Advisory Opinions Podcast
1) Can Marijuana Users Be Barred from Owning Guns?
Sarah Isgur and David French break down United States v. Hemani, a Second Amendment case involving an alleged user of a controlled substance in possession of a gun. They then discuss two interim docke...Show More
2) Trump Bypasses Congress on Iran
Sarah Isgur and David French debate whether President Donald Trump's military action against Iran requires congressional authorization, explore the constitutional limits of presidential power, and arg...Show More
3) The Immunity Episode
Sarah Isgur and David French dive deep into the world of immunities, examining recent Supreme Court decisions and their implications. They discuss State of the Union attendance patterns, analyze a pos...Show More
4) What’s Next After Friday’s Tariff Decision?
Sarah Isgur and David French record live at Florida State University and further examine the Supreme Court’s major tariff decision, examining Justice Kagan’s consistency argument, debating the Major Q...Show More
5) Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump Tariffs
In this emergency episode, Sarah Isgur and David French break down the Supreme Court’s historic 6-3 decision striking down President Donald Trump’s tariff authority under IEEPA. The Agenda:– The 6-3 ...Show More
6) Justice Alito’s Next Moves
Sarah Isgur and David French are in Dallas, Texas, at Southern Methodist University’s Dedman School of Law to discuss Justice Samuel Alito’s potential next moves, the alternative to federalism, and at...Show More
7) Naw Dawg to the DOJ
Sarah Isgur and David French discuss another set of Trump administration indictments rejected by a grand jury, the memo from Chief Judge Jeffrey Sutton of the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals dismiss...Show More
8) Will SCOTUS Show Its True Colors?
Hot takes from James Comey, the 5th Circuit weighs in on habeas corpus petitions, and does being a lawyer suck? Sarah Isgur and David French weigh in. Note: SCOTUSblog is hiring. Find more details an...Show More
9) Quasi-Hypotheticals
Sarah Isgur and David French investigate the case of Don Lemon and the church disruptors. Plus: Trump sues Trump and two circuit court split decisions. The Agenda:–Chess, the musical—What are these c...Show More
10) Blaming the Judiciary
Sarah Isgur and David French are hosted by the Rockefeller Center for Public Policy and Social Sciences at Dartmouth to discuss the United States at 250 and where the Supreme Court stands today.Pre-or...Show More