“Backstage”is a special segment of Now & Then exclusively for members of CAFE Insider. In this installment, Heather and Joanne discuss their own early memories of voting (or not voting) during the contentious 1980 presidential election.

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In this bonus from Stay Tuned, Federal Trade Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter discusses her decision to bring her newborn baby to work and the importance of a comprehensive parental leave policy. 

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In this episode of the CAFE Insider podcast, Preet and Joyce discuss the legality of vaccine mandates and the CDC’s new eviction moratorium. They also break down whether double jeopardy protections preclude the new charges the Manhattan DA has brought against Ken Kurson, Jared Kushner’s close friend and a Trump pardon recipient, who stands accused of cyberstalking his ex-wife.

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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. 

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