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.
536 episodes transcribedIn a contentious decision, the Supreme Court shuts down affirmative action in universities... or does it? How impactful, really, is the decision in St...
As the term rushes to an end, the Supreme Court wades eagerly into a mooted case in order to close the door on the "independent legislature doctrine."...
Sarah Isgur and Guest-host David French return from the Advisory Opinions live event for some Supreme Court bingo. Plus: -Opinion lightning round -Jus...
Did Hunter Biden receive a sweetheart deal from the DOJ? How are other people treated under similar circumstances? And what’s with DOJ’s timing? In th...
Judge Amul Thapar joins Sarah to discuss his book: The People’s Justice: Clarence Thomas and the Stories That Define Him. While today's SCOTUS decisi...
Should Judge Cannon recuse herself from the Trump case? What's the legal standard on willful retention of documents? Will the Finding Nemo Seagull def...
Did Alabama violate the Voting Rights Act? How do you pronounce Gingles? And what are the tea leaf predictions for the Harvard discrimination case? Jo...
In an emergency pod, Sarah Isgur and David French review the indictment against Donald Trump which was unsealed on Friday: what is and isn't in the in...
After a brief trademark SCOTUS update, Guest Host David French and Perennial Guest David Lat break down the trickiness of vouchers for religious chart...
SCOTUS refuses to serve up the good stuff with the latest round of opinions released. Sarah and David discuss the chipping away of labor rights and su...
With a 9-0 frown, the Supreme Court rejects the EPA's expansive definition of "wetlands." David and Sarah also discuss the growing Jackson-Gorsuch all...
Sarah and David react as SCOTUS weighs in on social media regulations. Sigh. Also: -Justice Jackson cutting to the chase -Patent Act and dad jokes -Re...
-Ukraine, through the eyes of Mr. French -The Andy Warhol copyright skirmish -The Progressive Justice League turns on itself -Title 42 and civil liber...
David Lat stands in for Host Emeritus once more to help Sarah catch up on the latest Supreme Court decisions. Too, they take a detour on penmanship. -...
While host emeritus is off for a week on a mysterious mission, David Lat of Original Jurisdiction rejoins Sarah to sift through the latest Supreme Cou...
Sarah returns from her tick-filled trip from Gettysburg to discuss the E. Jean Carroll civil lawsuit against Donald Trump. Also: -Santos detained -Sci...
Damon Preston, public advocate for the commonwealth of Kentucky, joins Guest-Host David French to break down the Jordan Neely incident. While some New...
The feud between the governor and the mouse has more nuance and legal curiosities than it might seem at first glance, and David and Sarah are here for...
A case before the Supreme Court may bring the axe to the long zombified Chevron deference. Sarah and David also take a look at: -North Carolina’s flip...
Is it unconstitutional to push religion in a state that favors religion generally? Two bills in Texas are igniting the debate over the establishment c...
