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Advisory Opinions

Lisa, Sarah, and Sarah (and David)

Advisory Opinions

The Dispatch

News, Government, Politics

4.74K Ratings

🗓️ 5 October 2023

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

Are you ready for this? Partners at Williams and Connolly Lisa Blatt and Sarah Harris share what it was like to argue before Justice Antonin Scalia, the pros and cons of careerism, the hunger for victory, the dangers of wearing cowboy boots in court, and why life is just a never-ending series of tradeoffs. Also: -Texas Sarah vs Tennessee Sarah -Justice Ginsburg's tip for arguing before the Supreme Court -Different forms of originalism -Miffy's (mifepristone) -Arguing with Justice Alito -Women in law -Poor David -Don't follow your passions Show notes: -Lisa Blatt's page at Williams and Connolly -Sarah Harris' page at Williams and Connolly Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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speaker McCarthy because that's all I've been well I'm to did I say speaker McCarthy that I miss

0:06.4

all right here we go

0:19.2

welcome to advisory opinions I'm Sarah Isger that's David French I promised y'all months ago

0:25.7

the the highlight of the semester if you will and it's finally here our Supreme Court

0:31.5

preview with the Lisa Blatt and Sarah Harris I do I feel weird calling you Lisa like you're

0:40.0

Lisa Blatt even though it's not like there's a whole lot of other leases running around Supreme

0:45.3

Court circles but it would be like calling Lisa Frank Lisa like nope it's Lisa Frank it's Lisa

0:51.2

Miss Blatt of your nasty right so welcome Lisa Blatt Sarah Harris Williams and Connolly

0:58.3

power team of the Supreme Court world thank you guys for joining thank you we're super super super

1:05.8

super psyched to be here Lisa is a Texan by birth by culture by cowboy boots Sarah Harris and

1:15.6

I went to law school together and David's just here he's hanging out I'm here not a lot to

1:23.0

contribute but there he is I just I'll listen in I'll enjoy listening in I'm looking forward to

1:30.0

front row seat it'll be fantastic David you're now on my hometown Nashville so we have that

1:34.5

at least in common the Texans against the Nashvilleians oh Sarah I like you so much so this is

1:42.0

not gonna end well this is not gonna end well for you Sarah I don't miss a Texas but like I guess

1:46.9

I'm daring fate so Sarah you're fully aware then that Texas is Tennessee's first and only colony

1:54.0

because you have the author of the Texas Declaration of Independence a Tennessean the first governor

2:00.8

of in president of the Republic of Texas a Tennessean a Davey Crockett a Tennessean notice how they

2:07.6

all left no basically that's what colonists do Sarah they colonize and so I just when I go to Texas I

2:16.9

just you know walk in the walk walk past the border saying you're welcome you know so James

2:24.4

keep hug ardent expansionist yeah I mean we conquered yeah Texas essentially for America so yeah

2:33.5

it's it's absolutely great I'm I'm already enjoying this podcast what's that Margaret that's your

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