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Advisory Opinions

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🗓️ 17 July 2025

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Sarah Isgur, David French, and Kannon Shanmugam again reunite for the annual Paul, Weiss summer associate live recording. The three discuss Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s mysterious jurisprudence, political pressure on the Supreme Court bench, and firmly bound, braggadocious briefs.Plus: billable hours, a (not) blockbuster term, and Sarah’s insecurity over Texas’ quaint size. The Agenda:—The Biter and Aqua Girl—Trump v. Casa, injunctions, and class actions—Pushback on Justice Jackson as the #Resistance justice (and how to write an email)—Splitting the baby on paper vs. digital cert petitions—Guess where Kannon puts his Supreme Court quill pens—It wasn’t a blockbuster term—Circuit court crash course—Don’t mess with Texas—My big fat 9th Circuit Court—Free speech or parental rights? United States v. Skrmetti and Mahmoud v. Taylor This episode is brought to you by Burford Capital, the leading global finance firm focused on law.Burford helps companies and law firms unlock the value of their legal assets. With a $7.2 billion portfolio and listings on the NYSE and LSE, Burford provides capital to finance high-value commercial litigation and arbitration—without adding cost, risk, or giving up control.Clients include Fortune 500 companies and Am Law 100 firms, who turn to Burford to pursue strong claims, manage legal costs, and accelerate recoveries.Learn more at burfordcapital.com/ao. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Advisory Opinions is presented by Burford Capital, the leading finance firm focused on law.
0:05.5	Ready?
0:06.9	I was born ready.
0:24.7	Welcome to advisory opinions. I'm Sarah Isgar.
0:25.6	That's David French.
0:26.6	And we are live for what we think is our fifth annual tradition, a live podcast for the
0:32.8	Summer Associates here at Paul Weiss with Cannon-Shamm-Magam.
0:36.9	We will walk through the Supreme Court,
0:38.8	a little explainer on the circuit courts, and some pushback on the idea of Justice Jackson
0:44.9	as the Resistance Justice. All this and more. Coming up on advisory opinions.
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