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Stay Tuned with Preet

CAFE Insider 7/18: Two Americas, One SCOTUS (with Joyce Vance & Michael Dreeben)

Stay Tuned with Preet

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News, Society & Culture, Politics, Government

4.8 • 32.4K Ratings

🗓️ 18 July 2023

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

In this special episode of the CAFE Insider podcast, Joyce Vance interviews Michael Dreeben, while Preet is out. Dreeben served in the Solicitor General’s office for over 30 years, including 24 years as the Deputy Solicitor General in charge of the federal government’s criminal docket. He is one of only eight people to have ever argued over 100 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. In this excerpt from the show, Dreeben discusses the rightward shift of the Supreme Court and the justices’ high-profile rulings from the 2022-2023 term on issues including race, LGBTQ+ rights, and student loans. In the full episode, Dreeben breaks down: – Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s impact during her first term on the Court; – Dissenting opinions written by Justices Sotomayor and Kagan, which they read aloud from the bench; and – Cases on the Court’s docket for next term. Stay informed. For analysis of the most important legal and political issues of our time, become a member of CAFE Insider. Get 40% for the first year with discount code JUSTICE. Head to: www.cafe.com/insider. You’ll get access to full episodes of the podcast, and other exclusive content. Discount valid through July 2023.  This podcast is brought to you by CAFE Studios and Vox Media Podcast Network.  Check out other CAFE podcasts: Now & Then, Up Against The Mob Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hey folks, Joyce Vance here.

0:03.8

Preets out this week, so on today's episode of Cafe Insider, I'm joined by my friend

0:08.2

Michael Dreeben.

0:09.5

Dreeben served in the Solicitor General's office for over 30 years, including 24 years as

0:14.6

the Deputy Solicitor General in charge of the federal government's criminal docket.

0:19.4

He's one of only eight people in the history of the country to have argued over 100 cases

0:24.7

before the Supreme Court.

0:26.3

We talk about some of the most important decisions handed down by the Justices this term, Justice

0:31.4

Katangi Brown-Jackson's impact during her first term on the court and what's to come in

0:36.6

the next term.

0:37.6

Today, we're sharing an excerpt from the episode with listeners of Stay Tuned.

0:42.1

To hear our full conversation and access all other exclusive content, try the Cafe Insider

0:47.6

membership.

0:48.8

For a limited time, we're offering a special deal.

0:51.8

The annual membership is now 40% off for the first year.

0:56.1

To sign up, head to cafe.com slash insider and use the special code, Justice.

1:02.7

That's cafe.com slash insider, discount code justice.

1:07.8

We look forward to having you as a part of the insider community.

1:10.9

First off, I'm interested in starting with your top line assessment of the term that

1:17.8

just ended and looking back at the decisions that were made.

1:21.5

If you had to characterize this term, maybe for someone who'd been living on Mars and

1:26.0

hadn't heard about it, what's your take?

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