On the CAFE Insider docket this week:  

– The January 6th Committee’s vote to subpoena former President Donald Trump to testify; 

– The new evidence presented at the Committee’s final public hearing, including video footage of congressional leaders scrambling to respond to the attack and evidence of Trump’s pre-Election Day plan to declare victory on election night 2020;

– The Department of Justice’s sentencing recommendation for Steve Bannon’s contempt of Congress conviction;

– The Supreme Court’s rejection of Trump’s request that the justices intervene in the Mar-a-Lago documents case; and

– DOJ’s appeal of the appointment of the Mar-a-Lago special master.

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Major First Amendment issues are making their way through the courts and their resolution by the Supreme Court could change long-standing free speech and free press principles. 

On this edition of Office Hours, Stuart Brontman, a First Amendment scholar with deep expertise in communications law joins CAFE Executive Producer Tamara Sepper to discuss three areas that have been making the headlines in recent months: 

(1) Laws passed by Republicans in Texas and Florida that regulate content moderation by large social media companies and their right to exclude posts based on the viewpoints expressed; 

(2) Defamation law and whether the justices will revisit the “actual malice” standard established in New York Times v. Sullivan, given a series of recent high-profile lawsuits, including Dominion Voting Systems v. Fox News; and 

(3) An Arizona law that bans people from recording police if the individual recording is within 8 feet away from the law enforcement activity and is given notice.  

Brotman also discusses his new book, “The First Amendment Lives On – Conversations Commemorating Hugh M. Hefner’s Legacy of Enduring Free Speech and Free Press Values.”

For transcript of the episode, head to: https://cafe.com/office-hours/stuart-brotman/

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"Note From Barb" is now a part of the CAFE Insider subscription. 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.

In this bonus from Stay Tuned, NYU professor Ruth Ben-Ghiat discusses the politics of platforming voices like Donald Trump and Marjorie Taylor Greene.

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“Backstage” is a special segment of Now & Then exclusively for members of CAFE Insider. In this installment, Heather asks Joanne about the musical Hamilton. 

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On the CAFE Insider docket this week:  

– Former President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court filing asking the justices to permit the Mar-a-Lago special master to review about 100 classified documents that the FBI seized as part of its investigation;

– The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals order granting DOJ’s request to expedite the appeal of the special master appointment; 

– The reports indicating that Trump lawyer Christina Bobb spoke with federal investigators about her certification that all classified materials at Mar-a-Lago were returned to the government;

– The new Washington Post report detailing that federal agents believe that there is sufficient evidence to charge Hunter Biden with tax crimes and making a false statement related to a gun purchase; and

– The oral arguments before the Supreme Court in a case challenging Alabama’s election map for allegedly diluting the power of Black voters.

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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.

On the CAFE Insider docket this week:  

– The Washington Post report that earlier this year, Trump lawyer Alex Cannon refused to sign a declaration that all presidential documents were returned to the government;

– The Department of Justice’s motion requesting that the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals expedite the appeal of the appointment of the special master to review the Mar-a-Lago documents; 

– District Judge Aileen Cannon’s order that could further delay the special master review process; and 

– The trial for Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes and his co-defendants for their involvement in the attack on the Capitol.

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