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Advisory Opinions

The Dispatch

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4.7 • 4K Ratings

🗓️ 5 February 2026

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Sarah Isgur and David French investigate the case of Don Lemon and the church disruptors. Plus: Trump sues Trump and two circuit court split decisions. The Agenda:–Chess, the musical—What are these clerks going on about?—Trump v. IRS—The issue of selective admissions policies—Compelled speech and pronouns in school–Taking bets on the tariffs decision Note: SCOTUSblog is hiring. Find more details and apply at this link, or send a cover letter and resume to scotusblog@thedispatch.com. Show Notes:–I wrote a book in support of nationalizing elections. Trump changed my mind. 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?
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0:04.0	Welcome to advisory opinions. I'm Sarah Isger. That's David French. We will talk about the arrests of Don Lemon.
0:25.9	Does it matter that he's a journalist? Yes or no. As well as stats on the three Trump nominees and what we've learned, the election system nationalized, keep it state-based based have people change their minds and how
0:39.3	should I feel about that the Carter Baker commission still being like that's what I have my
0:44.4	teeny bopper posters on my wall that I look at at night is just Carter and Baker up there as well as
0:52.9	the IRS lawsuit and two emerging circuit splits coming out of the Fourth and Third Circuit
0:59.4	Promouns and Admissions Policies. It's all coming up on advisory opinions.
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