Supreme Court Weighs In on Unitary Executive Theory
6/30/20261 hr 25 min
Sarah Isgur and David French break down the latest Supreme Court opinions regarding unitary executive theory, mail-in voting, and the Fourth Amendment.
The Agenda:
—Unitary executive theory gets tested
—Dorm-room originalism
—Text, history, and ...
Show notes:
—Humphrey's Executor v. United States
—Sarah Isgur on the executive branch for the NYT
—Watson v. Republican National Committee
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Transcript preview
First 90 secondsSpeaker 10:00
[gun cocking] 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. In fact, that's David French. We're in the same room together. We weren't supposed to be, but all of a sudden we get to record not only the penultimate Supreme Court term podcast in the same room, but we get to record tomorrow's podcast in the same room because of the worst [laughs] travel few days that two people can have where they end up in the same city.
David French· Host0:45
[laughs] It is the silver lining in the very dark cloud of some of the craziest travel delays and experiences you'll ever have.
Sarah Isgur· Host0:55
But what a silver lining it is because we got four big decisions today. We got the Cook and Slaughter, what to do with these executive agencies, and we got Watson, can Mississippi accept mail-in ballots five days after Election Day? As well as Chatry, the geofencing location data, do the police need a warrant to know where you were when you took your cellphone to rob that bank? So we'll just- Let's get into it, David. Let's go.
David French· Host1:26
Let's do it.
Sarah Isgur· Host1:27
Well, David, it was the penultimate day