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Advisory Opinions
Advisory Opinions is a legal podcast by The Dispatch. Hosts David French and Sarah Isgur meet twice a week to talk about the law, the courts, their collision with politics, and why it all matters.
Episodes
Advisory OpinionsCut to Black
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 federal…
Advisory OpinionsVoting in a Pandemic
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 makes the…
Advisory OpinionsYou Magnificent Bastard
A captain is fired after a letter detailing the Navy's failures in dealing with the coronavirus outbreak is leaked. The intelligence community inspector…
Advisory OpinionsBeyond Originalism?
David and Sarah discuss the political ramifications of the coronavirus outbreak, Adrian Vermeule's essay on originalism, and what conservatives get wrong about…
Advisory OpinionsCoronavirus Response
David and Sarah discuss the government's coronavirus response with Representative Chip Roy of Texas, and the Netflix documentary, "Tiger King," lighting the…
Advisory OpinionsConfirmation Battles
David and Sarah talk coronavirus confusion, and Justice Clarence Thomas and confirmation battles with Carrie Severino of the Judicial Crisis Network. Learn…
Advisory OpinionsCurb Your Parasites
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 state and…
Advisory OpinionsIn Chambers
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 system is…
Advisory OpinionsQuarantine Law
David and Sarah answer all your questions about the legal issues raised by the coronavirus outbreak: enumerated powers, police powers, regulatory takings…
Advisory OpinionsThe Hillary Story
The president addressed the nation on the coronavirus outbreak, Harvey Weinstein gets 23 years in prison, and Hulu's new docuseries 'Hillary' is now streaming…
Advisory OpinionsSLAPP Shot
David and Sarah preview tomorrow's primaries with a special focus on Michigan, thoughts on coronavirus, the Trump campaign's lawsuits against the Times, the…
Advisory OpinionsQualified Immunity Rap Battles
David and Sarah have Super Tuesday numbers to dive into, oral arguments in Louisiana's Supreme Court abortion case, FISA reform, qualified immunity, and is it…
Advisory OpinionsDelegate Fun Time
David and Sarah discuss the likelihood of a brokered convention after Joe Biden's big win in South Carolina, the appeal court's Don McGahn decision, the CFPB…
Advisory OpinionsAlligator Boots
David and Sarah speak with Liz Murrill, Louisiana's solicitor general, about her case before the Supreme Court June Medical Services v. Russo. The three…
Advisory OpinionsJurisprudence of Doubt
David and Sarah have a lot on their plate. Can Bernie Sanders assemble a coalition similar to Obama's 2008 campaign? Will the Supreme Court draw a line between…
Advisory OpinionsTilting at Windmills
David and Sarah examine the decision to not prosecute Andrew McCabe, the eye-opening interview Harvey Weinstein's attorney gave, and answer which novels have…
Advisory OpinionsVoir Dire
David and Sarah take on the whirlwind of news surrounding the Roger Stone case, go behind the scenes of opposition research, and share their thoughts on the…
Advisory OpinionsPotpourri of Awfulness
David and Sarah speak with Nikki Neily, president of Speech First, about bias response teams on college campuses, the history of speech codes, and pick their…
Advisory OpinionsUnintended Consequences
David and Sarah look at polling shenanigans ahead of the Iowa caucuses, take a closer look at the history of the 17th Amendment, and discuss the impact of…
Advisory OpinionsAll But Assured
David and Sarah discuss the news from John Bolton's book, what's wrong with Congress, and the death of Kobe Bryant. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
Advisory OpinionsPlay in the Joints
David and Sarah discuss the administration's moves to protect prayer in public schools with Jennie Bradley Lichter, the deputy director of the White House…
Advisory OpinionsDo Crimes
David and Sarah take a closer look at the new impeachment evidence, the continuing legal objections to the strike that killed Qassim Suleimani, and what…
Advisory OpinionsTom Hanks' Face
David and Sarah engage in a wide-ranging analysis of John Bolton's potential testimony before the Senate, whether Trump can tweet his way through the War…
Advisory OpinionsLaws of War
Sarah and David discuss the killing of Iranian general Qassim Suleimani, ask WWJBD? (What would Jed Bartlett do?), and handicap the Democratic primary…
Advisory OpinionsZombie Obamacare
Former Texas Solicitor General Scott Keller joins to discuss the latest 5th Circuit opinion on Obamacare and David and Sarah discuss JK Rowling’s latest TERF…
Advisory OpinionsHorseshoe Theory
David and Sarah offer a quick take on the British electoral landslide, revisit the IG report, give two cheers to Trump's anti-Semitism executive order, and…
Advisory OpinionsAll About The IG
David French and Sarah Isgur launch their new podcast from The Dispatch with a detailed discussion of the Inspector General's report of FISA abuse in the 2016…