This Is Not A Vibes-Only Podcast

David Lat and Zachary Shemtob return as guest hosts and are joined by Adam Feldman, author of the blog Empirical SCOTUS and the Substack Legalytics, to discuss an update on birthright citizenship, some new polling about SCOTUS, and the criminal justice system’s newest heartthrob, Luigi Mangione, who will soon be tried for the murder of UnitedHealthcare executive Brian Thompson. The Agenda: –Where in the world are Sarah and David? –Early and late Scalia –Previewing the November cases –Overruling the 3-3-3 court hypothesis –SCOTUS shortlist Order 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. 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 [clinking] Ready? Music 0:02 I was born ready. Music 0:06 [rock music playing] David Lat 0:18 Welcome to Advisory Opinions. I am not Sarah Isgur, and that is not David French. I'm David Lat, author of the Original Jurisdiction newsletter on Substack, host of its companion podcast, and a columnist for Bloomberg Law. And I am joined, as I was for Tuesday's episode, by a co-host. Zach, please introduce yourself. Zach Shemtob 0:38 I remain Zach Shemtob, the executive editor of SCOTUSblog and an occasional guest on Advisory Opinions, and I also remain David's husband. Interactive transcripts are available to Premium members. Join to follow along with the audio. Join Now More We Think You’d Like