Will Ghislaine Maxwell Split the Circuits?

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🗓️ 29 July 2025

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Sarah Isgur and David French discuss how Jeffrey Epstein’s ex-girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell, is attempting to get out of jail on a technicality. Could a deal with the Department of Justice involving Epstein extend to her? Agenda:—Ghislaine’s team identifies a circuit split—MAGA and the Epstein list—189 days of lawlessness on the TikTok ban—The emergency docket is a mess—Justice Elena Kagan's dissent and the precedential value of interim orders—SCOTUS gaining favorability ⁠⁠ This episode is brought to you by Burford Capital, the leading global finance firm focused on law. Burford helps companies and law firms unlock the value of their legal assets. With a $7.2 billion portfolio and listings on the NYSE and LSE, Burford provides capital to finance high-value commercial litigation and arbitration—without adding cost, risk, or giving up control. Clients include Fortune 500 companies and Am Law 100 firms, who turn to Burford to pursue strong claims, manage legal costs, and accelerate recoveries. Learn more at ⁠⁠burfordcapital.com/ao⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Advisory Opinions is presented by Burford Capital, the leading finance firm focused on law.
0:05.8	Ready?
0:07.4	I was born ready.
0:25.1	Welcome to advisory opinions. I'm Sarah Isgaret.
0:26.0	That's David French.
0:27.0	We've got a lot to talk about at the Supreme Court of late, a new interim order, a cert
0:32.1	petition.
0:33.5	But we also have a new poll from the Associated Press showing that trust in the Supreme Court
0:39.1	has actually been ticking up.
0:41.5	We're going to break down the numbers.
0:43.8	Do Americans think the Supreme Court has too much power?
0:46.2	What about Congress?
0:47.0	What about the president?
0:48.2	Are judges too young?
0:50.1	And are they human?
0:51.5	All this and more on advisory opinions.
0:55.1	David, maybe we need to start with the news of the day,
0:59.0	because I have been on ABC Sunday show now all month.
1:05.0	And all month we have been talking about the same news story.
1:09.8	Jeffrey Epstein,
1:11.6	a guy who died now six years ago.
1:15.5	Yeah.
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