You Can’t Preach Jesus Here | Interview: Judge Rebecca Taibleson

Advisory Opinions

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🗓️ 24 March 2026

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Judge Rebecca Taibleson of the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals joins Sarah Isgur and David French for a conversation about her path to the federal bench. But first, the Supreme Court's unanimous Olivier v. City of Brandon decision on free speech zones, the viral Afroman jury verdict, and the Pentagon Press policy ruling.The Agenda:–Olivier v. City of Brandon, Mississippi–Afroman and the Streisand Effect–U.S. judge rules against Pentagon press restrictions–Cauliflower and Mark Twain–Interview with Judge Rebecca TaiblesonOrder Sarah’s book here.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?
0:02.0	I was born ready.
0:04.0	Welcome to Advisory Opinions. I'm Sarah Isger. That's David French. And we are going to start
0:24.2	with Olivier versus Brandon, a decision from the Supreme Court about a street preacher who was
0:30.1	arrested for preaching outside an amphitheater outside the free speech zone, but wants to now
0:35.7	challenge that free speech zone on First Amendment
0:38.4	grounds. Then we will continue with more First Amendment cases, including drum roll. You guys all
0:44.7	asked for it. Yes, we're going to cover Afro-Man, okay? But we've got three other First Amendment
0:49.6	cases, the Pentagon Press Policy case, and two quick cases out of the Fifth Circuit to decide whether I
0:55.4	keep my First Amendment merit badge from David. And last, we have a new friend of the pod,
1:03.9	Judge Rebecca Tabelson of the Seventh Circuit, was confirmed late last year. She just got her
1:10.1	commission.
1:14.1	So we're going to talk about what it is to be a new circuit judge,
1:15.7	where you get a robe,
1:18.4	and how she interviews clerks. What is a feeder judge looking for in the year 2026?
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