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Note from Asha 10/30: When Murder Becomes a Foreign Policy Tool Oct 30, 2024

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Asha Rangappa is a Senior Lecturer at Yale University's Jackson Institute for Global Affairs. Before that, she served as a Special Agent in the New York Division of the FBI, specializing in counterintelligence investigations. She is also a legal and national security analyst at CNN and an editor of Just Security.

For a transcript of Asha’s note and the full archive of contributor notes, head to CAFE.com.

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Note from Elie 10/25: How the 2024 Election Will Reshape the Supreme Court Oct 25, 2024

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Elie Honig is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and co-chief of the organized crime unit at the Southern District of New York, where he prosecuted more than 100 mobsters, including members of La Cosa Nostra, and the Gambino and Genovese crime families. He went on to serve as Director of the Department of Law and Public Safety at New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice. He is currently Special Counsel at Lowenstein Sandler and a CNN legal analyst.

For a transcript of Elie’s note and the full archive of contributor notes, head to CAFE.com.

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Note From Joyce 10/23: Will My Vote Still Count? Oct 23, 2024

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Joyce Vance, co-host of the CAFE Insider podcast, is a former U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama, a University of Alabama Law School professor, and an MSNBC legal analyst. For a transcript of Joyce’s note head to CAFE.com. To access the full archive of Contributor Notes and other exclusive content, become a CAFE Insider today at CAFE.com/insider.

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Note from Elie 10/18: Kamala Harris is, Indeed, a Cop Oct 18, 2024

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For a transcript of Elie’s note and the full archive of contributor notes, head to CAFE.com.

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Note From Barb 10/16: Disinformation at the Eye of the Storm Oct 16, 2024

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Barb McQuade is the former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, a law professor at the University of Michigan, and a legal analyst for NBC News and MSNBC.

For a transcript of Barb’s note and the full archive of contributor notes, head to CAFE.com.

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Note from Elie 10/11: Kathy Hochul’s Dilemma Oct 11, 2024

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For a transcript of Elie’s note and the full archive of contributor notes, head to CAFE.com.

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Note from Rachel 10/9: Wrongful Convictions and Capital Punishment Oct 09, 2024

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Rachel Barkow is the Charles Seligson Professor of Law at NYU School of Law and the Faculty Director of the Zimroth Center on the Administration of Criminal Law at NYU. From 2013 to 2019, she served as a Member of the United States Sentencing Commission. From 2010 to 2020, she was a member of the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office Conviction Integrity Policy Advisory Panel and co-chaired Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s transition committee on police accountability in 2021. She is also amongst the most cited legal scholars of all time.

For a transcript of Rachel’s note and the full archive of contributor notes, head to CAFE.com.

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Note From Elie 10/03: Jack Smith’s October Cheap Shot Oct 03, 2024

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Note from Asha 10/2: The Long Arc of Racial Violence Oct 02, 2024

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For a transcript of Asha’s note and the full archive of contributor notes, head to CAFE.com.

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NYC Mayor Eric Adams Indicted (with Barb McQuade) Sep 27, 2024

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New York City Mayor Eric Adams was indicted Wednesday night by federal prosecutors. The bombshell charges include bribery, conspiracy, wire fraud, and soliciting illegal foreign campaign contributions.

Elie Honig is joined by former U.S. Attorney Barb McQuade to break down the news. In this excerpt, they break down the strengths and weaknesses of the charges and Adams’s potential defenses.

In the full episode, Elie and Barb discuss Barb’s experience prosecuting a corruption case against the former mayor of Detroit and the process by which New York Governor Kathy Hochul could remove Adams from office if he refuses to resign.

This episode kicks off a new series of special episodes for members of CAFE Insider. Each week, Insiders will get a second episode of the podcast co-hosted by Elie Honig and other CAFE contributors, Joyce Vance, Asha Rangappa, Barb McQuade, and Rachel Barkow, as well as occasional guests. Each episode will tackle one major legal or policy issue, bringing you all the analysis you need to stay informed in 30 minutes or less. We’ll do this in the coming weeks, so let us know what you think. Write to us at letters@cafe.com.

CAFE Insiders click HERE to listen to the full analysis. To become a member of CAFE Insider head to cafe.com/insider. You’ll get access to two full episodes of the podcast each week and other exclusive content.

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