It’s the End of the Term
6/30/20261 hr 14 min
SCOTUS strikes down a Donald Trump executive order ending birthright citizenship, reshapes campaign finance law, and rules that states can exclude transgender athletes from girls’ and women’s sports teams. Sarah Isgur and David French discuss in a marathon end-of-term episode.
The Agenda”
–The pre-apology
*–*Wow, we were wrong
–Et tu, Barrett? (No, not really)
*–*What is the purpose of the 14th Amendment?
*–*The hive mind has broken down
–National Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election Commission
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First 90 secondsSarah Isgur· Host0:01
You ready?
David French· Host0:01
I was born ready.
Sarah Isgur· Host0:03
[upbeat music] Welcome to Advisory Opinions. I'm Sarah Isgur. That's David French. We are together to discuss the end of the term. Yes, we got birthright citizenship. Yes, Donald Trump lost, and it was 194 pages. Ugh. We also got the transgender athlete cases and the party coordination with candidates cases. So much to break down, David. Whew. This was a busy term.
David French· Host0:46
Can I begin with a pre-apology? Okay, here's our pre-apo- my pre-apology. Hundreds of pages, dense writing. We have not been able to digest them all, so there might be a chance, however slight, listeners, that we get some of the details wrong on some of the concurrences, dissents, majority. We're processing. If we get something wrong, please tell us, and we'll try to correct, but this is real time, guys. We're processing on the fly.
Sarah Isgur· Host1:13
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