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In this episode of the CAFE Insider podcast, "Judgment Calls," Preet and Anne make sense of the headlines, including:

• A voicemail President Trump’s lawyer John Dowd left for Michael Flynn’s attorney, which has raised questions about witness tampering
• Criminal charges against former Broward County Sheriff Deputy Scot Peterson who failed to confront the Parkland high school shooter in Florida last year
• The Central Park Five case, back in the spotlight, after a new Netflix series by Ava Duvernay 

REFERENCES AND SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS

JUDGE ANNE THOMPSON

• “Judge Anne Thompson has seen it all in long career,” The Trentonian, 11/25/12

STATE OF FLORIDA v. SCOT PETERSON

• Scot Peterson’s warrant and charging documents
• “Scot Peterson Is Released on Bond. Here’s How He’s Explained His Actions During the Parkland Shooting.,” New York Times, 6/6/19
• “Parkland Officer Who Stayed Outside During Shooting Faces Criminal Charges,” New York Times, 6/4/19
• Title XLVI § 827.03: Abuse, aggravated abuse, and neglect of a child; penalties, The 2018 Florida Statutes

MICHAEL FLYNN

• “Listen to Trump’s Lawyer Make Appeal After Flynn Agreed to Cooperate With Mueller,” New York Times, 6/6/19
• “Trump Lawyer’s Message Was a Clue for Mueller, Who Set It Aside,” New York Times, 6/9/19
• “The legal concept binding Team Trump in opposition to Team Mueller,” Washington Post, 7/9/18
• “Michael Cohen, Attorney-Client Privilege and the Crime-Fraud Exception,” Lawfare, 4/10/18
• “Michael Flynn fires his attorneys and retains new counsel as he awaits sentencing,” Washington Post, 6/6/19

CENTRAL PARK FIVE

• “When They See Us,” Ava DuVernay
• All documents, including videos of statements the Five made to prosecutors, can be found here
• Nancy Ryan’s memorandum in response to motion to vacate judgment of conviction
• “Linda Fairstein, Once Cheered, Faces Storm After ‘When They See Us,’” New York Times, 6/6/19
• “Ava DuVernay lets Trump 'speak for himself' in Central Park Five series 'When They See Us,'” USA Today, 6/3/19
• “A Crime Revisited: The Decision; 13 years later, official reversal in jogger attack,” New York Times, 12/6/02
• “A Profile of Matias Reyes,” New York Daily News, 4/9/13

MARS

• Donald Trump’s tweet about NASA
• Jason Gilbert’s tweet about JFK

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