

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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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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Jan 27, 2020 • 59min
All But Assured
David and Sarah discuss the news from John Bolton's book, what's wrong with Congress, and the death of Kobe Bryant.
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Jan 22, 2020 • 1h 3min
Play in the Joints
David and Sarah discuss the administration's moves to protect prayer in public schools with Jennie Bradley Lichter, the deputy director of the White House Domestic Policy Council, Little Sisters return to the Supreme Court, and justices will hear the faithless electors case.
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Jan 16, 2020 • 48min
Do Crimes
David and Sarah take a closer look at the new impeachment evidence, the continuing legal objections to the strike that killed Qassim Suleimani, and what exactly is Mike Bloomberg doing?
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Jan 6, 2020 • 1h 2min
Tom Hanks' Face
David and Sarah engage in a wide-ranging analysis of John Bolton's potential testimony before the Senate, whether Trump can tweet his way through the War Powers Act (or legally bomb cultural sites), and we discuss whether Chief Justice Roberts will touch Roe v. Wade. And then they talk about Tom Hanks at the Golden Globes.
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Jan 3, 2020 • 60min
Laws of War
Sarah and David discuss the killing of Iranian general Qassim Suleimani, ask WWJBD? (What would Jed Bartlett do?), and handicap the Democratic primary campaign. Sarah answers the burning question of the age -- is it better or worse to raise money in a wine cave?
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