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Welcome to advisory opinions. I'm Sarah Isger, that special guest, David French. And, oh, have

we got a treat for you today? Yes, we're going to briefly talk about the Alvin Bragg

lawsuit against Jim Jordan and the subpoena that congressional Republicans sent to him. But,

we're going to save that January 6, DC Circuit opinion. It was too good. It was too juicy.

There's too much to dive into. That's going to come next episode. And, instead, we're

going to talk to Judge Andrew Brasher of the 11th Circuit. He was the state solicitor general

for the state of Alabama before sending into judicial robes. He went to Harvard Law School,

clerked for now Chief Judge William Pryor, who was also on the 11th Circuit. And, we're

going to talk about everything. State SG Life, clerk life, oral arguments, and wordle,

that wordle clue from last week. What does he really think?

But, David, let's start with this lawsuit by Alvin Bragg. Interestingly, brought with

this and by the lawyers at Gibson Dunn in Crutcher, along with his own office, who are serving

as counsel to him, it's a 50 page lawsuit. Most other lawsuits of this varietal would be

under 10 pages. I'm curious for your thoughts, but quickly to remind everyone, a group of

congressional Republicans, led by Jim Jordan, sent a subpoena to Alvin Bragg, asking for

specific things related to his investigation of Donald Trump and the indictment of Donald Trump.

I am not surprised that Alvin Bragg has moved to quash this lawsuit and moved that into federal

court to do so. And, in fact, the two causes of action in his lawsuit are, the nine isn't necessarily

the right word, but totally unsurprising, that one, they don't have a legislative purpose under

a Mizar's, the Mizar's balancing test, if you remember, for the congressional subpoena about Trump's

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