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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. To access the full transcript of Barb’s note, head to CAFE.com: https://cafe.com/notes-from-contributors/note-from-barb-sunday-night-massacre/

In this special episode of the CAFE Insider podcast, United States Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta joins Joyce Vance to reflect on her first year in office. They talk about the Department of Justice's investigations into January 6th, the relationship between civil rights activists and law enforcement, and the ongoing work to preserve reproductive and voting rights. Plus, how does DOJ make...

“Backstage” is a special segment of Now & Then exclusively for members of CAFE Insider. In this installment, Heather and Joanne discuss Anne Frank’s impact on their lives.  Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community.

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.

Note From Preet is part of the CAFE Insider newsletter. Read, listen, and let us know your thoughts at letters@CAFE.com

In this bonus from Stay Tuned , Bill Browder, the investor, activist, and prominent Vladimir Putin critic, tells Preet what he really thinks about lawyers. Browder’s new book is Freezing Order: A True Story of Russian Money Laundering, State-Sponsored Murder, and Surviving Vladimir Putin's Wrath . Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community. Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you b...

“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. To access the full transcript of Melissa’s note, head to CAFE.com: https://cafe.com/notes-from-contributors/note-from-melissa-the-art-of-the-judicial-long-game/

On the CAFE Insider docket this week: – The obstruction of Congress conviction of a January 6th defendant who tried to blame former President Donald Trump for his actions; – The federal terrorism charge for the Brooklyn subway shooting; and – The SDNY indictment of former New York Lieutenant Governor Brian Benjamin on bribery and fraud charges for allegedly taking part in an illegal campaign fundr...

“Backstage” is a special segment of Now & Then exclusively for members of CAFE Insider. In this installment, Heather and Joanne talk about how philanthropic libraries and museums inspired their learning and complicated their historical thinking.  Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community. For references & supplemental materials, head to: cafe.com/now-and-then/backstag...

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.

In this bonus from Stay Tuned , Pulitzer Prize winning author Daniel Yergin discusses whether individual nations can become self-sufficient energy producers and the responsibility of oil and gas giants to help lessen climate change.      Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community. Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network....

"Note From Asha" is a part of the CAFE Insider subscription. 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 Affairs. To access the full transcript of Asha's note, head to: https://cafe.com/notes-from-contributors/note-from-asha-when-the-right-wing-eye-of-sauron-landed-on-me/

On the CAFE Insider docket this week: – The court filing in which New York Attorney General Letitia James asked a judge to hold Donald Trump in contempt for failing to provide documents in her investigation into Trump’s business dealings; – A federal judge’s decision to preclude Steve Bannon from arguing at his contempt of Congress criminal trial that he was following the advice of his lawyer when...

“Backstage” is a special segment of Now & Then exclusively for members of CAFE Insider. In this installment, Heather discusses her experiences with same-sex couples growing up in Maine.  Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community.

Note From Preet is part of the CAFE Insider newsletter. Read, listen, and let us know your thoughts at letters@CAFE.com

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.

In this bonus from Stay Tuned , David Frum, the Atlantic staff writer and conservative political commentator, addresses Sarah Palin’s bid for Congress and a prediction he made during Trump’s second impeachment hearing.  Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community. Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network. Executive Producer: Tamara Seppe...

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.

On the CAFE Insider docket this week: – The reports indicating that the Department of Justice is expanding the January 6th investigations to include people who funded and planned that day’s events; – The likelihood that Attorney General Merrick Garland feels pressure from the January 6th Committee to intensify investigations; – The utility of a criminal referral from the January 6th Committee to D...

“Backstage” is a special segment of Now & Then exclusively for members of CAFE Insider. In this installment, Heather and Joanne discuss how they might create a more just trial system.  Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community.

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.

In this bonus from Stay Tuned , Tim Urban, the blogger who writes “Wait But Why,” tells Preet why he thinks artificial intelligence is a more existential issue than climate change. Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community. Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network. Executive Producer: Tamara Sepper; Senior Editorial Producer: Adam Waller; T...

"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. To access the full transcript of Barb’s note, head to CAFE.com: https://cafe.com/notes-from-contributors/note-from-barb-the-patriotism-of-public-defenders/

This week on the CAFE Insider podcast, Dan Goldman guest co-hosts with Joyce Vance. Dan served as House Majority Counsel during the first impeachment of Donald Trump, and before that, he was an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of New York under Preet. On the docket this week: – The court order in which a federal judge determined that Trump likely committed crimes in his efforts to...

“Backstage” is a special segment of Now & Then exclusively for members of CAFE Insider. In this installment, Heather and Joanne talk about their own reckonings with the morality of war.  Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community. For references & supplemental materials, head to: cafe.com/now-and-then/backstage-now-then-3-29