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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 letters@cafe.com 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 letters@cafe.com, 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 letters@cafe.com, 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 letters@cafe.com 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.