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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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    Anthony Sanders

    Progressivism and Eugenics in the Court of Justice Holmes · Jul 2024

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    Ari Cohn

    Unsatisfying Obscenity (Doctrines) · Aug 2023

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    Bradley Rebeiro

    Frederick Douglass: The Original Originalist · Aug 2023

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    Carlos G. Muñiz

    Merry Christmas to the State Courts · Dec 2025

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    Carrie Severino

    Confirmation Battles · Mar 2020

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    Chad Readler

    Live from the University of Michigan · Sep 2022

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    Charles Eskridge

    Origins: From Kings to Executives · 3 episodes

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    Chief Judge David Jones

    In Chambers · Mar 2020

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    Chip Roy

    Coronavirus Response · Mar 2020

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    Christopher Bogart

    Sarah VS Serial · Mar 2023

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    Cynthia Levinson

    When Flag Burning Becomes a Crime | Interview: Sanford and Cynthia Levinson · Aug 2025

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    Damon Preston

    Perceptions of Violence · 2 episodes

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    Daniel Epps

    SCOTUS Sides with Trump · Jun 2025

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    David Stras

    The $2 Billion Dollar Case · Mar 2025

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    Derek Muller

    Can Kamala Take the Money … Legally? · Jul 2024

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    Ed O'Callaghan

    Mar-a-Lago Search Part of Espionage Act Investigation · Aug 2022

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    Edmund Sargus

    Originalism v. Common Law · May 2024

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    Erin Busby

    Supreme Court Weighs Death Row Prayer Wish · Nov 2021

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    Erin Hawley

    You’re Fired · Feb 2025

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    Gregg Costa

    Second Amendment v. Ghost Gun Ban · 2 episodes

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    Jennie Bradley Lichter

    Play in the Joints · Jan 2020

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    Jennifer Elrod

    The Federalist Society Takes a Stand · 2 episodes

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    Joel Alicea

    Law Schools vs. Conservative Scholars · 2 episodes

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    John K. Bush

    Reading the Founders’ Minds · Feb 2024

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    Jonathan Ellis

    The Tenth Justice · May 2021

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    Jonathan Skrmetti

    Can Tennessee Ban Transgender Care for Minors? · Dec 2024

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    Josh Balk

    The Case That Broke David's Inbox · Oct 2022

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    Josh Blackman

    Journey to the Center of the Supreme Court · Jul 2020

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    Josh Chafetz

    Humphrey’s Executor · Mar 2025

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