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 wi...
Between President Donald Trump’s executive order targeting Perkins Coie and interim D.C. U.S. Attorney Ed Martin sending letters to Georgetown Law, it has been quite the week for weaponized government. Sarah Isgur and David French dive into these two headliners, as well as a First Amendment debate involving green card holders.
The Agenda:
—More Sarah lore: Combative hula-hooping
—Perkins Coie and President Trump's executive orders
—FIRE's response to the Trump administration's threat to deport anti-Israel protesters
—Eugene Volokh's fact sheet on aliens and speech
—Another letter
—‘We’re a Jesuit, school go to hell’
—Smith & Wesson v. Estados Unidos Mexicanos
—Justice Amy Coney Barrett vs. MAGA
—EPA and San Francisco's sewage waste
—Richard Glossip avoids death row ... again
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1:18:33
The $2 Billion Dollar Case
David Stras, appeals judge for the 8th Circuit, joins Sarah Isgur and David French at the University of Chicago Law School to discuss complexities of case selection in the Supreme Court, the quality and clarity of judicial opinions, and disagreements with Justice Clarence Thomas.
The Agenda:
—Recent SCOTUS cases
—Supreme Court denies Trump request
—SCOTUS kicks bias response teams
—Judge Stras' background from Holocaust survivor grandparents
—Decline in Supreme Court cases
—Cert pool theory
—Professionalization of justices has changed the landscape of the court
—Post-Rahimi decision-making
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1:10:25
Rod Rosenstein and Robert Hur Talk Special Counsels
Sarah Isgur invites former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and special counsel Robert Hur to discuss the significance of special counsels, including the appointment process involved and the public’s perception of their independence and accountability.
The Agenda:
—Historical context of special counsels
—Evolution of special counsel regulations
—The personal impact
—Role of predication
—Public confidence
—Q&A!
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1:09:31
Origins: From Kings to Executives
David French is off doing David French things, so Sarah Isgur takes over the podcast and invites Judge Charles Eskridge of the Southern District of Texas and Judge Brantley Starr of the Northern District of Texas to discuss all things Texas—and the powers of the executive branch.
The Agenda:
—What’s exciting about Locke?
—Here comes the Old Whig
—King of England vs. the American president
—Appeal to heaven
—Second terms are bad news
—The shallow state
—Departmentalism and lawsuits
Show Notes:
—Origins Pt. 2
—Origins Pt. 4
—Origins Pt. 7
—Massachusetts Constitution
—Previous AO episode with Judges Eskridge and Starr
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1:15:36
The Hallway Interviews
Sarah Isgur and David French chased down a handful of authors over the weekend at the National Constitution Center for hallway interviews about life, liberty, and ... witches.
The Agenda:
—Jeff Rosen teaches us about happiness
—Virtue vs. pleasure
—Salem witch trials!
—Nobody burns, they hang
—What does it mean to be a lawyer?
—Living beyond the billable hour
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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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