Hey folks, Preet here. Joyce Vance is out this week, so joining me today is my friend, Rachel Barco.

Rachel is a professor at NYU Law School, and she previously served on the U.S. Sentencing Commission.

First, we reflect on the legacy of Supreme Court Justice David Souter, who passed away last week at age 85.

Then we discussed some major legal developments.

Trump advisor Stephen Miller said the administration is considering suspending the right to habeas corpus to expedite deportations. And in a surprising turn, the Justice Department has asked a federal

judge to dismiss a lawsuit that seeks to restrict access to the abortion

pill, Mitha Pristone. If you're a Cafe Insider, head to the insider feed or click the link in the show

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So habeas corpus is a complicated Latin phrase. It essentially is the right recognized long before

the United States became a nation, correct?

Correct.

Of the ability to challenge your imprisonment in a court.

It is, I'm trying to think of there's something more fundamental than the right to habeas corpus

or more longstanding.

You would know, and maybe you can answer that in a second

and stephen miller i don't know if he's a deputy chief of staff for what his exact title is

but he sort of shall not be named man about town and he says the following a couple of days ago, well, the Constitution is clear,

and that, of course, is the Supreme Law of the Land, that the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus

can be suspended in a time of invasion. So that's an option we're actively looking at.

Look, a lot of it depends on whether the courts do the right thing or not.

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