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Advisory Opinions is a new podcast from The Dispatch. Hosts David French and Sarah Isgur have a weekly conversation about the law, culture, and why it matters.
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Can Trump Be Gagged?

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09/19/23 • 74 min

Prompted by Hunter Biden's indictment, David and David go through a slew of second amendment cases to try and figure out which kind of gun control is constitutional. The two also discuss:

-An attempt to get a gag order on Trump

-Friend of the pod smackdown

Show Notes:

-Special counsel asks for 'narrow' gag order for Trump in election interference case

-Are Felon Gun Bans Constitutional?

-French NYT Opinion Article: The Most Interesting Element In The Hunter Biden Indictment

-Calabresi: President Trump Can Not Be Disqualified

-Sweeping and Forcing the President into Section 3

-Professor Akhil Amar, On His Podcast, Responds to Attorney General Mukasey and the Tillman-Blackman Position

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09/19/23 • 74 min

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Law of War

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10/10/23 • 67 min

Israel declares war on Hamas after the terrorist organization murders hundreds of civilians. But now, with Israel already carrying out attacks in Gaza, things are about to get litigious. David French analyses the meanings and implications of the Law of War and debates Sarah Isgur whether International Law is even a thing. Plus if you want to hear David explain the moral dimension of war law, join The Skiff for a short impromptu follow up discussion.

-Military tribunals

-Ukraine/Russia comparison

-The complicated, interesting, and weird details of the Acheson Hotel case

-Mootness versus standing doctrines in the CFBP case

Show Notes:

-Urban Warfare Project by John Spencer

-Law of Land Warfare

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10/10/23 • 67 min

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09/07/23 • 76 min

Exciting news from host-in-absentia Sarah Isgur. Partisan gerrymandering. Cameras in courts. David French and guest-host David Lat have so much to cover in so little time. Here we go:

-New arrivals

-Purdue Pharma update

-Should the Trump trials be televised? (The Davids disagree)

-Wisconsin's judicial elections mess

-Alabama's ongoing redistricting wars and systemic racism

-Elon Musk goes after the ADL

Show notes:

-2020 DOJ press release on Purdue Pharma and the Sackler Family

-Just Security on Judge Jones's supplemental briefing order

-Caplan v. Trump (Section 3 ruling)

-Charlie Sykes on the Wisconsin Supreme Court drama

-Singleton v. Allen (Alabama Voting Rights Act case)

-David Firestone on Alabama Voting Rights Act case

-Elon Musk blames ADL for lost revenue (NBC)

-Musk blames Latham for San Francisco’s problems. Huh? (Reuters)

-David French's NYT column on Texas age-verification law

-AO episode featuring Ari Cohn on age-verification laws

-Video version of this episode

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09/07/23 • 76 min

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09/14/23 • 65 min

The David and David show looks at Speaker McCarthy's call to open an impeachment inquiry against President Biden. They also break down a big win for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes in Ninth Circuit free speech case. And...

-Trump cases update

-New Mexico Gov v. the US Constitution

Show Notes:

-How Trump’s DOJ gave Biden a major assist on impeachment

-OLC opinion on House vote for impeachment

-Trump Seeks Recusal of Judge in Federal Elections Case

-Trump demands recusal by Judge Chutkan

-Judge Tells Trump to Use Secure Facility for Secret Evidence

-Fellowship of Christian Athletes v. San Jose Unified School District Board

-New Mexico’s governor seems to think it’s okay to ignore the Supreme Court

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09/14/23 • 65 min

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10/03/23 • 90 min

Prof. William Baude joins Sarah and David to explain why he thinks Trump's actions in 2020 might be constitutionally disqualified from running for president again.

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-Prof. Michael McConnell, Responding About the Fourteenth Amendment, "Insurrection," and Trump

-The Sweep and Force of Section Three

-AO episode about the law article

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10/03/23 • 90 min

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Guns. Ho.

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11/10/22 • 71 min

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Yes, David and Sarah share their post-election thoughts (including the Trump question), but they also talk some law! From Judge James Ho (the scourge of Yale Law School) nudging SCOTUS to recognize an unenumerated right to make a living, to New York state’s gun laws hitting a wall in court... the takes are a-flowing. But none more shocking than David’s all-time top two songs.

Plus: David ruefully performs a post-mortem to his midterm pre-mortem.

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11/10/22 • 71 min

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05/31/23 • 70 min

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With a 9-0 frown, the Supreme Court rejects the EPA's expansive definition of "wetlands." David and Sarah also discuss the growing Jackson-Gorsuch alliance, Ken Paxton's impeachment, and the art of due diligence via ChatGPT.

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-Tyler v. Hennepen County

-Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency

-Eleventh Circuit Prison Case

-David Last Newsletter Original Jurisdiction

-Raffi Melkonian Twitter

-The Appellate Wanderer

-Fifth Circuit First Amendment Case

-Ken Paxton Articles of Impeachment

-ChatGPT Case Filing

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05/31/23 • 70 min

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09/12/23 • 70 min

It's a grab bag show for David & David: Mark Meadows takes the L in Fulton County, the Fifth Circuit issues an injunction against the Biden administration, and Argentina is forced to make a $16 billion payout. Plus: Vanessa Oterro, founder of the Media Bias Chart, joins the show to drop some data on why you should definitely keep tuning in to Advisory Opinions.

Show Notes:

-Judge Jones' Ruling in Meadows Case

-Poem David French was referencing (probably)

-Media Bias chart

-Argentina's $16 billion payout

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09/12/23 • 70 min

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Sarah and David return to their regularly scheduled Supreme Court programming, specifically to a racial gerrymandering case out of South Carolina (Sarah has copious notes). The two also have a lot to say about the insanity coming out of elite law schools. But first David revisits law of war to explain the international rules of siege warfare. Then:

-Supreme Court justices speaking statistics

-Non-justiciable gerrymandering

-Bonkers law student statements

-Some cancel culture clarity

-Ideological hot houses at elite institutions

-Harmonizing grace and morality

Show notes:

-Term statistics (2023)

-South Carolina gerrymandering case

-Rucho v. Common Cause

-Allen v. Milligan

-John Oliver talks Franklin, TN mayoral race

-Chicago BLM chapter comments on Israel-Hamas war

-Harvard students comment on Israel-Hamas war

-David French: Difference between Kaepernick and Barr

-GWU students comment on Israel-Hamas war

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10/12/23 • 64 min

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FAQ

How many episodes does Advisory Opinions have?

Advisory Opinions currently has 387 episodes available.

What topics does Advisory Opinions cover?

The podcast is about News, Podcasts and Politics.

What is the most popular episode on Advisory Opinions?

The episode title 'Can Trump Be Gagged?' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Advisory Opinions?

The average episode length on Advisory Opinions is 72 minutes.

How often are episodes of Advisory Opinions released?

Episodes of Advisory Opinions are typically released every 3 days, 14 hours.

When was the first episode of Advisory Opinions?

The first episode of Advisory Opinions was released on Dec 10, 2019.

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