Podcast Episodes

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 T…

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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.

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Conversion Therapy and Free Speech

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Sarah Isgur and David French kick off the episode by examining a conversion therapy case befo…

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Conversion Therapy and Free Speech

Sarah Isgur and David French kick off the episode by examining a conversion therapy case before the Supreme Court—one that, surprisingly, few seem to be talking about. Where are the sensational headl…

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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:
—Ghislaine Maxwell's appeal rejected
—Missou…

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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 recus…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

The Supreme Court’s Upcoming Term

Sarah Isgur and David French spend today’s episode reviewing nine cases the Supreme Court will decide during the upcoming term, from the intricacies of tariffs to the legality of conversion therapy.

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

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 exe…

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Dorm 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 1 month, 3 weeks 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 1 month, 4 weeks ago