Advisory Opinions
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.
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Mar 12, 2020 • 1h 5min
The Hillary Story
The president addressed the nation on the coronavirus outbreak, Harvey Weinstein gets 23 years in prison, and Hulu's new docuseries 'Hillary' is now streaming. David and Sarah have thoughts.
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Mar 9, 2020 • 1h 15min
SLAPP Shot
David and Sarah preview tomorrow's primaries with a special focus on Michigan, thoughts on coronavirus, the Trump campaign's lawsuits against the Times, the Post, and CNN, the execution of Nathaniel Woods, and an "in-depth" discussion on the XFL.
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Mar 6, 2020 • 1h 15min
Qualified Immunity Rap Battles
David and Sarah have Super Tuesday numbers to dive into, oral arguments in Louisiana's Supreme Court abortion case, FISA reform, qualified immunity, and is it okay to arrest six-year-olds?
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Mar 2, 2020 • 1h 4min
Delegate Fun Time
David and Sarah discuss the likelihood of a brokered convention after Joe Biden's big win in South Carolina, the appeal court's Don McGahn decision, the CFPB fight at the Supreme Court this week, and the intersection of #MeToo and revenge porn in the Katie Hill story.
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Feb 28, 2020 • 58min
Alligator Boots
David and Sarah speak with Liz Murrill, Louisiana's solicitor general, about her case before the Supreme Court June Medical Services v. Russo. The three discuss the facts of the high-profile abortion case, legal strategy, and how Liz preps to face the nation's highest court.
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Feb 26, 2020 • 1h 4min
Jurisprudence of Doubt
David and Sarah have a lot on their plate. Can Bernie Sanders assemble a coalition similar to Obama's 2008 campaign? Will the Supreme Court draw a line between religious freedom and nondiscrimination statutes? And who is David Ayres?
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Feb 18, 2020 • 53min
Tilting at Windmills
David and Sarah examine the decision to not prosecute Andrew McCabe, the eye-opening interview Harvey Weinstein's attorney gave, and answer which novels have most impacted them.
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Feb 14, 2020 • 1h 8min
Voir Dire
David and Sarah take on the whirlwind of news surrounding the Roger Stone case, go behind the scenes of opposition research, and share their thoughts on the Netflix docuseries "Cheer."
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Feb 10, 2020 • 57min
Potpourri of Awfulness
David and Sarah speak with Nikki Neily, president of Speech First, about bias response teams on college campuses, the history of speech codes, and pick their own Oscar winners.
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Feb 3, 2020 • 1h 2min
Unintended Consequences
David and Sarah look at polling shenanigans ahead of the Iowa caucuses, take a closer look at the history of the 17th Amendment, and discuss the impact of Apple's "The Morning Show."
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