Advisory Opinions

David French and Sarah Isgur break down new polling showing historic lows in trust for the Supreme Court, debate whether a public disagreement between Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Ketanji Brown Jackson helps or hurts the institution, and dive into oral arguments on property seizures and witness testimony rights.

Show Notes–Hometown Program last call–Supreme Court polling and public trust–Justices Jackson and Kavanaugh clash–Trump vs. Supreme Court–Takings Case: property seizure over $2,000 debt–Appellate moments: Lisa Blatt and more

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Welcome to the SCOTUSblog/Advisory Opinions Extended Universe, featuring hosts from "Amarica's Constitution" (Akhil Amar and Andy Lipka) and "Divided Argument" (Will Baude and Dan Epps).

On today's episode, the group discusses substantive due process in the context of Mirabelli v. Bonta, a California law that prevented teachers from sharing information with parents about their children's gender transitions at school.

The Agenda:–Mirabelli v. Bonta–What is Substantive Due Process?–Conservative Legal Movement & Substantive Due Process–Reconciling Dobbs, Retti, and Mirabelli–The Emergency/Interim Docket Debate

Show Notes:–The emergency docket’s critics have it backwards

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Sarah Isgur and David French break down United States v. Hemani, a Second Amendment case involving an alleged user of a controlled substance in possession of a gun. They then discuss two interim docket decisions, one on elections and congressional districts, and one on parental rights and substantive due process.The Agenda:–Guns and drug use–Downtown Bonkers Town–Interim Docket: California Parental Rights–New York Redistricting Emergency Stay–War powers resolution debateShow Notes:–United States v. Hemani, Animated Explainer | SCOTUSblog + Briefly

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Sarah Isgur and David French debate whether President Donald Trump's military action against Iran requires congressional authorization, explore the constitutional limits of presidential power, and argue over which version of James Madison deserves our respect.

The Agenda:–Housekeeping: corrections, good causes, and collaborations–Legalities of interventions in Iran–Abrielle skips school to talk about the Hometown Program–Sarah loses it on James Madison

Show Notes:–Smith v. Goguen–United States v. Hemani, Animated Explainer | SCOTUSblog + Briefly–War and Peace Cannot Be Left to One Man — Especially Not This Man

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Sarah Isgur and David French dive deep into the world of immunities, examining recent Supreme Court decisions and their implications. They discuss State of the Union attendance patterns, analyze a postal service immunity case that split along unexpected ideological lines, and explore the contrasting jurisprudential approaches of Justices Gorsuch and Kavanaugh across different administrations.

The Agenda:—State of the Union attendance—Postal service immunity—Executive power dynamics between Gorsuch and Kavanaugh—NRA v. Vullo and qualified immunity—Q&A from Florida State University

Show Notes:—Postal Service v. Konan—The GEO Group, Inc. v. Menocal

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