CAFE Insider

On the Insider docket: – The state and federal charges against a Minnesota man accused of killing Minnesota House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband, and shooting another politician; – The ongoing legal battle over President Trump’s deployment of the National Guard and U.S. Marines in response to protests in Los Angeles; and – The Trump administration’s wavering on whether to exempt f...

In this bonus from Stay Tuned , Preet is joined by former Treasury Secretary and President Emeritus at Harvard Larry Summers. They discuss the Trump administration’s attempt to block international students from attending Harvard University, and the impact international students have on education in the U.S. Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community. Tweet your questions to @PreetB...

On the Insider docket: – Donald Trump’s deployment of the National Guard and the U.S. Marines amid protests in Los Angeles over ICE activity in the area; – California Governor Gavin Newsom’s lawsuit against President Trump over the president’s federalization of the National Guard; and – Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s return to the U.S., where he now faces criminal charges for allegedly smuggling immigrant...

In this bonus from Stay Tuned , Preet and New Yorker writer Evan Osnos discuss the inherited wealth of the British royal family, and whether Bernie Sanders has a winning political message.  Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community. Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #AskPreet, email us at letters@cafe.com, or call 833-997-7338 to leave a voicemail. Stay Tuned...

On the Insider docket: – The Court of International Trade’s unanimous ruling that President Trump exceeded his authority by invoking the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose sweeping tariffs; – Harvard University’s ongoing legal battle against the Trump administration over its efforts to ban international students from attending the school; and – A federal judge’s ruling that stru...

On this week’s Insider episode, Joyce Vance is joined by ACLU National Legal Director Cecillia Wang, while Preet is out for his son’s college graduation.  Cecillia discusses the many immigration cases the ACLU is currently litigating, including ones challenging President Trump’s birthright citizenship executive order, Trump’s invocation of the Alien Enemies Act to deport alleged Venezuelan ga...

In this bonus from Stay Tuned, Preet and former FTC Chair Lina Khan explore how companies evolve from innovative startups into powerful monopolies, and why that transformation matters. Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community. Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #AskPreet, email us at letters@cafe.com, or call 833-99-PREET to leave a voicemail. Stay Tuned with Pree...

On the Insider docket: – The Supreme Court halted the Trump administration’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to rapidly deport alleged Venezuelan gang members; – The justices heard oral arguments on whether federal judges can issue nationwide injunctions blocking enforcement of President Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship; and – DOJ is investigating former FBI Director James Comey...

On this week’s Insider episode, Preet is joined by Rachel Barkow, CAFE Contributor and professor at NYU Law School, while Joyce is out. On the Insider docket: – Reflections on the legacy of Supreme Court Justice David Souter, who passed away last week at age 85; – Trump advisor Stephen Miller’s comments that the administration is considering suspending the right to habeas corpus to expedite deport...

In this bonus from Stay Tuned , Preet and constitutional law professor Leah Litman discuss whether public opinion matters to the Supreme Court. Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community. Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #AskPreet, email us at letters@cafe.com, or call 833-997-7338 to leave a voicemail. Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox M...

On this week’s Insider episode, Preet is joined by CAFE Contributor and NYU Law School Dean Emeritus Trevor Morrison, while Joyce is out. On the Insider docket: – A judge struck down President Trump’s executive order targeting the law firm Perkins Coie; – A court ruled the Trump administration’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members is unlawful; and – The Trump adm...

In this bonus from Stay Tuned , Preet and Wesleyan University President Michael Roth discuss the nature of thoughtfulness and the unlikely most important job on a college campus.  Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community. Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #AskPreet, email us at letters@cafe.com, or call 833-997-7338 to leave a voicemail. Stay Tuned with Pree...

On the Insider docket:  – The first 100 days of President Trump’s second administration; – The criminal charges filed against a sitting Wisconsin judge for allegedly interfering with immigration enforcement, and a similar case brought against a former New Mexico judge; and – The deportation of U.S. citizen children to Honduras along with their mothers who were in the country unlawfully. Shown...

In this bonus from Stay Tuned , Preet and Supreme Court expert Dahlia Lithwick discuss Trump’s attacks on Big Law, and how lawyers calculate whether to fight. Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community. Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #AskPreet, email us at letters@cafe.com, or call 833-997-7338 to leave a voicemail. Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAF...

On the Insider docket:  – The Supreme Court’s emergency order blocking the Trump administration from using the Alien Enemies Act to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members; – A federal judge’s indication that he will launch contempt proceedings against the Trump administration for seemingly violating his order blocking some deportations; – The Trump administration’s resistance, publicly champi...

In this bonus from Stay Tuned , Preet and political scientist Ian Bremmer discuss Trump’s recent nuclear negotiations with Iran. Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community. Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #AskPreet, email us at letters@cafe.com, or call 833-997-7338 to leave a voicemail. Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Ne...

On the CAFE Insider docket: – The Trump administration’s resistance to a Supreme Court order directing officials to facilitate the return of a Maryland man erroneously deported to El Salvador; and – President Trump’s memoranda targeting former Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director Chris Krebs and former Department of Homeland Security chief of staff Miles Taylor, two officials...

In this bonus from Stay Tuned , Preet speaks with Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer. They discuss how justices with deep disagreements stay collegial—and what the rest of us might learn from that. Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community. Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #AskPreet, email us at letters@cafe.com, or call 833-997-7338 to leave a voicemail. Stay...

On this week’s Insider episode, Joyce Vance is joined by former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan Barb McQuade and Lawfare editor-in-chief Ben Wittes, while Preet is out.  On the docket: – The legal arguments that might support President Donald Trump’s claim that he could serve a third term as president; – The Supreme Court order vacating a lower court decision that froze the...

On the CAFE Insider docket: – President Donald Trump’s latest executive order targeting a prestigious law firm; – The Trump administration’s admission that a Maryland resident was erroneously deported to El Salvador; – Trump’s suggestion that he could serve a third term as president;  – The fallout after senior Trump officials accidentally included a journalist in a group chat discussing immi...

In this bonus episode of Stay Tuned, Preet speaks with Ruth Marcus about the White House’s escalating attacks on the press and the broader implications for a free and independent media. Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community. You can now watch this episode! Head to CAFE’s Youtube channel and subscribe. Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #askpreet, email us at le...

On the CAFE Insider docket: – The accidental inclusion of The Atlantic ’s Jeffrey Goldberg in a Signal group chat containing highly sensitive information about imminent war plans; – The naming of Trump’s former personal attorney Alina Habba as the interim U.S. Attorney for New Jersey; and – The attacks targeting Tesla and DOJ’s decision to investigate these acts as domestic terrorism; and – The la...

Where does thoughtfulness factor into Supreme Court opinions? In this bonus from Stay Tuned , Preet and constitutional law expert Kate Shaw discuss the most and the least thoughtful Supreme Court opinions and who wrote them. Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community. Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #AskPreet, email us at letters@cafe.com, or call 833-997-7338 to...

On a new episode of Insider , Preet and Joyce are joined by Erwin Chemerinsky, distinguished constitutional law scholar and Dean of the UC Berkeley School of Law. On the docket: – The Trump administration’s detention and attempted deportation of Mahmoud Khalil, a lawful permanent resident of the United States, due to his involvement in pro-Palestine protests at Columbia University;  – Preside...