CAFE Insider Sample 7/13: Trump Goes to Court

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🗓️ 13 July 2021

⏱️ 15 minutes

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In this sample from the CAFE Insider podcast, Preet and Joyce break down former President Donald Trump’s lawsuits against Facebook, Twitter, and Google, claiming that the platforms are censoring conservatives. They also discuss ethical obligations of attorneys in light of Trump’s many lawsuits, including those challenging the 2020 presidential election results. In the full episode, Preet and Joyce break down the Supreme Court’s recent voting rights decision in Brnovich v. DNC, and Michael Avenatti’s prison sentence for an extortion scheme against Nike. To listen to the full episode and get access to all exclusive CAFE Insider content, including audio notes from Preet, Joyce, Elie Honig, Barb McQuade, Asha Rangappa, Melissa Murray, and more try the membership free for two weeks: www.cafe.com/insider Use special code JOYCE for 50% off on the annual membership price. Sign up to receive the free weekly CAFE Brief newsletter: www.cafe.com/brief This podcast is brought to you by CAFE Studios and Vox Media Podcast Network. Tamara Sepper – Executive Producer; Adam Waller – Senior Editorial Producer; Matthew Billy – Audio Producer; Jake Kaplan – Editorial Producer REFERENCES & SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS: First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution 47 U.S. Code §230 - Protection for private blocking and screening of offensive material Donald Trump et. al. v. Facebook and Mark Zuckerburg, U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida, complaint, 7/7/21 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	Another busy week of politically charged legal news making the headlines.
0:08.3	Donald Trump filed lawsuits against Facebook, Twitter, and Google claiming that the platforms
0:13.3	are censoring conservatives.
0:15.5	In other news, the Supreme Court's conservative majority recently issued a decision that
0:19.9	will make it more difficult challenge laws that restrict access to voting.
0:25.4	And Michael Avinotti, former attorney for Stormy Daniels, was sentenced to two and a half
0:30.0	years in prison for an extortion scheme against Nike.
0:33.9	Preep Barara and I discuss this and more on the Cafe Insider podcast.
0:39.3	And today we're sharing a clip from the episode with listeners of Stay Tuned.
0:43.7	To hear our full conversation and access all other Cafe Insider content, try the membership
0:48.8	free for two weeks.
0:50.6	You can do that at cafe.com slash insider.
0:54.0	And for a limited time, use the code Joyce for 50% off the annual membership price.
1:01.0	We look forward to having you as part of the insider community.
1:08.0	They say sort of in a conclusive way, that's the word lawyers like to use.
1:14.0	Conclusory, I think I put it in every brief, every wrote, when I was in a defensive posture.
1:19.0	They say in their lawsuit, defendant Facebook status, thus rises beyond that of a private
1:26.0	company.
1:27.0	To that of a state act, a sort of bootstrapping these big companies, I don't fully understand
1:31.9	the argument, but in part, it's an argument that they're really big and they're really
1:35.1	important.
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