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CAFE Insider 06/10: Judgment Calls


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In this episode of the CAFE Insider podcast, "Judgment Calls," Preet and Anne make sense of the headlines, including:

  • A voicemail President Trump’s lawyer John Dowd left for Michael Flynn’s attorney, which has raised questions about witness tampering
  • Criminal charges against former Broward County Sheriff Deputy Scot Peterson who failed to confront the Parkland high school shooter in Florida last year
  • The Central Park Five case, back in the spotlight, after a new Netflix series by Ava Duvernay 


REFERENCES AND SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS

JUDGE ANNE THOMPSON

  • “Judge Anne Thompson has seen it all in long career,” The Trentonian, 11/25/12


STATE OF FLORIDA v. SCOT PETERSON

  • Scot Peterson’s warrant and charging documents
  • “Scot Peterson Is Released on Bond. Here’s How He’s Explained His Actions During the Parkland Shooting.,” New York Times, 6/6/19
  • “Parkland Officer Who Stayed Outside During Shooting Faces Criminal Charges,” New York Times, 6/4/19
  • Title XLVI § 827.03: Abuse, aggravated abuse, and neglect of a child; penalties, The 2018 Florida Statutes


MICHAEL FLYNN

  • “Listen to Trump’s Lawyer Make Appeal After Flynn Agreed to Cooperate With Mueller,” New York Times, 6/6/19
  • “Trump Lawyer’s Message Was a Clue for Mueller, Who Set It Aside,” New York Times, 6/9/19
  • “The legal concept binding Team Trump in opposition to Team Mueller,” Washington Post, 7/9/18
  • “Michael Cohen, Attorney-Client Privilege and the Crime-Fraud Exception,” Lawfare, 4/10/18
  • “Michael Flynn fires his attorneys and retains new counsel as he awaits sentencing,” Washington Post, 6/6/19


CENTRAL PARK FIVE

  • “When They See Us,” Ava DuVernay
  • All documents, including videos of statements the Five made to prosecutors, can be found here
  • Nancy Ryan’s memorandum in response to motion to vacate judgment of conviction
  • “Linda Fairstein, Once Cheered, Faces Storm After ‘When They See Us,’” New York Times, 6/6/19
  • “Ava DuVernay lets Trump 'speak for himself' in Central Park Five series 'When They See Us,'” USA Today, 6/3/19
  • “A Crime Revisited: The Decision; 13 years later, official reversal in jogger attack,” New York Times, 12/6/02
  • “A Profile of Matias Reyes,” New York Daily News, 4/9/13


MARS

  • Donald Trump’s tweet about NASA
  • Jason Gilbert’s tweet about JFK


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