Presidents vs. the Supreme Court

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🗓️ 10 April 2026

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Steve Hayes is joined by Sarah Isgur, Michael Warren, and Kevin Williamson to discuss Sarah’s new book, Last Branch Standing; the history of partisan attacks on the Supreme Court; and the state of the two-week ceasefire with Iran. The Agenda:—Trump's attacks on the Supreme Court—Public perception of the court—Sarah's writing process—Ambiguity in the ceasefire—Strait of Hormuz tolls—NWYT: The Masters tournament menu Dispatch Recommendations—Schrödinger’s Ceasefire—Ossining, New York, in the ‘Unwoke’ 1950s—SCOTUStoday: Sotomayor criticizes Kavanaugh—A Peaceful Uneasy Feeling Order Sarah’s book here. The Dispatch Podcast 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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0:37.1	Welcome to the Dispatch podcast. I'm Steve Hayes. On today's roundtable, we'll discuss Sarah Isker's new book, Last Branch Standing, in the history of partisan attacks on the Supreme Court. We'll also discuss the Trump administration's fragile and unclear ceasefire with Iran, And finally, not worth your time.
0:55.9	We're talking about the Masters Golf Tournament and the Champions dinner menus.
1:01.8	I'm joined today by my dispatch colleagues, Kevin Williamson, Mike Warren, and of course, Sarah Isker.
1:07.9	Let's dive in.
1:20.6	Music Sarah Isker. Let's dive in. Hey, everybody. We will be discussing the Supreme Court, as I mentioned, in Iran.
1:25.1	But I want to start by noting the forthcoming publication date of
1:30.0	Sarah's book.
1:31.5	People probably don't know that you've written a book.
1:34.4	I mean, I don't know, like probably have no idea that you've written a book, but you have.
1:40.1	Look, there are people who just woke up from comas.
1:42.6	Like, they need to know too.
1:43.8	It's a fair point. So I have, I have gotten my hands on an advanced copy of Sarah's book. I will acknowledge that I'm not yet finished with it, but I've started it. And I will just say at the top, this is a book very much, and I know that this is what you intended, for deep scholars of the Supreme Court will get a lot out of it. but also people who don't know much about the Supreme Court will get a lot out of it,
2:01.8	but also people who don't know much about the Supreme Court will get a lot out of it.
2:05.0	And I would say the book is called Last Branch Standing a potentially surprising,
2:09.4	occasionally witty journey inside today's Supreme Court.
2:12.1	And the thing that I come away with just now a little bit into it is how much it's your voice and you can't
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