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Advisory Opinions

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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.

#598

Burkeanism and the Administrative State

As an early Christmas present for David French, Sarah Isgur invites professors [Will Baud... more

Yesterday

1 HR 21 MINS

1:21:41

Yesterday

#597

The Illusion of Campaign Finance Reform

Sarah Isgur and David French kick things off by revisiting the Slaughter case and respondi... more

11 Dec 2025

1 HR 09 MINS

1:09:57

11 Dec 2025

#596

Slaughter at SCOTUS: Reaganite Ends by Roosevelt Means

Following the Supreme Court arguments in Slaughter v. United States, Sarah Isgur and David... more

08 Dec 2025

1 HR 12 MINS

1:12:14

08 Dec 2025

#595

All About Slaughter

Sarah Isgur and David French answer the masses’ demands in this pre-argument, foundational... more

04 Dec 2025

1 HR 14 MINS

1:14:20

04 Dec 2025

#594

‘Kill Everybody’

Sarah Isgur and David French break down Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s [military orders... more

02 Dec 2025

1 HR 12 MINS

1:12:36

02 Dec 2025

#593

The Future of the Administrative State | Interview: Adam White

Sarah Isgur invites Adam White, co-director of the Antonin Scalia Law School’s C. Boyden G... more

27 Nov 2025

1 HR 06 MINS

1:06:21

27 Nov 2025

#592

Case Against Comey Dismissed

Sarah Isgur and David French provide an update on the Texas redistricting case and crimina... more

25 Nov 2025

1 HR 13 MINS

1:13:58

25 Nov 2025

#591

The Dissent Heard Around the World

Sarah Isgur and David French react to Judge Jerry Smith's unconventional [dissent] (https... more

20 Nov 2025

1 HR 19 MINS

1:19:57

20 Nov 2025

#590

Did Congress Stretch the Commerce Clause Too Far? | Interview: Jonathan Karl

What does a federal firearm prohibition and a hate crime have to do with the Commerce Clau... more

18 Nov 2025

1 HR 16 MINS

1:16:17

18 Nov 2025

#589

Everyone Needs to Stay in Their Lane

Sarah Isgur and David French do a deep dive into the nondelegation clause and the role of ... more

13 Nov 2025

1 HR 07 MINS

1:07:52

13 Nov 2025

#588

The Federalist Society Takes a Stand

Sarah Isgur and David French recap the Federalist Society's antisemitism panel at last wee... more

11 Nov 2025

1 HR 13 MINS

1:13:17

11 Nov 2025

#587

Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument in Trump’s Tariff Case

Following the Supreme Court oral arguments in President Donald Trump’s tariff case, [Lear... more

05 Nov 2025

1 HR 09 MINS

1:09:47

05 Nov 2025

#586

Trump’s Tariff Showdown

Sarah Isgur and David French preview the biggest Supreme Court case of the term, [Learnin... more

04 Nov 2025

1 HR 08 MINS

1:08:32

04 Nov 2025

#585

All About Substantive Due Process

Sarah Isgur and David French walk listeners through the entire history of the Constitution... more

30 Oct 2025

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:28

30 Oct 2025

#584

Firing Squad vs. Suffocation

Sarah Isgur and David French discuss the Eighth Amendment in light of a prisoner’s [reque... more

28 Oct 2025

59 MINS

59:42

28 Oct 2025

#583

Bad Man Smokes Weed Doctrine

Sarah Isgur and David French discuss a case before the Supreme Court that will consider wh... more

23 Oct 2025

1 HR 07 MINS

1:07:43

23 Oct 2025

#582

Euphemisms, Political Speech, and the First Amendment

Sarah Isgur and David French kick off Free Speech Week at the University of Texas School o... more

21 Oct 2025

53 MINS

53:56

21 Oct 2025

#581

Vindictive Prosecutions

Sarah Isgur and David French dive deeper into Chiles v. Salazar, the case argued before th... more

16 Oct 2025