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Advisory Opinions

Golden Handcuffs

Advisory Opinions

The Dispatch

News, Government, Politics

4.74K Ratings

🗓️ 26 May 2020

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

David and Sarah discuss the growing partisan divide over the handling of the coronavirus pandemic, the legal fights over church openings, Rachel Maddow's SLAPP lawsuit victory, and the pros and cons of going to law school. Show Notes: -Harvard false positive/negative rates -Reuters R vs. D county study -The Public's Judgement of Their State's Performance During the COVID-19 Outbreak -Columbia study -JP Morgan findings -Public Sees Harm in Exaggerating, Downplaying COVID-19 Threat -David's piece Coronavirus and the Fog of War -David's piece The Police Power of the States to Control a Pandemic, Explained -Church reopening rules -Lighthouse SOI -New Jersey lawsuit -SLAPP opinion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

You ready?

0:02.0

I was born ready.

0:04.0

Welcome to the advisory opinions podcast. This is David French with Sarah Isker.

0:24.0

We're going to be talking about the growing partisan divide between Republicans and Democrats over the handling of the pandemic.

0:31.0

We're going to talk about religious liberty in the pandemic as now cases are snaking their way.

0:37.0

No, that's probably not right.

0:39.0

Rocketing their way up to the Supreme Court with competing with circuit splits now emerging in the treatment of religious liberty and with the Trump administration urging categorizing churches as essential services.

0:52.0

We're also going to talk about a little thing called a slap suit and Rachel Maddow.

0:58.0

So I'm just teasing that a little bit right there and Sputnik.

1:03.0

Slap suit Rachel Maddow and Sputnik. It's an interesting tale.

1:07.0

And we're going to wind up with maybe an argument about law school.

1:12.0

Maybe we are.

1:13.0

Okay.

1:14.0

We will argue arguments will be had.

1:16.0

Okay, excellent.

1:17.0

Because my advice to you is basically just go to law school.

1:21.0

That's terrible advice.

1:24.0

Okay.

1:25.0

So you don't even need to listen to the podcast.

1:27.0

You got it.

1:28.0

That's where we're going to end up.

1:31.0

Now, there's modifications to my just go to law school.

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