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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It’s the End of the Term
Jun 30, 2026
SCOTUS strikes down a Donald Trump executive order ending birthright citizenship, reshapes campaign finance law, and rules that states can exclude transgender athletes from girls’ and women’s sports…
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Supreme Court Weighs In on Unitary Executive Theory
Jun 30, 2026
Sarah Isgur and David French break down the latest Supreme Court opinions regarding unitary executive theory, mail-in voting, and the Fourth Amendment. The Agenda: —Unitary executive theory gets…
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SCOTUS Ends Judicial Review of Temporary Protected Status
Jun 26, 2026
Sarah Isgur and David French react to the latest opinions of the court in two major immigration cases and a review of Hawaii’s restrictions on concealed-carry permits. The Agenda: —The SCOTUS…
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Enforcing International Law in U.S. Courts
Jun 24, 2026
Sarah Isgur and David French explain the various legal complications of the Iran MOU and react to the most recent opinions handed down by the Supreme Court. The Agenda: —Waiving Iranian…
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SCOTUS Rules on Illegal Drug Users Owning Firearms
Jun 19, 2026
Sarah Isgur and David French react to two new Supreme Court opinions on gun ownership while possessing illegal drugs and appeal waivers. The Agenda: —Drugs and the Second Amendment —Rewriting…
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The Trump Administration's Internal Arguments Over Habeas Corpus
Jun 16, 2026
Sarah Isgur and David French break down the most recent cert grants out of the Supreme Court's order list and Trump's argument for suspending habeas corpus. The Agenda: —Paid petitions vs. In Forma…
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Can Transgender People Serve in the Military?
Jun 12, 2026
Sarah Isgur and David French discuss the three SCOTUS decisions that dropped Thursday morning,  a D.C. Circuit decision on President Donald Trump's ban on transgender military members, and…
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Counting Down the Supreme Court Term
Jun 09, 2026
Sarah Isgur and David French look at what’s left on the docket from this term before diving into a little Los Angeles mayoral politics.  The Agenda: –Supreme Court bingo –Do Rastafarians get…
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Getting Out of the Redistricting Business
Jun 05, 2026
Sarah Isgur and David French discuss the Supreme Court’s Alabama redistricting decision, a plea deal from the former national security adviser, and the best legal movies ever made. The…
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President Trump’s Losing Streak
Jun 02, 2026
Sarah Isgur and David French (he returns!) discuss the major Trump losses—Kennedy Center name change, motion on Trump v. IRS, and injunction on the slush fund—before reviewing scrutiny of the court…
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District Map Fights Before the 2026 Midterms
May 29, 2026
David Lat joins Sarah Isgur (see ya later, French) to discuss the three-judge panel overturning Alabama’s congressional maps, a new lawsuit against President Donald Trump’s slush fund, and a lying…
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SCOTUS Through the Decades | Interview: Nina Totenberg
May 26, 2026
Sarah Isgur and David French discuss an anticlimactic dig from the Supreme Court over IQ tests and the death penalty and challenges to the $1.8 billion slush fund President Donald Trump created on…
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All the Things Wrong with Trump’s Billion-Dollar Fund
May 21, 2026
Sarah Isgur and David French analyze President Donald Trump’s $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization” fund through the lens of three legal “buckets,” and talk about how federal appropriations work and…
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Let’s Sue the Government
May 19, 2026
Sarah Isgur and David French discuss the IRS lawsuit brought by President Donald Trump, SCOTUS’s mifepristone decision, and a unanimous verdict from the justices that no one except Sarah cares…
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SCOTUS Clears Way for Alabama to Use Congressional Map
May 14, 2026
Sarah Isgur and David French discuss the emergency docket ruling from SCOTUS on Alabama’s congressional maps, which broke down over three-justice ideological lines, Virginia’s filing (yes, they did…
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The TED Talk Heard ‘Round the World
May 12, 2026
Sarah Isgur and David French discuss the Virginia State Supreme Court striking down the state’s new congressional maps, Neal Katyal’s TED talk that we don’t want to talk about, and David plays a fun…
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Congress Did Something!
May 07, 2026
Welcome to Callais-a-palooza, where Sarah Isgur and David French discuss Louisiana v. Callais, the Supreme Court decision that struck down Lousiana's congressional map and allows Louisiana to draw a…
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Justice Alito Stays Ruling on Abortion Pill by Mail
May 05, 2026
Justice Samuel Alito allows medical companies to continue administering the abortion pill Mifepristone after the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ordered for it to be dispensed only in person. Sarah…
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Gutting the Voting Rights Act | Interview: Judge Roy K. Altman
Apr 30, 2026
Sarah Isgur and David French discuss the decision in a racially challenged redistricting map case, weird indictments, and whether Israel is guilty of genocide. The Agenda:–No one consulted the chief…
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Arguing In Front of SCOTUS | Interview: Lisa Blatt
Apr 28, 2026
The inimitable Lisa Blatt joins Sarah Isgur and David French to discuss the two business docket cases named Cox and Chevron, a message to the judges and justices who like concurrences, and advice for…
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Overturning Religious Precedent
Apr 23, 2026
Will the Supreme Court overturn religious precedent in the case of a Catholic preschool challenging its exclusion from a Colorado “universal preschool” program? Should the Supreme Court care about…
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The Chief Justice Didn’t Hate President Obama | Interview: Gov. Kevin Stitt
Apr 21, 2026
Sarah Isgur and David French push back against the New York Times ⁠reporting⁠ on the birth of the shadow docket, discuss Justice Sotomayor’s apology after criticizing him in personal terms during a…
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There Is No Historic Defeat for Civil Rights
Apr 16, 2026
Sarah Isgur, on a whirlwind booktour, takes a break to deliver the legal goods with David French. The two discuss a Washington Post piece on civil rights data during the Trump era, Chiles v. Salazar…
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Sotomayor vs. Kavanaugh?
Apr 14, 2026
Sarah Isgur and David French revisit Stephen Colbert’s favorite case, take a look at a rare biting word about Justice Brett Kavanaugh from Justice Sonia Sotomayor, and dive into a circuit court…
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Trump’s ‘War Crimes’
Apr 09, 2026
Sarah Isgur and David French discuss President Donald Trump’s rhetoric over Iran, what constitutes a war crime, and what happens if a military officer fails to obey an order or regulation. The…
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You’re Fired, Pam Bondi
Apr 07, 2026
Pam Bondi is no longer attorney general, Steve Bannon’s case is sent back to lower courts, and the Chiles decision on conversion therapy becomes nonpartisan.The Agenda:—Pam Bondi’s disastrous…
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Birthright Citizenship Oral Arguments
Apr 01, 2026
Sarah Isgur is joined by David French, Amanda Tyler, Akhil Amar, and SCOTUSblog’s Amy Howe to react to the oral arguments in Trump v. Barbara, Donald Trump’s challenge to birthright citizenship.Watch…
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In Mourning for the DOJ | Interview: Chris Christie
Mar 31, 2026
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie joins Sarah Isgur and David French to discuss his explicit argument with the former FBI Director Robert Mueller, remember a Christmas carol session with former…
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Mail-In Ballot Deadlines Challenged in Court
Mar 26, 2026
Sarah Isgur and David French discuss two Supreme Court oral arguments: one on Mississippi accepting ballots five days after Election Day, one on turning away asylum seekers before they reach the…
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You Can’t Preach Jesus Here | Interview: Judge Rebecca Taibleson
Mar 24, 2026
Judge Rebecca Taibleson of the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals joins Sarah Isgur and David French for a conversation about her path to the federal bench. But first, the Supreme Court's unanimous Olivier…
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