Sarah Isgur and David French are joined by Amy Howe and David Lat, of The Dispatch’s extended legal universe, to debate whether the Supreme Court should be more transparent.
Sarah and David then separate fact from the fiction in the arrest of Judge Hannah Dugan. (Also: should there be cameras in the Supreme Court?)
The Agenda:—Cameras at SCOTUS?—SCOTUS oral argument goes off the rails—Calling other lawyers the “L” word—The arrest of Judge Hannah Dugan—Immunity doctrine is a mess—Louis Vuitton and criminal contempt—Old Whig No. 5—Trump admin and disparate impact—Harvard Law Review’s DEI
Show Notes:—Apply to work at SCOTUSblog!—Judge helps criminal escape in 2018
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1:27:09
SCOTUSblog, Welcome to The Dispatch
Amy Howe, the voice of SCOTUSblog, joins Sarah Isgur and David French to discuss the news of The Dispatch’s acquisition of SCOTUSblog.
Also: What's the equity in equity dockets?
The Agenda:
—SCOTUSblog joins The Dispatch
—Puppies (and pride?)
—Harvard fights back
—Equity dockets, revisited
Show Notes:
—Read more on the acquisition
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1:12:37
Judge v. (Unethical) Lawyer
Sarah Isgur and David French react to Donald Trump’s latest legal battles and talk to friend of the pod Judge Amul Thapar about his new wellness Substack.
\The Agenda:
—Birthright citizenship oral argument
—Trump's use of Alien Enemies Act blocked
—The FAFO bucket
—Criminal contempt proceedings against the Trump administration
—'An opinion for the ages'
—Judges Thapar’s wellness advice
Show Notes:
—Justice Alito's dissent on Alien Enemies Act
—William Baude on the birthright citizenship oral argument
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1:12:25
The Collision Is Coming
Sarah Isgur and David French discuss the ongoing saga of Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s illegal deportation and what’s next for the man currently in a notorious El Salvadoran prison.
The Agenda:
—SCOTUS order: effectuate vs. facilitate
—Emergency docket scorecard
—Turnover at the solicitor general's office
—MAGA's legal strategies backfiring
—Tariff lawsuit in California challenges executive power
—Papa Musk
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1:00:04
The Rights of Deportees
Sarah Isgur and David French examine detainees’ rights and habeas corpus before reacting to the Season 3 finale of White Lotus.
The Agenda:
—Gitmo: Hamdi and Rasul
—Legal status of El Salvador detainees
—Courts and human rights
—The Associated Press' fight for free speech
—White Lotus and evolutionary psychology
—Friend groups should have even numbers
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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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