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Supremacy Clause Immunity, Explained
New Jan 10, 2026 1h 4m

Supremacy Clause Immunity, Explained

Sarah Isgur and David French return for a bonus episode on the Minneapolis ICE shooting and explain the concept of Supremacy Clause immunity. The Agenda:—Corrections from Thursday's episode...

Prosecuting Foreign Leaders
New Jan 08, 2026 57 min

Prosecuting Foreign Leaders

David French and Sarah Isgur discuss the legal arguments underpinning the arrest of Nicolás Maduro and dive into a legal challenge to mandatory diversity and inclusion training. The Agenda:—Can ...

The Legality of U.S. Operations in Venezuela
New Jan 06, 2026 58 min

The Legality of U.S. Operations in Venezuela

David French is joined by David Lat to explore the legality of the Trump administration's arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and President Trump's recent loss at the Supreme Court over h...

Merry Christmas to the State Courts
Dec 25, 2025 1h 3m

Merry Christmas to the State Courts

Sarah Isgur sits down for a live recording at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce with Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice Carlos G. Muñiz, Texas Supreme Court Justice Evan A. Young, and District of Colum...

The Right-Wing Shake-Up
Dec 23, 2025 1h 5m

The Right-Wing Shake-Up

Sarah Isgur and David French discuss the resignation of Josh Blackman, former senior editor of the Heritage Guide to the Constitution, and the the entire Meese Center leaving with John Ma...

Political Distortions
Dec 18, 2025 1h 0m

Political Distortions

Sarah Isgur and David French discuss striking jurors on race, Constitution deep cuts on the domestic violence clause and bill of attainder clause, and abortion distortion. The Agenda:—Transcript c...

Burkeanism and the Administrative State
Dec 16, 2025 1h 21m

Burkeanism and the Administrative State

As an early Christmas present for David French, Sarah Isgur invites professors Will Baude and Julian Davis Mortenson on the podcast to answer all questions about origi...

The Illusion of Campaign Finance Reform
Dec 11, 2025 1h 9m

The Illusion of Campaign Finance Reform

Sarah Isgur and David French kick things off by revisiting the Slaughter case and responding to an insightful access-to-justice question from a listener. Then the...

Slaughter at SCOTUS: Reaganite Ends by Roosevelt Means
Dec 08, 2025 1h 12m

Slaughter at SCOTUS: Reaganite Ends by Roosevelt Means

Following the Supreme Court arguments in Slaughter v. United States, Sarah Isgur and David French join legal scholar Adam White to break down a session that became a referendum on whether Cong...

All About Slaughter
Dec 04, 2025 1h 14m

All About Slaughter

Sarah Isgur and David French answer the masses’ demands in this pre-argument, foundational episode, diving into new levels of legal nerdery as they preview the oral arguments in the obscure adminis...

‘Kill Everybody’
Dec 02, 2025 1h 12m

‘Kill Everybody’

Sarah Isgur and David French break down Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s military orders on the suspected drug-trafficking boats in the Caribbean. The Agenda:—Breaking down Hegseth’s ord...

The Future of the Administrative State | Interview: Adam White
Nov 27, 2025 1h 6m

The Future of the Administrative State | Interview: Adam White

Sarah Isgur invites Adam White, co-director of the Antonin Scalia Law School’s C. Boyden Gray Center for the Study of the Administrative State, to identify the major administrative law issues on th...

Case Against Comey Dismissed
Nov 25, 2025 1h 13m

Case Against Comey Dismissed

Sarah Isgur and David French provide an update on the Texas redistricting case and criminal charges against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, before movin...

The Dissent Heard Around the World
Nov 20, 2025 1h 19m

The Dissent Heard Around the World

Sarah Isgur and David French react to Judge Jerry Smith's unconventional dissent in the legal challenge against the Texas GOP redistricting effort. Also: James Comey may catch a break af...

Everyone Needs to Stay in Their Lane
Nov 13, 2025 1h 7m

Everyone Needs to Stay in Their Lane

Sarah Isgur and David French do a deep dive into the nondelegation clause and the role of Congress in delegating authority. The Agenda:—CLE credit now available in Texas for our tariffs livestream...

The Federalist Society Takes a Stand
Nov 11, 2025 1h 13m

The Federalist Society Takes a Stand

Sarah Isgur and David French recap the Federalist Society's antisemitism panel at last week's National Lawyers Conference before interviewing Judge Jennifer Elrod about the judicial funding cr...

Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument in Trump’s Tariff Case
Nov 05, 2025 1h 9m

Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument in Trump’s Tariff Case

Following the Supreme Court oral arguments in President Donald Trump’s tariff case, Learning Resources Inc. v. Trump, Sarah Isgur is joined by David French, David Lat, and Latham & Wa...

Trump’s Tariff Showdown
Nov 04, 2025 1h 8m

Trump’s Tariff Showdown

Sarah Isgur and David French preview the biggest Supreme Court case of the term, Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump, which challenges President Donald Trump’s power to impose sweeping tariffs o...

All About Substantive Due Process
Oct 30, 2025 1h 0m

All About Substantive Due Process

Sarah Isgur and David French walk listeners through the entire history of the Constitution, the Supreme Court, some of the biggest cases ... all prompted by one listener question. Plus: Grifter Sar...