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In this bonus for CAFE Insiders, Elie Honig and Safeena Mecklai take listeners behind the scenes of the first episode of Up Against the Mob. They discuss the challenge of flipping a mafia member to become a cooperating witness and how Elie would speak to his young children about his job prosecuting organized crime.  

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In this episode of the CAFE Insider podcast, Preet and Joyce discuss the Supreme Court order rejecting a request to block Texas’s new restrictive abortion law from going into effect. They also discuss the workings of the Court’s shadow docket, and the proposed legislation that would codify Roe v. Wade.

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“Note From Melissa” is the latest addition to the CAFE Insider subscription. Melissa Murray is an NYU Law Professor, the co-host of the Strict Scrutiny podcast, and an MSNBC legal analyst.

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"Backstage” is a special segment of Now & Then exclusively for members of CAFE Insider. In this installment, Heather and Joanne discuss the impact of Hurricane Ida and how to prioritize environmental protections in personal and political life. 

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