On the CAFE Insider docket this week:

– A Louisiana federal judge’s order that restricts Biden administration officials from communicating with social media companies about content moderation; 

– Donald Trump’s request to delay the Mar-a-Lago documents trial until after the 2024 presidential election;

– The arraignment of Trump’s valet and co-defendant in the documents case, Walt Nauta, and the likelihood that he flips on Trump and testifies against him at trial; and

– The public statements issued by the Trump-appointed U.S. Attorney who handled the Hunter Biden investigation denying whistleblower claims that DOJ stonewalled the investigation and retaliated against the whistleblowers.

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In this bonus from Stay Tuned, Preet and Supreme Court expert Kate Shaw discuss the opinion in Moore v. Harper. The Court rejected the controversial Independent State Legislature Theory, but Shaw argues that the Court may have left the door open to reviving the applicability of the theory under different circumstances.

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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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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.

In this bonus from Stay Tuned, Preet and PEN America CEO Suzanne Nossel talk about how AI will impact issues of free speech and censorship. To listen, try the membership for just $1 for one month: cafe.com/insider.

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In the main Now & Then episode, Heather and Joanne discussed how Indigenous Americans have defined their sovereignty. 

In Backstage, they discuss their own experiences teaching Indigenous American history. 

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On the CAFE Insider docket this week:

– The leaked audio recording in which former President Donald Trump bragged about retaining, what sounds to be, a classified document outlining a potential United States attack on Iran;

– The testimony by IRS whistleblowers who accused Justice Department leadership and the Delaware U.S. Attorney’s office of political interference in the Hunter Biden probe;

– An Arkansas federal judge’s order that, for the first time, struck down a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors; and

– The ProPublica report that Justice Samuel Alito failed to disclose a 2008 trip on a private jet paid for by a GOP billionaire who had business before the Supreme Court, and Alito’s Wall Street Journal op-ed denying the claims before the report was released.

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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