Advisory Opinions

Advisory Opinions is a new podcast from The Dispatch. Hosts David French and Sarah Isgur have a weekly conversation about the law, culture, and why it matters.

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Firing Squad vs. Suffocation

Episode Date: October 28, 2025

Sarah Isgur and David French discuss the Eighth Amendment in light of a prisoner’s request to die by firing squad. But first, join us for a livestrea...

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Bad Man Smokes Weed Doctrine

Episode Date: October 23, 2025

Sarah Isgur and David French discuss a case before the Supreme Court that will consider whether pot smokers can legally own guns. The Agenda:—F*** mo...

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Vindictive Prosecutions

Episode Date: October 16, 2025

Sarah Isgur and David French dive deeper into Chiles v. Salazar, the case argued before the Supreme Court last week about banning conversion therapy f...

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The Future of Free Speech

Episode Date: October 14, 2025

Live from Vanderbilt University, Sarah Isgur and David French speak at the Global Free Speech Summit about the threats to the First Amendment across t...

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Selective Prosecutions

Episode Date: September 30, 2025

Sarah Isgur and David French unpack the indictment of former FBI Director James Comey. What does the case say about the grand jury process, the risks...

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Dorm Room Originalism

Episode Date: September 25, 2025

Sarah Isgur and David French break down the Supreme Court’s latest move: taking up a case before the lower courts have even finished with it. What doe...