Advisory Opinions

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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Every guest on Advisory Opinions

152 guests, ranked by how many people never want them back.

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Robert Hur

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Rory Little
Reviewing the Court’s Criminal Law | Interview: Rory Little and Orin Kerr · Jul 2026

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Saikrishna Prakash
Political Retribution? | Interview: Saikrishna Prakash · Aug 2025

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Will Baude
Burkeanism and the Administrative State · 3 episodes

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Akhil Reed Amar
SCOTUS Vibe Check · 5 episodes

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Greg Lukianoff
Nerds with Strong Opinions · Sep 2021

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Avi Loeb
We’re Not Saying It’s Aliens, But... · Aug 2021

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Rachel Kleinfeld
Voting in a Pandemic · Apr 2020

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Steve Brusatte
12 Angry Dinosaurs · Aug 2020

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A.J. Jacobs
Would You Like a Musket to Go With Your Latte? · Aug 2024

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Leon Neyfakh
Bush v. Gore, Explained · Oct 2024

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Bruce Friedrich
Future of Cultivated Meat · Aug 2022

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Jonathan Rauch
Fact, Fiction, and the Fight · Aug 2021

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Matthew Barzun
Constellations · Aug 2021

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Amy Howe
Looking Ahead to the Supreme Court Term · 5 episodes

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Jonathan Adler
Blockbuster Cases · Jul 2025

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Kyle Mann
Satire Meet Reality · Sep 2020

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Ryan Brown

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Yuval Levin
Unity Is Dead, Long Live the Union · Aug 2024

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James Salzman

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Michael Heller
What's Mine is Mine · Feb 2023

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Amul Thapar
Judge v. (Unethical) Lawyer · 2 episodes

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Ilya Shapiro
Politics of the Supreme Court · Oct 2020

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Jack Goldsmith
The Great and Powerful President · 2 episodes

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Steve Vladeck
Professor Vladeck Talks Progressive Legal Philosophy · Apr 2022

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Justin Amash
Justin Amash vs. Death Star · May 2020

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William Baude
You’re Wrong About Originalism · 2 episodes

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Chris Bogart
The World of Commercial Legal Finance · Mar 2021

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Kevin Newsom
A Charge on Gettysburg · 3 episodes

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Nico Perrino
Free Speech and ‘The Executive Power’ | FIRE Crossover · Sep 2025

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Roman Martinez

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Vince Chhabria
The Problem With Multidistrict Litigation · Feb 2024

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Zachary Baron Shemtob

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Aaron Nielson

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Adam Feldman
Revisiting 3-3-3 · Sep 2024

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Alan Norris
Legal Eagles Travel Log: A Gettysburg Anniversary Special · Jul 2023

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Alec Dent
Supreme Court's Pipeline Problem · May 2021

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Amanda Tyler
Birthright Citizenship Oral Arguments · 2 episodes

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Andrew Brasher
Screaming Complaints · Apr 2023

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Andy Lipka

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