Episodios

  • BONUS | Judge Patrick Bumatay Interviews Justice Amy Coney Barrett

    BONUS | Judge Patrick Bumatay Interviews Justice Amy Coney Barrett
    Oct 4 2025
    Justice Amy Coney Barrett joined Judge Patrick Bumatay at SCOTUSblog's inaugural On the Merits summit at Johns Hopkins University's Bloomberg Center to discuss public scrutiny, swing votes, and recusals.This conversation was recorded on September 25, 2025. Show Notes:—Subscribe to SCOTUStoday Advisory Opinions is a production of The Dispatch, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a non-partisan, conservative perspective. To access all of The Dispatch’s offerings—including access to all of our articles, members-only newsletters, and bonus podcast episodes—click here. If you’d like to remove all ads from your podcast experience, consider becoming a premium Dispatch member by clicking here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    59 m
  • The Supreme Court’s Upcoming Term

    The Supreme Court’s Upcoming Term
    Oct 2 2025
    Sarah Isgur and David French spend today’s episode reviewing nine cases the Supreme Court will decide during the upcoming term, from the intricacies of tariffs to the legality of conversion therapy. The Agenda:—The tariffs cases—Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s past comments on Humphrey’s Executor—Transgender participation in sports cases—Conversion therapy cases—No love for damage claims—Campaign finance reform—Death penalty and IQ tests—Who can quash a subpoena?—Implications of the stay order in the Federal Reserve case Show Notes:—Trump v. V.O.S. Selections—Trump v. Slaughter—Landor v. Louisiana Department of Corrections and Public Safety—Louisiana v. Callais—Little v. Hecox—West Virginia v. B.P.J.—Chiles v. Salazar—National Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election Commission—First Choice Women’s Resource Centers, Inc. v. Platkin—Hamm v. Smith Advisory Opinions is a production of The Dispatch, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a non-partisan, conservative perspective. To access all of The Dispatch’s offerings—including access to all of our articles, members-only newsletters, and bonus podcast episodes—click here. If you’d like to remove all ads from your podcast experience, consider becoming a premium Dispatch member by clicking here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    55 m
  • Selective Prosecutions

    Selective Prosecutions
    Sep 30 2025
    Sarah Isgur and David French unpack the indictment of former FBI Director James Comey. What does the case say about the grand jury process, the risks of selective prosecution, and how prosecutors exercise discretion? The Agenda:—Breaking down the indictment—A defense of President Donald Trump directing prosecutorial decisions—Legal precedents—The role of DOJ in executive power—The legacies of Presidents Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln—Pouring gasoline on MAGA—Dissenting opinions on the Supreme Court—Department of State v. Aids Vaccine Advocacy Coalition Show Notes:—Tuesday’s Morning Dispatch: “Trump’s Politicized Justice Department”—Andy McCarthy in National Review: “The Indictment Against Comey Should Be Dismissed”—Andy McCarthy in National Review: “With More Scrutiny, the Trump DOJ Indictment of Comey Gets Worse”—Anastasia Boden for SCOTUSblog: “The Dissent That Would’ve Criminalized Flag Burning” Advisory Opinions is a production of The Dispatch, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a non-partisan, conservative perspective. To access all of The Dispatch’s offerings—including access to all of our articles, members-only newsletters, and bonus podcast episodes—click here. If you’d like to remove all ads from your podcast experience, consider becoming a premium Dispatch member by clicking here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    46 m
  • Dorm Room Originalism

    Dorm Room Originalism
    Sep 25 2025
    Sarah Isgur and David French break down the Supreme Court’s latest move: taking up a case before the lower courts have even finished with it. What does that mean, and why now?They also dig into three big rulings from the 11th, 5th, and D.C. Circuits that could have a major impact going forward.The Agenda:—Federal Trade Commission firings—Is Humphrey’s dead?—‘Dorm room Originalism’—Originalism and the Constitution—Healthcare covered sex-change surgeries—Trump’s use of Alien Enemies Act—Predatory incursion vs. invasionShow Notes:—How Originalism Killed the ConstitutionAdvisory Opinions is a production of The Dispatch, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a non-partisan, conservative perspective. To access all of The Dispatch’s offerings—including access to all of our articles, members-only newsletters, and bonus podcast episodes—click here. If you’d like to remove all ads from your podcast experience, consider becoming a premium Dispatch member by clicking here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h y 10 m
  • The Fall of Affirmative Action | Interview: Justin Driver

