Has the First Amendment Ever Been More Relevant?

Sarah Isgur and David French pick through a trail mix of topics for this week’s episode. The two discuss bracelet-wearing parents at a soccer game, student visas being revoked over bad speech, and classified information being printed. But they kick it off with a big “Sarah got it wrong.” The Agenda: –Sarah got it wrooooooong –Breaking news and the mail-in ballot decision –Predicting SCOTUS cases 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. Sarah Isgur is a senior editor at The Dispatch and is based in northern Virginia. Prior to joining the company in 2019, she had worked in every branch of the federal government and on three presidential campaigns. She’s also a ABC News contributor and the author of Last Branch Standing, a deep dive into the inner workings of the Supreme Court. When Sarah is not hosting podcasts or writing newsletters, she’s probably sending uplifting stories about spiders to Jonah, who only pretends to love all animals. David French is a columnist for the New York Times. He’s a former senior editor of The Dispatch. He’s the author most recently of Divided We Fall: America's Secession Threat and How to Restore Our Nation. The podcast transcription below was generated using artificial intelligence and may include occasional errors or misspellings. Music 0:00 [keys jangling] Ready? Music 0:02 I was born ready. Music 0:06 [upbeat music] Sarah Isgur 0:19 Welcome to Advisory Opinions. I'm Sarah Isgur. That's David French. David, we just, we have... It's like a grab bag today. It's potpourri with a lot of 1st Amendment. It's like a trail mix with a lot of M&M's in it, a lot. So I'm not gonna give chapter summaries today. We're gonna dive in. We've got a lot to do. We've got bracelet-wearing parents at a soccer game. We've got student visas being revoked over bad speech, classified information being printed in prior restraints, surveillance videos and civil damages. But we'll start with a big "Sarah got it wrong," like the biggest maybe, me being really stubborn about it. David French 0:59 [laughs] I'm excited about this one, Sarah, because you know how much I love good 1st Amendment podcasting. That makes us happy. Interactive transcripts are available to Premium members. Join to follow along with the audio. Join Now More We Think You’d Like