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  • Now & Then Backstage 4/26: Supreme Court Scandals: A Story of Justice

    In the main Now & Then episode, Heather and Joanne discussed the history of conflict-of-interest scandals involving Supreme Court justices. 


    In Backstage, they talk about the ethics of receiving gifts as professors. 


    “Backstage” is a special segment of Now & Then exclusively for members of CAFE Insider. Thank you for being a member.

    7 min
  • CAFE Insider 4/25: Mifepristone, Bragg, & Baldwin

    On the CAFE Insider docket this week:


    – The Supreme Court’s order allowing the abortion pill Mifepristone to remain on the market while litigation proceeds in a lower court; 

    – Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s agreement with GOP Rep. Jim Jordan, which  permits former assistant DA Mark Pomerantz to testify before the House Judiciary Committee; 

    – The decision by a New Mexico special prosecutor to drop criminal charges against actor Alec Baldwin in connection with the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on a film set; and

    – The closing arguments in the Proud Boys trial.


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

    Shownotes & transcript can be found at CAFE.com.

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

    Tamara Sepper – Executive Producer; Jake Kaplan – Editorial Producer; Nat Weiner – Audio Producer

    44 min
  • Stay Tuned Bonus 4/20: Joan Biskupic

    In this bonus from Stay Tuned, Preet speaks with CNN’s Senior Supreme Court Analyst Joan Biskupic about the craft of reporting on the Supreme Court, and how she thinks about journalistic impartiality.


    Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community.


    Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #askpreet, email us at [email protected], or call 669-247-7338 to leave a voicemail.


    Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network.


    7 min
  • Now & Then Backstage 4/19: Expulsions and Ousters: The Threat in Tennessee

    In the main Now & Then episode, Heather and Joanne discussed the Tennessee controversy surrounding Justin Jones and Justin Pearson and the history of state legislative expulsions. 


    In Backstage, they talk about their emotional responses to the Tennessee legislative expulsions.


    “Backstage” is a special segment of Now & Then exclusively for members of CAFE Insider. Thank you for being a member.

    13 min
  • CAFE Insider 4/18: High Court Reckonings — Clarence Thomas & the Future of Mifepristone

    On the CAFE Insider docket this week:

    – The Supreme Court’s imminent decision on whether to freeze a court order out of Texas that revokes FDA approval of the abortion drug Mifepristone;

    – Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’s potential violation of ethics rules in connection with his failure to disclose a real estate deal with a billionaire GOP donor, and the extent to which this might undermine public confidence in the judiciary; and

    – Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg’s lawsuit against Rep. Jim Jordan that seeks to prevent the House Judiciary Committee’s efforts at interference in the prosecution of Donald Trump.

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

    Shownotes & transcript can be found at CAFE.com.

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

    50 min
  • Note From Joyce 4/13: What Year Is it?

    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
  • Stay Tuned Bonus 4/13: Maggie Haberman

    In this bonus from Stay Tuned, Preet and Maggie Haberman talk about the enduring value of Twitter for reporters and journalists under the leadership of Elon Musk. Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community.


    Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #askpreet, email us at [email protected], or call 669-247-7338 to leave a voicemail.


    Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network.



    6 min

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