“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.

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In this episode of the CAFE Insider podcast, Preet and Joyce break down:

– A draft executive order to seize voting machines and appoint a special counsel to probe the 2020 election, which was reportedly included in a tranche of Trump White House documents released to the January 6th committee following a Supreme Court order; 

– The committee’s request to interview Ivanka Trump, conversations with Bill Barr, and subpoenas issued to Trump lawyers Rudy Giuliani, Jenna Ellis, and Sidney Powell;

– New York Attorney General Letitia James’s motion to compel Donald Trump, Donald Trump Jr., and Ivanka Trump to testify as part of a civil investigation into whether Trump overvalued his properties; and

– The forthcoming impaneling of a special grand jury in the Georgia investigation into Trump’s alleged election interference.

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Tamara Sepper – Executive Producer; Matthew Billy – Senior Audio Producer; Jake Kaplan – Editorial Producer

“Backstage” is a special segment of Now & Then exclusively for members of CAFE Insider. In this installment, Heather and Joanne talk about their own moments of political action and about the relationship between studying history and engaging in activism. 

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Office Hours is a series of conversations with experts that explore undercovered issues of law and policy. 

In this edition, we explore the rules, laws, and policies that underpin lethal drone strikes in the Middle East and the latest revelations by the New York Times that the military significantly undercounts civilian casualties.  

CAFE Executive Producer Tamara Sepper is joined by Priyanka Motaparthy, Director of Project on Counterterrorism, Armed Conflict and Human Rights at Columbia University’s Human Rights Institute. 

For a transcript and video of the interview, head to: https://cafe.com/office-hours/cost-of-lethal-drone-strikes-tens-of-thousands-of-uncounted-civilian-lives/

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