CAFE Insider

Apr 10 2025 1271 ep. 20 mins 623
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Co-hosts Preet Bharara and Joyce Vance help you to make sense of law and politics each week, plus weekly notes and bonus content exclusive to CAFE Insider members.

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Bonus: Friendships at SCOTUS (with Justice Stephen Breyer)

Apr 10 2025 6 mins  
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 [email protected], or call 833-997-7338 to

SCOTUS Hands Trump Deportation Win (with Barb McQuade & Ben Wittes)

Apr 08 2025 63 mins  
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 d

No Trump Third Term

Apr 01 2025 50 mins  
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

Bonus: Trump's War on the Free Press (with Ruth Marcus)

Mar 27 2025 7 mins  
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 hash

That Signal Chat, Alina Habba, Domestic Terror, and Deportations

Mar 25 2025 56 mins  
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 do

Bonus: The Best and Worst Supreme Court Opinions (with Kate Shaw)

Mar 20 2025 6 mins  
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 [email protected],

The Case of Mahmoud Khalil (with Erwin Chemerinsky)

Mar 18 2025 41 mins  
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 Univer

Bonus: Trump’s Dangerous Approach to Russia-Ukraine

Mar 13 2025 7 mins  
In this bonus from Stay Tuned, former US Ambassador Dennis Ross, Iran expert Karim Sadjadpour, and Gazan-American writer Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib discuss President Trump’s recent approach to the war between Russia and Ukraine. Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community. Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #askpreet, email us at [email protected]

Martin’s Mischief & Trump’s Wrath

Mar 11 2025 46 mins  
On the CAFE Insider docket: – How President Trump’s comments about Elon Musk’s role at DOGE might impact lawsuits challenging the department’s actions; – The misconduct complaint filed with the D.C. Bar by Senate Democrats accusing interim D.C. U.S. Attorney Ed Martin of violating lawyer ethics rules; and – Trump’s executive order targeting prestigious law firm Per

Bonus: Language in This New Trump Era (with Frank Bruni, Joanne Freeman, & Jonah Goldberg)

Mar 06 2025 6 mins  
In this bonus from Stay Tuned, Yale history professor Joanne Freeman, columnist Frank Bruni, and political commentator Jonah Goldberg join me to discuss the use of language in the Trump era. Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community. Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #AskPreet, email us at [email protected], or call 833-997-7338 to leave a