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
July 30, 2026 • 68 mins
Sarah Isgur and David French discuss the Trump administration’s appeal to the Supreme Court about its mail-in voting executive order. Then the two talk with Mike Fragoso, former chief counsel to then-Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and partner at Torridon Law, to discuss the food truck nature of Senate judicial nomination.
The Agenda:
–Additional restrictions on mail-in voting
– The headline-t...
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July 28, 2026 • 82 mins
Sarah Isgur and David French discuss new data on questions that the Supreme Court justices are asking, dive into the definition of stipulation, and run through a few questionable subpoenas of reporters. All this before the crime-apalooza interview with University of California law professor Rory Little and Stanford law professor Orin Kerr. You won’t want to miss their discussion on torture. No, this isn’t a euphemism.&n...
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July 23, 2026 • 65 mins
Sarah Isgur and David French explain a case in which an Alaskan charter plane was seized over a six-pack of beer and discuss Title IX due-process rights on college campuses.
Sarah and David are then joined by Harvard Law professor Richard Re to break down his column arguing that Chief Justice John Roberts is moderating from the front.
The Agenda:
—Alaskan charter plane seized over a six-pack
—Title IX and due proces...
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July 21, 2026 • 65 mins
Sarah Isgur and David French discuss Messi flags and The Odyssey in 4D (not IMAX!) before diving into legal topics such as the politics at the Supreme Court, 3rd Circuit defamation and cancellation, and why the Hawaii Supreme Court is wrong.
The Agenda:
–Sarah’s kid gave her a bloody lip
–The politics of the court
–Samuel Alito, a MAGA-Friendly Justice?
–Stephen Miller is totally ignorant
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July 16, 2026 • 64 mins
Sarah Isgur and David French discuss Justice Amy Coney Barrett and Justice Elena Kagan’s testimony in front of Congress, an Alaska Airlines forum argument about religious issues, and President Donald Trump’s various legal battles—from the War Powers Resolution to sanctioned lawyers to law firm subpoenas.
The Agenda:
–Supreme Court Justices testify before Congress
–Canceling the Shadow Docket
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July 14, 2026 • 82 mins
Sarah Isgur and David French preview the next Supreme Court term, discuss a dissent from a cert denial on defamation, and consider a few think pieces on the court: Are any of the justices political? Finally, the circuit decision heard ‘round the world: Florida’s Stop WOKE Act, stopped by an 11th Circuit panel decision.
The Agenda:
–Every rose has its thorn
–Not-A-Ban on assault weapons coming next term
&...
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July 9, 2026 • 65 mins
Live from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Center in Washington, D.C., Sarah Isgur and David French review the OT25 term with Akhil Amar, professor of law and political science at Yale University, and David Lat, author of Original Jurisdiction. The four break down the most consequential cases of the past term—from the tariffs case to Humphrey’s Executor, birthright citizenship, and what it all means for President Trump&rsquo...
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July 7, 2026 • 69 mins
Sarah Isgur and David French slow things down with an overview of the yearly Stat Pack released by SCOTUSblog, look at the dissents in the birthright citizenship case, and answer listeners’ questions about everything from the 14th Amendment being sex-blind to whether independent agencies could be recreated within the legislative branch.
The Agenda:
–Stat Pack: Findings
–Trump v. Barbara could have been a ...
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June 30, 2026 • 74 mins
SCOTUS strikes down a Donald Trump executive order ending birthright citizenship, reshapes campaign finance law, and rules that states can exclude transgender athletes from girls’ and women’s sports teams. Sarah Isgur and David French discuss in a marathon end-of-term episode.
The Agenda”
–The pre-apology
–Trump v. Barbara
–Wow, we were wrong
–Et tu, Barrett? (No, not really)
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June 30, 2026 • 84 mins
Sarah Isgur and David French break down the latest Supreme Court opinions regarding unitary executive theory, mail-in voting, and the Fourth Amendment.
The Agenda:
—Unitary executive theory gets tested
—Dorm-room originalism
—Lisa Cook keeps her job
—Mail-in voting
—Text, history, and ...
—Geofence warrants
Show notes:
—Trump v. Slaughter
—Myers v. United States
—Hump...
