Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchDorm Room Originalism
Sarah Isgur and David French break down the Supreme Court’s 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…
Published on 10 hours ago
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 Co…
Published on 2 days, 14 hours ago
The Oldest Constitutional Question | Interview: Richard Primus
Sarah Isgur and David French invite Richard Primus, author of The Oldest Constitutional Question: Enumeration and Federal Power, to discuss his unorthodox argument that the constitutional system does…
Published on 1 week ago
Superhighways of Foreign Influence
In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, Sarah Isgur and David French explore the evolving battle over free speech and examine modern threats posed by social media.
The Agenda:
—Rising acceptance …
Published on 1 week, 2 days ago
Congress Won’t Contradict Trump
When the president orders a strike, who decides if it’s legal? Sarah Isgur and David French unpack the commander in chief’s powers after a hit on an alleged Venezuelan drug-smuggling vessel.
The Agen…
Published on 2 weeks ago
Listening to a Justice | Interview: Justice Amy Coney Barrett
Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett joins Sarah Isgur and David French from the Lawyer’s Room at the Supreme Court. They begin with a lightning round of questions (Emergency docket? Certiorari pr…
Published on 2 weeks, 2 days ago
Free Speech and ‘The Executive Power’ | FIRE Crossover
David French and Sarah Isgur speak with Nico Perrino to discuss the origin story of Advisory Opinions and the few free speech issues where they disagree with the Foundation for Individual Rights and …
Published on 3 weeks ago
When Flag Burning Becomes a Crime | Interview: Sanford and Cynthia Levinson
Sarah Isgur and David French talk about flag burning and protected free speech in the wake of President Donald Trump’s executive order on the same subject.
Then, husband-wife duo Sanford and Cynthia …
Published on 4 weeks ago
Political Retribution? | Interview: Saikrishna Prakash
Sarah Isgur and David French analyze the legalities of the FBI’s raid on former National Security Adviser John Bolton’s home. Then, an interview with Saikrishna Bangalore Prakash on his forthcoming b…
Published on 4 weeks, 2 days ago
Are Age Verification Laws Constitutional?
Sarah Isgur and David French analyze Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s concurrence in the NetChoice v. Mississippi case and whether or not states can enforce unconstitutional laws.
The Agenda:
—Battle of the …
Published on 1 month ago