Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
avid 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?
–The Delusions of John Roberts
–Is Chief Justice Roberts moderating from the front?
–Early and late Scalia
–Challenge brought to Trump’s new birthright citizenship order
–Previewing the November cases
–St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy (25-581)
–Nielsen v. Watanabe (25-417)
–Are Republicans falling out of love with the Supreme Court?
–Overruling the 3-3-3 court hypothesis
–SCOTUS shortlist
–Mangione plea discussion expected in federal case Friday
Show notes:
thedispatch.com/podcast/advisoryopinions/this-is-not-a-vibes-only-podcast
avid 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?
–The Delusions of John Roberts
–Is Chief Justice Roberts moderating from the front?
–Early and late Scalia
–Challenge brought to Trump’s new birthright citizenship order
–Previewing the November cases
–St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy (25-581)
–Nielsen v. Watanabe (25-417)
–Are Republicans falling out of love with the Supreme Court?
–Overruling the 3-3-3 court hypothesis
–SCOTUS shortlist
–Mangione plea discussion expected in federal case Friday
Show notes:
thedispatch.com/podcast/advisoryopinions/this-is-not-a-vibes-only-podcast
