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Advisory Opinions

by The Dispatch

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.

104 episodes
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1
Mail-In Ballot Deadlines Challenged in Court
56:51 Mar 26, 2026
2
You Can’t Preach Jesus Here | Interview: Judge Rebecca Taibleson
1:09:23 Mar 24, 2026
3
Will Temporary Protected Status for Immigrants End?
1:16:11 Mar 19, 2026
4
Judge Gets Vulgar in Transgender Spa Case
1:08:00 Mar 17, 2026
5
Supreme Court Justices Spar Publicly
54:43 Mar 12, 2026
6
What Are the Liberties Not in the Constitution?
1:05:14 Mar 10, 2026
7
Can Marijuana Users Be Barred from Owning Guns?
1:06:32 Mar 5, 2026
8
Trump Bypasses Congress on Iran
1:29:07 Mar 3, 2026
9
The Immunity Episode
1:04:42 Feb 26, 2026
10
What’s Next After Friday’s Tariff Decision?
1:14:50 Feb 24, 2026
11
Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump Tariffs
47:59 Feb 21, 2026
12
Justice Alito’s Next Moves
1:03:59 Feb 19, 2026
13
Naw Dawg to the DOJ
1:00:24 Feb 12, 2026
14
Will SCOTUS Show Its True Colors?
1:04:21 Feb 10, 2026
15
Quasi-Hypotheticals
1:06:33 Feb 5, 2026
16
Blaming the Judiciary
1:03:38 Feb 3, 2026
17
What’s Next for TikTok
59:42 Jan 29, 2026
18
Analyzing ICE Shootings
1:01:23 Jan 27, 2026
19
Is Lisa Cooked?
1:01:09 Jan 22, 2026
20
Vampire Rules and The Satanic Temple
1:14:59 Jan 20, 2026
21
Must and May
1:13:11 Jan 15, 2026
22
The Conservative Warren Court of Today
1:11:25 Jan 13, 2026
23
Supremacy Clause Immunity, Explained
1:04:22 Jan 10, 2026
24
Prosecuting Foreign Leaders
57:25 Jan 8, 2026
25
The Legality of U.S. Operations in Venezuela
58:59 Jan 6, 2026
26
Merry Christmas to the State Courts
1:03:52 Dec 25, 2025
27
The Right-Wing Shake-Up
1:05:33 Dec 23, 2025
28
Political Distortions
1:00:26 Dec 18, 2025
29
Burkeanism and the Administrative State
1:21:41 Dec 16, 2025
30
The Illusion of Campaign Finance Reform
1:09:57 Dec 11, 2025
31
Slaughter at SCOTUS: Reaganite Ends by Roosevelt Means
1:12:14 Dec 8, 2025
32
All About Slaughter
1:14:20 Dec 4, 2025
33
‘Kill Everybody’
1:12:36 Dec 2, 2025
34
The Future of the Administrative State | Interview: Adam White
1:06:21 Nov 27, 2025
35
Case Against Comey Dismissed
1:13:58 Nov 25, 2025
36
The Dissent Heard Around the World
1:19:57 Nov 20, 2025
37
Did Congress Stretch the Commerce Clause Too Far? | Interview: Jonathan Karl
1:16:17 Nov 18, 2025
38
Everyone Needs to Stay in Their Lane
1:07:52 Nov 13, 2025
39
The Federalist Society Takes a Stand
1:13:17 Nov 11, 2025
40
Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument in Trump’s Tariff Case
1:09:47 Nov 5, 2025
41
Trump’s Tariff Showdown
1:08:32 Nov 4, 2025
42
All About Substantive Due Process
1:00:28 Oct 30, 2025
43
Firing Squad vs. Suffocation
59:42 Oct 28, 2025
44
Bad Man Smokes Weed Doctrine
1:07:43 Oct 23, 2025
45
Euphemisms, Political Speech, and the First Amendment
53:56 Oct 21, 2025
46
Vindictive Prosecutions
59:41 Oct 16, 2025
47
The Future of Free Speech
46:17 Oct 14, 2025
48
Conversion Therapy and Free Speech
1:06:19 Oct 9, 2025
49
Conversion Therapy and Free Speech
1:09:26 Oct 9, 2025
50
SCOTUS Long Conference and 'Insecure Originalists'
1:09:26 Oct 7, 2025
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