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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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...

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Qualified Immunity Rap Battles

Episode Date: March 6, 2020

David and Sarah have Super Tuesday numbers to dive into, oral arguments in Louisiana's Supreme Court abortion case, FISA reform, qualified immunity, a...

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Delegate Fun Time

Episode Date: March 2, 2020

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, t...

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Alligator Boots

Episode Date: February 28, 2020

David and Sarah speak with Liz Murrill, Louisiana's solicitor general, about her case before the Supreme Court June Medical Services v. Russo. The thr...

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Jurisprudence of Doubt

Episode Date: February 26, 2020

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 lin...

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Tilting at Windmills

Episode Date: February 18, 2020

David and Sarah examine the decision to not prosecute Andrew McCabe, the eye-opening interview Harvey Weinstein's attorney gave, and answer which nove...

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Voir Dire

Episode Date: February 14, 2020

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...

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Potpourri of Awfulness

Episode Date: February 10, 2020

David and Sarah speak with Nikki Neily, president of Speech First, about bias response teams on college campuses, the history of speech codes, and pic...

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Unintended Consequences

Episode Date: February 3, 2020

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 impac...

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All But Assured

Episode Date: January 27, 2020

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....

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Play in the Joints

Episode Date: January 22, 2020

David and Sarah discuss the administration's moves to protect prayer in public schools with Jennie Bradley Lichter, the deputy director of the White H...

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Do Crimes

Episode Date: January 16, 2020

David and Sarah take a closer look at the new impeachment evidence, the continuing legal objections to the strike that killed Qassim Suleimani, and wh...