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CAFE Insider
Co-hosts Preet Bharara and Joyce Vance help you to make sense of law and politics each week, plus bonus content exclusive to Insider members.
Episodes
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Stay Tuned Bonus 3/7: David Lat
In this bonus from Stay Tuned, Preet and David Lat discuss Lat’s experience working for Chris Christie in the U.S. Attorney’s Office and the art of public…
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Note From Barb 3/6: No, You’re Violating My First Amendment Rights!
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…
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CAFE Insider 3/5: A Predictable SCOTUS Ruling
On the CAFE Insider docket: – The Supreme Court’s unanimous ruling that states cannot disqualify former President Donald Trump from the ballot for his role in…
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Note from Elie 3/5: Crash and Burn — The Cost of the Doomed, Hubristic 14th Amendment Campaign
Note From Elie is part of the free weekly CAFE Brief newsletter. Audio recordings of Elie’s Note are part of the CAFE Insider subscription.
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Note from Elie 2/29: The Supreme Court Doesn’t Give a Damn About Jack Smith’s Timeline (And It Shouldn’t)
Note From Elie is part of the free weekly CAFE Brief newsletter. Audio recordings of Elie’s Note are part of the CAFE Insider subscription.
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Stay Tuned Bonus 2/29: Barb McQuade
In this bonus from Stay Tuned, Preet and former US Attorney Barb McQuade discuss Donald Trump’s $355 million fine in the New York civil fraud judgment. Thank…
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Note from Rachel 2/28: The Birth of a New Era in Reproductive Regulation
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…
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CAFE Insider 2/27: Embryos & Gag Orders
On the CAFE Insider docket: – Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg’s request for a partial gag order against former President Donald Trump in the hush money prosecution…
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Note from Elie 2/23: Michael Cohen’s Moment of Truth Has Arrived
Note From Elie is part of the free weekly CAFE Brief newsletter. Audio recordings of Elie’s Note are part of the CAFE Insider subscription.
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Stay Tuned Bonus 2/22: Jake Tapper
In this bonus from Stay Tuned, Preet and Jake Tapper discuss Tapper’s writing process and the subject of his new book. Thank you for being a member of the CAFE…
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Note from Asha 2/21: Smirnov on Ice
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…
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CAFE Insider 2/20: Trump’s NY State of Mind
On the CAFE Insider docket: – The ruling by a New York judge ordering former President Donald Trump and his company to pay nearly $355 million plus interest in…
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Note from Elie 2/16: The Real Biden Documents Scandal (It’s Not the Old Man Stuff)
Note From Elie is part of the free weekly CAFE Brief newsletter. Audio recordings of Elie’s Note are part of the CAFE Insider subscription.
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Stay Tuned Bonus 2/15
In this bonus from Stay Tuned, Preet answers a listener's question about Judge Aileen Cannon’s recent order in Trump’s classified documents case and how she…
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Note From Joyce 2/14: Prosecuting the Parents isn’t Enough
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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CAFE Insider 2/13: The Hur Report
On the CAFE Insider docket: – Special counsel Robert Hur’s report detailing his findings from the investigation into President Joe Biden’s handling of…
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Note from Elie 2/9: Donald Trump Has a Jury Problem
Note From Elie is part of the free weekly CAFE Brief newsletter. Audio recordings of Elie’s Note are part of the CAFE Insider subscription.
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Stay Tuned Bonus 2/8: Jared Cohen
In this bonus from Stay Tuned, Preet and author Jared Cohen discuss the state of war across the globe, from Ukraine to the Middle East. Thank you for being a…
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Note From Barb 2/7: Time to Put Anonymity in the Dog House
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…
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CAFE Insider 2/6: No Immunity for Citizen Trump
In this episode of the CAFE Insider podcast, Preet and Joyce break down the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that former presidents, including Donald…
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Note from Elie 2/2: Fani Willis Has Problems (Upon Problems)
Note From Elie is part of the free weekly CAFE Brief newsletter. Audio recordings of Elie’s Note are part of the CAFE Insider subscription.
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Stay Tuned Bonus 2/1: Garrett Graff
In this bonus from Stay Tuned, Preet and author Garrett Graff compare Watergate to the never-ending cascade of Trump scandals. Thank you for being a member of…
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Note from Rachel 1/31: The Most Immodest Court
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…
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CAFE Insider 1/30: Carroll’s Victory & Border Battles
On the CAFE Insider docket: – A New York jury’s verdict ordering former President Donald Trump to pay writer E. Jean Carroll $83.3 million for defaming her…
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Note from Elie 1/26: How Merrick Garland Saved E. Jean Carroll – and His Own Trump Prosecution
Note From Elie is part of the free weekly CAFE Brief newsletter. Audio recordings of Elie’s Note are part of the CAFE Insider subscription.
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Note from Asha 1/24: The Seriousness of Swatting
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…
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CAFE Insider 1/23: Trump’s Ineffective Counsel
On a new episode of CAFE Insider, Preet and Joyce discuss former President Donald Trump’s arguments in a Supreme Court brief asking the justices to overturn…
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Note from Elie 1/19: The Word Jack Smith Will Never Say
Note From Elie is part of the free weekly CAFE Brief newsletter. Audio recordings of Elie’s Note are part of the CAFE Insider subscription.
