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Advisory Opinions

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🗓️ 28 April 2026

⏱️ 75 minutes

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The inimitable Lisa Blatt joins Sarah Isgur and David French to discuss the two business docket cases named Cox and Chevron, a message to the judges and justices who like concurrences, and advice for aspiring lawyers. The Agenda:–We are launching a newsletter!–The 5th Circuit’s Ten Commandment Ruling–Ditch the coercion test–How to become Lisa Blatt–Does the internet always win?–Peak sexiness, federal removal–Kudos to the government on its birthright citizenship oral argument–Shut down forum shopping–Hypothetical: A daughter from a conservative Muslim family leaves the house every morning wearing a hijab … Show Notes:–Stone v. Graham–Cox Communications, Inc. v. Sony Music Entertainment–Chevron USA Inc. v. Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana (24-813) Order Sarah’s bookhere. Advisory Opinions is a production of The Dispatch, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a non-partisan, conservative perspective. To access all of The Dispatch’s offerings—including access to all of our articles, members-only newsletters, and bonus podcast episodes—click here. If you’d like to remove all ads from your podcast experience, consider becoming a premium Dispatch member by clicking here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Ready?
0:02.0	I was born ready.
0:04.0	Welcome to Advisory Opinions. I'm Sarah Isgar. That's David French. We are going to talk about the
0:25.0	Fifth Circuit's en banc, deeply divided, Ten Commandments case. Get it, Fifth Circuit, Ten Commandments.
0:32.6	And we've got the inimitable Lisa Blatt joining us for the podcast today.
0:41.7	I don't know what else to say, David.
0:43.5	If you don't know who Lisa Blatt is at this point, you're in for such a treat.
0:46.8	I'm envious of you for what you are about to experience.
0:50.8	With Lisa, we will talk about Cox and the Chevron decisions that we didn't talk about
0:55.6	before. We'll talk about concurrences and, well, what message she has for the judges and justices
1:03.7	who like them, as well as what advice she has for law students and law curious. And really anyone starting out in their career, frankly.
1:13.6	Oh, and David, one more thing.
1:15.6	We're launching an advisory opinion's newsletter.
1:18.6	This is the first episode.
1:20.6	It'll be the easiest way to keep up with the show each week.
1:23.6	Every edition will include a short overview, takeaways, and show notes.
1:26.6	You'll also get the transcript, audio, and video all in one place.
1:30.3	It is a simple way to read, revisit, and share the conversation.
1:34.5	Sign up now at Skotis Blog, so you don't miss the first edition.
1:38.3	It's at the top of the website, scotusblog.com.
1:41.1	All this and more on advisory opinions.
1:46.1	There's no one like you, and there never will be.
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