
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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Jul 3, 2024 • 6min
Stay Tuned Bonus 7/2: Joyce Vance, Rachel Barkow & Elie Honig
In this bonus from Stay Tuned, CAFE Contributors Joyce Vance, Rachel Barkow, and Elie Honig join Preet Bharara to discuss the Supreme Court ruling that preserved, for now, access to emergency abortions.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.

Jul 2, 2024 • 9min
Note from Rachel 7/2: The Imperial Court
Rachel Barkow is the Charles Seligson Professor of Law at NYU School of Law, where she focuses on issues of criminal justice and prison reform. For a transcript of Rachel’s note, as well as the full archive of contributor notes, head to CAFE.com.

Jul 1, 2024 • 6min
Note from Elie 7/01: Immunity
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.

Jun 28, 2024 • 9min
Note from Elie 6/28: The Supreme Court and Jack Smith’s Impending January 6 Dilemma
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.

Jun 27, 2024 • 5min
Stay Tuned Bonus 6/27: Steve Vladeck
In this bonus from Stay Tuned, Supreme Court expert Steve Vladeck joins Preet to discuss judicial ethics and accountability for this Supreme Court. 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.

Jun 26, 2024 • 6min
Note From Barb 6/26: Bringing Light To Dark Money
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.

Jun 25, 2024 • 50min
CAFE Insider 6/25: Open Season on Precedent
On the CAFE Insider docket: – The Florida hearings during which District Judge Aileen Cannon appeared skeptical of former President Donald Trump’s arguments challenging special counsel Jack Smith’s appointment as unlawful; – The new Louisiana law requiring public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments, and the ACLU’s lawsuit raising First Amendment challenges; and– A federal judge’s order freezing enforcement of Iowa’s controversial immigration law, which makes it a state crime to enter the country, and the state of Iowa, illegally. We hope you’re finding CAFE Insider informative. Email us at letters@cafe.com with your suggestions and questions for Preet and Joyce. Give the gift of CAFE Insider: cafe.com/giftShownotes & transcript can be found at CAFE.com.This podcast is brought to you by CAFE and Vox Media Podcast Network.

Jun 21, 2024 • 8min
Note from Elie 6/21: How Trump’s SEAL Team Six Assassination Response Has Distorted the Presidential Immunity Argument
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.

Jun 20, 2024 • 11min
Stay Tuned Bonus 6/20: Melissa Murray
In this bonus from Stay Tuned, NYU Law Professor Melissa Murray joins Preet to discuss the doctrine of stare decisis and whether it still carries any weight with this court. 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.

Jun 19, 2024 • 6min
Note from Rachel 6/19: Unpardonable
Rachel Barkow is the Charles Seligson Professor of Law at NYU School of Law, where she focuses on issues of criminal justice and prison reform. For a transcript of Rachel’s note, as well as the full archive of contributor notes, head to CAFE.com.
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