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Stay Tuned Bonus 1/18: Dexter Filkins
In this bonus from Stay Tuned, Preet asks New Yorker staff writer Dexter Filkins a complicated moral question about American immigration policy. Thank you for…
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Note From Joyce 1/17: The New Birtherism
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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CAFE Insider 1/16: Dismissal & Disqualification
On the CAFE Insider docket: – The closing arguments in former President Donald Trump’s New York civil fraud trial, and Trump’s in-court speech criticizing the…
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Note From Elie 1/12: The Supreme Court’s Silver Bullet Solution to the Fourteenth Amendment Problem
Note From Elie is part of the free weekly CAFE Brief newsletter. Audio recordings of Elie’s Note are part of the CAFE Insider subscription.
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Stay Tuned Bonus 1/11: Ian Bremmer
In this bonus from Stay Tuned, Preet asks Eurasia Group President Ian Bremmer the biggest “red herrings” of 2024 – apparent risks that many fear, but that Ian…
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Note From Barb 1/10: The 25 Percenters
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…
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CAFE Insider 1/9: Trump Immunity & Insurrection
On the CAFE Insider docket: – The oral arguments heard by a panel of D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals judges on former President Donald Trump’s claims of absolute…
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Note from Elie 1/5: The Trail to 2024 Trump Trials
Note From Elie is part of the free weekly CAFE Brief newsletter. Audio recordings of Elie’s Note are part of the CAFE Insider subscription.
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CAFE Insider 1/2: Do Agencies Have Agency? (with Rachel Barkow)
In this special episode of the CAFE Insider podcast, Joyce Vance interviews Rachel Barkow, while Preet is out. Barkow, who recently became a CAFE contributor…
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Note from Elie 12/29: 2023 Legal News Trivia
Note From Elie is part of the free weekly CAFE Brief newsletter. Audio recordings of Elie’s Note are part of the CAFE Insider subscription.
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Note from Rachel 12/28: The Tragic Decline of Clemency
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…
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Note from Elie 12/22: The Danger of Weaponization – No Matter Who Does It
Note From Elie is part of the free weekly CAFE Brief newsletter. Audio recordings of Elie’s Note are part of the CAFE Insider subscription.
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Stay Tuned Bonus 12/21: Jill Lepore
In this bonus from Stay Tuned, Preet asks Harvard History Professor Jill Lepore about her aversion to the massively popular film Barbie. Thank you for being a…
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Note From Joyce 12/21: Are Women Second Class Citizens Now?
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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CAFE Insider 12/19: Obstruction at the Insurrection
On the CAFE Insider docket: – The vote by House Republicans to formally launch an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden; – The Supreme Court’s decision…
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Note from Elie 12/15: The Supreme Court Puts Jack Smith in a Bind
Note From Elie is part of the free weekly CAFE Brief newsletter. Audio recordings of Elie’s Note are part of the CAFE Insider subscription.
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Stay Tuned Bonus 12/14: Morgan Housel
In this bonus from Stay Tuned, Preet and finance writer Morgan Housel discuss the podcast industry and further explore Housel’s life story. Thank you for being…
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Note From Barb 12/14: The Search Warrant: A Prosecutor’s Best Friend
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…
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CAFE Insider 12/12: Mr. Smith Goes to SCOTUS
On the CAFE Insider docket: – Special counsel Jack Smith’s petition to the Supreme Court, in the election subversion case against Donald Trump, asking the…
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Note From Elie 12/8: The Joe Biden Impeachment Inquiry: Promise Everything, Deliver Nothing
Note From Elie is part of the free weekly CAFE Brief newsletter. Audio recordings of Elie’s Note are part of the CAFE Insider subscription.
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Stay Tuned Bonus 12/7: Jonathan Karl
In this bonus from Stay Tuned, Preet and ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent Jonathan Karl talk about the 2024 GOP presidential field and whether anyone…
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Note from Rachel 12/07: Trump’s Il Duce Plan
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…
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CAFE Insider 12/5: Trump’s Immunity Defenses
On the CAFE Insider docket: – The ruling by a panel of D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals judges that held that presidential immunity does not shield former…
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Note from Elie 12/1: My Carroll Hardy Moment
Note From Elie is part of the free weekly CAFE Brief newsletter. Audio recordings of Elie’s Note are part of the CAFE Insider subscription.
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Note from Asha 11/30: A Post-Thanksgiving Social Media Round-Up
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…
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CAFE Insider 11/28: Another Rights Rollback
On the CAFE Insider docket: – The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that held that only the federal government, not private litigants, could bring lawsuits…
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CAFE Insider 11/21: Gobble Gobble, Gag Order
On the CAFE Insider docket: – The oral arguments heard by the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals in former President Donald Trump’s challenge to the gag order…
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Note from Elie 11/17: Take Donald Trump at His Word
Note From Elie is part of the free weekly CAFE Brief newsletter. Audio recordings of Elie’s Note are part of the CAFE Insider subscription.
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Stay Tuned Bonus 11/16: Fareed Zakaria
In this bonus from Stay Tuned, Preet asks foreign affairs expert Fareed Zakaria about his trips to Ukraine and the geopolitical impact of a theoretical Trump…
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Note From Barb 11/16: A Power Grab in Ohio
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…
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CAFE Insider 11/14: Supreme Conduct & Trump Trials
In this episode of CAFE Insider, Preet and Joyce discuss: – The leaked video of former Trump lawyer Jenna Ellis’ proffer session with Georgia prosecutors – The…
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Note from Elie 11/10: What Do We Do With Congressional Scoundrels?
Note From Elie is part of the free weekly CAFE Brief newsletter. Audio recordings of Elie’s Note are part of the CAFE Insider subscription.