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June 25, 2026 • 70 mins
Sarah Isgur and David French react to the latest opinions of the court in two major immigration cases and a review of Hawaii’s restrictions on concealed-carry permits.
The Agenda:
—The SCOTUS opinion day “ritual”
—Hawaii gun restrictions
—Shall not be infringed
—Border dispute over asylum seekers
—Judicial review of TPS
—Trump's “Muslim” ban
Show notes:
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June 23, 2026 • 70 mins
Sarah Isgur and David French explain the various legal complications of the Iran MOU and react to the most recent opinions handed down by the Supreme Court.
The Agenda:
—Waiving Iranian sanctions
—Suing state employees personally
—International law in U.S. courts
—Cuban confiscation case
—Seizing homes over unpaid taxes
—The rights of green card holders
Show notes:
—Jack Goldsmith ...
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June 18, 2026 • 64 mins
Sarah Isgur and David French react to two new Supreme Court opinions on gun ownership while possessing illegal drugs and appeal waivers.
The Agenda:
—Drugs and the Second Amendment
—Rewriting Bruen
—Bad plea deals
—Overcharging crimes
—The Gorsuch-Kavanaugh dynamic
—The DOJ and the Hyde Amendment
Show notes:
—United States v. Hemani
—Hunter v. United States
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June 16, 2026 • 60 mins
Sarah Isgur and David French break down the most recent cert grants out of the Supreme Court's order list and Trump's argument for suspending habeas corpus.
The Agenda:
—Paid petitions vs. In Forma Pauperis
—Six-person juries in Florida
—Can undocumented immigrants be held indefinitely?
—New York Times reporting on Trump and habeas corpus
—Leaked memo fallout
—Lawyers using AI
—Geor...
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June 11, 2026 • 68 mins
Sarah Isgur and David French discuss the three SCOTUS decisions that dropped Thursday morning, a D.C. Circuit decision on President Donald Trump's ban on transgender military members, and accommodations running rampant at law schools. Oh, and a federal judge charged with battery and destruction of physical property.
The Agenda:
–Sign up for the SCOTUSblog newsletter
–We are faced with the duddiest of duds
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June 9, 2026 • 58 mins
Sarah Isgur and David French look at what’s left on the docket from this term before diving into a little Los Angeles mayoral politics.
The Agenda:
–Supreme Court bingo
–Do Rastafarians get religious exemptions?
–The mighty small-dollar donor
– United States v. Hemani
–Wolford v. Lopez
–Appearance of election corruption
–No, a GOP candidate did not have a chance to...
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June 4, 2026 • 57 mins
Sarah Isgur and David French discuss the Supreme Court’s Alabama redistricting decision, a plea deal from the former national security adviser, and the best legal movies ever made.
The Agenda:
–June 4 Opinions
–Alabama’s new maps
–John Bolton pleads guilty
–Did the media actually get this right?
–Gender and the Supreme Court’s culture
–Favorite legal movies
&ndas...
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June 2, 2026 • 62 mins
Sarah Isgur and David French (he returns!) discuss the major Trump losses—Kennedy Center name change, motion on Trump v. IRS, and injunction on the slush fund—before reviewing scrutiny of the court and the swatting incident at Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s residence.
The Agenda:
–Sarah returns to the greatest state in the U-S-of-A
–Kicking Trump’s name from the Kennedy Center
–The F...
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May 28, 2026 • 77 mins
David Lat joins Sarah Isgur (see ya later, French) to discuss the three-judge panel overturning Alabama’s congressional maps, a new lawsuit against President Donald Trump’s slush fund, and a lying Judge.
The Agenda:
–No redistricting according to race
–Nonsense lawsuits
–Dragging courts into political fights
–Moving honey buns is interstate commerce
–Sanction more judges?
–Feel...
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May 26, 2026 • 70 mins
Sarah Isgur and David French discuss an anticlimactic dig from the Supreme Court over IQ tests and the death penalty and challenges to the $1.8 billion slush fund President Donald Trump created on weaponization, and they talk with NPR's Nina Totenberg about covering the Supreme Court.
The Agenda:
—Hamm v. Smith
—How many IQ tests does a person on death row need to take?
—Who can challenge the slush fund?
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