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Advisory Opinions

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🗓️ 19 August 2025

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Sarah Isgur and David French break down President Donald Trump’s far-reaching use of executive powers—from calling in the National Guard at home to pushing the limits of tariff authority abroad. Then, they continue part two of life advice for lawyers with 9th Circuit Judge Patrick Bumatay. The Agenda:—Sarah and David and Putin, oh my!— “Presence patrols" in the nation's capital”—Trump administration's 28(j) letter—Judge Readler claps alone for the 6th Circuit—The physics of guns and “bad man stays in jail doctrine”—Navigating failures in legal careers—Answering audience questions 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 Isker and that's David French and for today's episodes, you'll hear audience and commotion. That's because David and I are at the Alaska Federal Bar Association, where it is a balmy 55 degrees this morning and we thought you'd like to listen in. That's coming up on advisory opinions.
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