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Advisory Opinions

David French, Sarah Isgur

Booking Overview

A legal and current-affairs interview show focused on the Supreme Court, federal courts, constitutional issues, and their intersection with politics, typically featuring judges, lawmakers, and prominent legal experts. Credible pitches include appellate judges, constitutional-law scholars, elected officials, legal authors, and specialists with substantive Supreme Court expertise; booking is likely high difficulty because recent guests include federal judges, a member of Congress, and recognized legal analysts.

Metrics

Episodes: 671

Frequency: Multiple_weekly

Rating: 4.7/5.0

Estimated listeners: 10k-100k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

YouTube: 24.7k subscribers

Instagram: 24.0k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

podcasts@thedispatch.com

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Host

David French - Attorney, author, and legal and political commentator with experience covering constitutional law, courts, and public policy.

Sarah Isgur - Attorney, editor, and legal and political commentator with experience in federal law and public policy.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

high
Typical Credentials:  
Federal or state judges, elected officials, constitutional-law scholars, legal authors, Supreme Court analysts, and practitioners with substantial expertise in courts or public policy.
Required Achievements:  
Judicial service, Elected office, Published books or legal scholarship, Recognized analysis of the Supreme Court or constitutional law

Recent Guest Discussions

Jake Auchincloss - Reforming Congress, Multi-member Districting, And Whether The Supreme Court Needs More Justices.

David Tatel - Judicial Independence, Respectful Disagreement, Professional Relationships, And Life After Judicial Service.

Tom Griffith - Judicial Independence, Respectful Disagreement, Professional Relationships, And Life After Judicial Service.

Chris Scalia - Justice Antonin Scalia, The Heller Case, Originalism, And The Supreme Court.

Adam Feldman - Birthright Citizenship, Supreme Court Polling, The Upcoming Court Term, And Changes In The Court’s Ideological Alignment.

Recent Topics

Supreme Court, Constitutional Law, Judiciary, Law, Politics

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Advisory Opinions
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Has the First Amendment Ever Been More Relevant?

September 01, 2026

Sarah Isgur and David French pick through a trail mix of topics for this week’s episode.  The two discuss bracelet-wearing parents at a soccer game, student visas being revoked over bad speech, and classified information being printed. But they kick it off with a big “Sarah got it wrong.”  The Agenda: –Sarah got it wrooooooong –Breaking news and the mail-in ballot decision –Pentagon leaks and the Washington Post –FIRE’s win and student visas –Felons can vote in Minnesota –Trans at...

How to Fix Congress | Interview: Rep. Jake Auchincloss

August 27, 2026

Sarah Isgur and David French invite real life Rep. Jake Auchincloss of Massachusetts to discuss how to reform Congress, explain multi-member districting, and wtalk about hether the Supreme Court needs more justices. But first, forging Justice John Robert’s signature and fake arresting teenagers.  The Agenda: –Bad criming –Even if a judge is in judges robes, they’re not always a judge –All the headlines are wrong (except ours) –Who wrote the Per Curiam?  –Reforms to the Supreme...

Civility vs. Collegiality | Interview: Judges Tom Griffith and David Tatel

August 25, 2026

Sarah Isgur and David French invite  former D.C. Circuit judges Tom Griffith and David Tatel to discuss relationships, judicial independence, and what it means to be a “former” judge. But first, bar complaints and the White House ballroom injunction.  The Agenda: –⁠The worst of the worst, District Judge edition⁠ –Someone file a bar complaint! –⁠We’re the least surprised when the White House injunction came down⁠ –Disagreeing respectfully  –What’s next for judges after they ret...

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