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  • 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. 

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    11 min
  • 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.

    6 min
  • CAFE Insider 6/18: Abortion, Guns & Asylum

    On the CAFE Insider docket: 

    – The Supreme Court ruling in a case that sought to restrict access to the abortion pill Mifepristone, where the justices unanimously ruled that the challengers lacked standing to bring the lawsuit;

    – The Supreme Court decision striking down the federal ban on bump stocks, the semiautomatic rifle attachments that enable rifles to shoot at a faster rate; and

    – The lawsuit filed by the ACLU against the Biden administration challenging the President’s recent executive order that cuts off asylum protections for many individuals who cross the U.S.-Mexico border illegally.

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    40 min
  • Stay Tuned Bonus 6/13: George Packer

    In this bonus from Stay Tuned, The Atlantic staff writer George Packer joins Preet to discuss the ways in which identity can be a form of social division. 


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    13 min
  • Note from Asha 6/12: Democracy — Use It or Lose It

    Asha Rangappa is a lawyer, former FBI Special Agent, and current CNN analyst. She's also a Senior Lecturer at Yale University's Jackson Institute for Global Affairs. Head to CAFE.com for a full transcript of Asha's Note.

    Notes from Asha 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.

    8 min
  • CAFE Insider 6/11: Hunter Biden Convicted

    On the CAFE Insider docket:

    – Hunter Biden’s conviction on three federal gun charges, highlights from the trial, and issues Hunter Biden is expected to raise on appeal;

    – The developments in former President Donald Trump’s classified documents prosecution in Florida, including Federal District Judge Aileen Cannon’s decisions that have delayed the proceedings, special counsel Jack Smith’s gag order request, and Trump’s motions to dismiss the charges;

    – Former President Donald Trump’s request to be released from the gag order in his Manhattan prosecution now that a verdict has been reached; and

    – The decision by a federal judge ordering former Trump White House chief strategist Steve Bannon to report to prison on July 1 to serve a four-month sentence for his contempt of Congress conviction.

    We hope you’re finding CAFE Insider informative. Email us at [email protected] with your suggestions and questions for Preet and Joyce. 

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    Shownotes & transcript can be found at CAFE.com.

    This podcast is brought to you by CAFE and Vox Media Podcast Network.

    47 min
  • Stay Tuned Bonus 6/6: Cyrus Vance

    In this bonus from Stay Tuned, Preet discusses whether Donald Trump can claim ineffective counsel despite the fact that he picked (and likely directed) his lawyers. 


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    5 min
  • Note from Joyce 6/5: "Trump's Latest Myth"

    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.

    7 min

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Co-hosts Preet Bharara and Joyce Vance help you to make sense of law and politics each week.