownotes & transcript can be found at CAFE.com.We hope you’re finding CAFE Insider informative. Email us at letters@cafe.com with your suggestions and questions for Preet and Joyce. Subscribe to our YouTube channel.This podcast is brought to you by CAFE and Vox Media Podcast Network.

Apr 17, 2025 • 6min
Bonus: Can Trump Secure a Nuclear Deal with Iran? (with Ian Bremmer)
In this bonus from Stay Tuned, Preet and political scientist Ian Bremmer discuss Trump’s recent nuclear negotiations with Iran.Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community.Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #AskPreet, email us at letters@cafe.com, or call 833-997-7338 to leave a voicemail.Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network.

Apr 15, 2025 • 47min
What the Abrego Garcia Case Means for You
On the CAFE Insider docket:– The Trump administration’s resistance to a Supreme Court order directing officials to facilitate the return of a Maryland man erroneously deported to El Salvador; and– President Trump’s memoranda targeting former Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director Chris Krebs and former Department of Homeland Security chief of staff Miles Taylor, two officials who served in Trump’s first administration who publicly criticized him. Shownotes & transcript can be found at CAFE.com.We hope you’re finding CAFE Insider informative. Email us at letters@cafe.com with your suggestions and questions for Preet and Joyce. Subscribe to our YouTube channel.This podcast is brought to you by CAFE and Vox Media Podcast Network.

Apr 10, 2025 • 6min
Bonus: Friendships at SCOTUS (with Justice Stephen Breyer)
In this bonus from Stay Tuned, Preet speaks with Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer. They discuss how justices with deep disagreements stay collegial—and what the rest of us might learn from that.Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community.Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #AskPreet, email us at letters@cafe.com, or call 833-997-7338 to leave a voicemail.Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network.

Apr 9, 2025 • 1h 3min
SCOTUS Hands Trump Deportation Win (with Barb McQuade & Ben Wittes)
On this week’s Insider episode, Joyce Vance is joined by former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan Barb McQuade and Lawfare editor-in-chief Ben Wittes, while Preet is out. On the docket:– The legal arguments that might support President Donald Trump’s claim that he could serve a third term as president;– The Supreme Court order vacating a lower court decision that froze the Trump administration’s invocation of the Alien Enemies Act to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members to El Salvador; and– The lawsuit in which the Trump administration admitted that officials erroneously deported a Maryland man.Shownotes & transcript can be found at CAFE.com.Did you miss last week’s Insider Live with Preet and Joyce? Watch a video recording.We hope you’re finding CAFE Insider informative. Email us at letters@cafe.com with your suggestions and questions for Preet and Joyce. Subscribe to our YouTube channel.This podcast is brought to you by CAFE and Vox Media Podcast Network.

Apr 1, 2025 • 51min
No Trump Third Term
On the CAFE Insider docket:– President Donald Trump’s latest executive order targeting a prestigious law firm;– The Trump administration’s admission that a Maryland resident was erroneously deported to El Salvador;– Trump’s suggestion that he could serve a third term as president; – The fallout after senior Trump officials accidentally included a journalist in a group chat discussing imminent war plans;– Trump’s executive order taking aim at voting procedures in federal elections.Shownotes & transcript can be found at CAFE.com.RSVP to Insider Live.We hope you’re finding CAFE Insider informative. Email us at letters@cafe.com with your suggestions and questions for Preet and Joyce. Subscribe to our YouTube channel.This podcast is brought to you by CAFE and Vox Media Podcast Network.

Mar 27, 2025 • 7min
Bonus: Trump's War on the Free Press (with Ruth Marcus)
In this bonus episode of Stay Tuned, Preet speaks with Ruth Marcus about the White House’s escalating attacks on the press and the broader implications for a free and independent media.Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community.You can now watch this episode! Head to CAFE’s Youtube channel and subscribe.Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #askpreet, email us at letters@cafe.com, or call 833-997-7338 to leave a voicemail.Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network.

Mar 26, 2025 • 57min
That Signal Chat, Alina Habba, Domestic Terror, and Deportations
On the CAFE Insider docket:– The accidental inclusion of The Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg in a Signal group chat containing highly sensitive information about imminent war plans;– The naming of Trump’s former personal attorney Alina Habba as the interim U.S. Attorney for New Jersey; and– The attacks targeting Tesla and DOJ’s decision to investigate these acts as domestic terrorism; and– The latest in Trump’s ongoing efforts to use the Alien Enemies Act to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members.Shownotes & transcript can be found at CAFE.com.RSVP here for the Insider Live event on Thursday, April 3 at 5:30pm ET, and submit your questions!We hope you’re finding CAFE Insider informative. Email us at letters@cafe.com with your suggestions and questions for Preet and Joyce. Subscribe to our YouTube channel.This podcast is brought to you by CAFE and Vox Media Podcast Network. Executive Producer: Tamara Sepper; Editorial Producer II: Jake Kaplan; Technical Director: David Tatasciore; Deputy Editor: Celine Rohr; CAFE Team: Nat Weiner, Matthew Billy, Noa Azulai, Claudia Hernández, and Liana Greenway.

Mar 20, 2025 • 6min
Bonus: The Best and Worst Supreme Court Opinions (with Kate Shaw)
Where does thoughtfulness factor into Supreme Court opinions? In this bonus from Stay Tuned, Preet and constitutional law expert Kate Shaw discuss the most and the least thoughtful Supreme Court opinions and who wrote them.Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community.Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #AskPreet, email us at letters@cafe.com, or call 833-997-7338 to leave a voicemail.Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network.
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