    The Fall of Affirmative Action | Interview: Justin Driver
    Sep 23 2025
    Sarah Isgur and David French sit down with Justin Driver, the Robert R. Slaughter Professor of Law at Yale Law School, to talk about his new book, The Fall of Affirmative Action: Race, the Supreme Court, and the Future of Higher Education. They explore the landmark case Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard, a ruling celebrated by conservatives as a victory for colorblind principles and criticized by progressives as a blow to racial equity. But according to Driver, both perspectives miss the mark. The Agenda:—DMing Pam Bondi?—Brendan Carr weaponizing the FCC—‘I sued the Obama administration.’—Victimization and mismatch in affirmative action arguments—SFFA and race neutral mechanisms—The future of race-neutral policies Show Notes:—The Morning Dispatch on the FCC Advisory Opinions is a production of The Dispatch, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a non-partisan, conservative perspective. To access all of The Dispatch’s offerings—including access to all of our articles, members-only newsletters, and bonus podcast episodes—click here. If you’d like to remove all ads from your podcast experience, consider becoming a premium Dispatch member by clicking here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    57 m
  • The Oldest Constitutional Question | Interview: Richard Primus

    The Oldest Constitutional Question | Interview: Richard Primus
    Sep 18 2025
    Sarah Isgur and David French invite Richard Primus, author of The Oldest Constitutional Question: Enumeration and Federal Power, to discuss his unorthodox argument that the constitutional system does place limits on Congress, but those limits don’t actually come from the enumeration of powers—and never have. But first: a grab bag of legal cases and responding to Attorney General Pam Bondi’s very anti-conservative remarks. The Agenda:—Will hate speech be prosecuted?—Partisan divides on the interim docket—Listener insights on delegated powers—Elite law schools and Rehnquist v. Souter clerk hiring—Granting mootness on a SCOTUS case—The oldest constitutional question—Originalism and the 10th Amendment Advisory Opinions is a production of The Dispatch, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a non-partisan, conservative perspective. To access all of The Dispatch’s offerings—including access to all of our articles, members-only newsletters, and bonus podcast episodes—click here. If you’d like to remove all ads from your podcast experience, consider becoming a premium Dispatch member by clicking here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h y 10 m
  • Superhighways of Foreign Influence

    Superhighways of Foreign Influence
    Sep 16 2025
    In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, Sarah Isgur and David French explore the evolving battle over free speech and examine modern threats posed by social media. The Agenda:—Rising acceptance of violence in discourse—Student protests and free speech—David’s favorite pro-free speech essay—Understanding stochastic terrorism—Online bots and foreign influence—The implications of Section 230—The assassination’s veto—South Carolina v. Doe Advisory Opinions is a production of The Dispatch, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a non-partisan, conservative perspective. To access all of The Dispatch’s offerings—including access to all of our articles, members-only newsletters, and bonus podcast episodes—click here. If you’d like to remove all ads from your podcast experience, consider becoming a premium Dispatch member by clicking here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    59 m
  • Congress Won’t Contradict Trump

    Congress Won’t Contradict Trump
    Sep 11 2025
    When the president orders a strike, who decides if it’s legal? Sarah Isgur and David French unpack the commander in chief’s powers after a hit on an alleged Venezuelan drug-smuggling vessel. The Agenda:—The laws of armed conflict—Violating the Constitution?—The complexity of terror designation—SCOTUS to decide fate of Trump's tariffs—Interim docket before the emergency docket—Sarah name-drops Jonah Goldberg—SCOTUS interim docket decision on immigration stops in L.A. Show Notes:—Orin Kerr on Los Angeles immigration enforcement case Advisory Opinions is a production of The Dispatch, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a non-partisan, conservative perspective. To access all of The Dispatch’s offerings—including access to all of our articles, members-only newsletters, and bonus podcast episodes—click here. If you’d like to remove all ads from your podcast experience, consider becoming a premium Dispatch member by clicking here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h y 6 m