Advisory Opinions Podcast
1) Vindictive Prosecutions
Sarah Isgur and David French dive deeper into Chiles v. Salazar, the case argued before the Supreme Court last week about banning conversion therapy for minors, before analyzing the James Comey and Ti...Show More
2) The Future of Free Speech
Live from Vanderbilt University, Sarah Isgur and David French speak at the Global Free Speech Summit about the threats to the First Amendment across the country and what Republicans can do about it. ...Show More
3) Conversion Therapy and Free Speech
Editorâs Note: This episode was previously uploaded with the incorrect audio. We apologize for the error. Sarah Isgur and David French kick off the episode by examining a conversion therapy case befo...Show More
4) Conversion Therapy and Free Speech
Sarah Isgur and David French kick off the episode by examining a conversion therapy case before the Supreme Courtâone that, surprisingly, few seem to be talking about. Where are the sensational headli...Show More
5) SCOTUS Long Conference and 'Insecure Originalists'
Sarah Isgur and David Lat cover the Supreme Court's long conference and react to the sentencing of Justice Brett Kavanaugh's attempted assassin. The Agenda:âGhislaine Maxwell's appeal rejectedâMissou...Show More
6) BONUS | Judge Patrick Bumatay Interviews Justice Amy Coney Barrett
Justice Amy Coney Barrett joined Judge Patrick Bumatay at SCOTUSblog's inaugural On the Merits summit at Johns Hopkins University's Bloomberg Center to discuss public scrutiny, swing votes, and recusa...Show More
7) The Supreme Courtâs Upcoming Term
Sarah Isgur and David French spend todayâs episode reviewing nine cases the Supreme Court will decide during the upcoming term, from the intricacies of tariffs to the legality of conversion therapy. ...Show More
8) Selective Prosecutions
Sarah Isgur and David French unpack the indictment of former FBI Director James Comey. What does the case say about the grand jury process, the risks of selective prosecution, and how prosecutors exer...Show More
9) Dorm Room Originalism
Sarah Isgur and David French break down the Supreme Courtâs latest move: taking up a case before the lower courts have even finished with it. What does that mean, and why now?They also dig into three ...Show More
10) The Fall of Affirmative Action | Interview: Justin Driver
Sarah Isgur and David French sit down with Justin Driver, the Robert R. Slaughter Professor of Law at Yale Law School, to talk about his new book, The Fall of Affirmative Action: Race, the Supreme Cou...Show More