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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Meet the Faithless Electors

Episode Date: May 14, 2020

David and Sarah discuss 'unmasking' and Michael Flynn, Supreme Court oral arguments over the president's financial records and "faithless electors," a...

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Time's Up. Let's Do This...

Episode Date: May 11, 2020

The Supreme Court hears oral arguments in Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru. Secretary Betsy DeVos releases new regulations to overhaul...

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Justin Amash vs. Death Star

Episode Date: May 8, 2020

Rep. Justin Amash of Michigan joins David and Sarah to discuss his announcement that he is exploring a presidential run as a candidate of the Libertar...

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The Flynn Saga

Episode Date: May 1, 2020

David and Sarah discuss the latest after Michael Flynn’s defense claims FBI notes show agents tried to entrap him, the viability of third-parties as J...

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Smothered and Covered

Episode Date: April 27, 2020

David and Sarah discuss the latest polls looking at the 2020 election, the Supreme Court's decision to dismiss a New York gun rights case, and talk wi...

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Queso Burro

Episode Date: April 24, 2020

Supreme Court opinions, the president's immigration executive order, homeschooling controversies, and the longterm cultural effects of coronavirus. Da...

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Showing a Little Ankle

Episode Date: April 20, 2020

David and Sarah discuss the Supreme Court's decision in Ramos v. Louisiana that held that the Constitution requires unanimous jury verdicts for convic...

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The Mostly Meaningless Podcast

Episode Date: April 17, 2020

Wisconsin primary results, regulatory taking in Pennsylvania, adjournment clause, 2020 veepstakes, and much more. David and Sarah have thoughts. Lear...

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Cut to Black

Episode Date: April 14, 2020

David and Sarah discuss the sexual assault allegation against Joe Biden, the president's tweet about who has the power to "open up" the economy, a fed...

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Voting in a Pandemic

Episode Date: April 9, 2020

Rachel Kleinfeld, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment, joins David and Sarah to discuss how you pull off an election during a pandemic. Rachel m...

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You Magnificent Bastard

Episode Date: April 6, 2020

A captain is fired after a letter detailing the Navy's failures in dealing with the coronavirus outbreak is leaked. The intelligence community inspect...

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Beyond Originalism?

Episode Date: April 2, 2020

David and Sarah discuss the political ramifications of the coronavirus outbreak, Adrian Vermeule's essay on originalism, and what conservatives get wr...

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Coronavirus Response

Episode Date: March 30, 2020

David and Sarah discuss the government's coronavirus response with Representative Chip Roy of Texas, and the Netflix documentary, "Tiger King," lighti...

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Confirmation Battles

Episode Date: March 27, 2020

David and Sarah talk coronavirus confusion, and Justice Clarence Thomas and confirmation battles with Carrie Severino of the Judicial Crisis Network....

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Curb Your Parasites

Episode Date: March 23, 2020

David and Sarah touch on the latest from Capitol Hill, Biden's campaign, and Bloomberg lawsuit. The two then dive into the coming clashes between the...

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In Chambers

Episode Date: March 19, 2020

David and Sarah talk with Chief Judge David Jones, of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas in Houston, about how the court sys...

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Quarantine Law

Episode Date: March 16, 2020

David and Sarah answer all your questions about the legal issues raised by the coronavirus outbreak: enumerated powers, police powers, regulatory taki...

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The Hillary Story

Episode Date: March 12, 2020

The president addressed the nation on the coronavirus outbreak, Harvey Weinstein gets 23 years in prison, and Hulu's new docuseries 'Hillary' is now s...

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SLAPP Shot

Episode Date: March 9, 2020

David and Sarah preview tomorrow's primaries with a special focus on Michigan, thoughts on coronavirus, the Trump campaign's lawsuits against the Time...