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| Oct 2 | #85 |
About the show
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.
Latest episodes
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Not a MAGA Court
October 1, 2026 · 1 hr 5 minElie Honig, CNN’s chief legal analyst, joins David French fresh off jury duty to discuss his piece for New York Magazine on how worried we should be about election challenges ahead of the midterms. The two also discuss the Supreme Court’s…
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Is Press Access a Constitutional Right?
September 29, 2026 · 1 hr 13 minDavid French talks to CNN’s chief legal analyst, Elie Honig, at a time when CNN is in the news following President Donald Trump’s ban of the cable network from the White House. Honig takes us through CNN’s lawsuit seeking to regain access…
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Third Time’s the Charm?
September 24, 2026 · 1 hr 14 minSarah Isgur and David French discuss the Missouri redistricting case now that the 8th Circuit has weighed in. Let’s stipulate that everything is a mess. Then, the two go through a few listener mailbag questions, including controversial…
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Are Marijuana Contracts Legal in Federal Court?
September 22, 2026 · 1 hr 10 minSarah Isgur and David French discuss the upcoming “long conference” that marks the unofficial start to the new Supreme Court term, a prosecutor being referred to the Department of Justice for obstruction of justice, and a review of several…
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Looking Ahead to the Supreme Court Term
September 17, 2026 · 1 hr 5 minFrom the SCOTUSblog Summit, Sarah Isgur, David French, and Amy Howe discuss the cases scheduled thus far for the Supreme Court’s upcoming term. The three discuss the most consequential case for the Trump administration, David throws in a…
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Barely Averting a Constitutional Crisis
September 15, 2026 · 1 hr 11 minSarah Isgur and David French debate David’s latest New York Times column on the Missouri Supreme Court blocking a congressional map. Then, the two review two law articles: Andy Smarick of the Manhattan Institute’s elegantly simple piece on…
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Insular Cases | Interview: Chief Judge Jeff Sutton and Neil Weare
September 10, 2026 · 1 hr 12 minSarah Isgur and David French discuss Supreme Court updates on two cases: preferred advertising rates for political committees and Missouri’s congressional districts. Then, Judge Jeff Sutton, chief judge of the 6th Circuit and No. 1 AO…
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SCOTUS Majority Rules White House Ballroom Is A Go
September 3, 2026 · 1 hr 8 minSarah Isgur and David French discuss the 5-4 ballroom interim docket decision with Chief Justice John Roberts leading the dissenters, the New York Times with a piece on releasing the justice’s papers sooner rather than later, and a piece…