Arguing In Front of SCOTUS | Interview: Lisa Blatt

About this episode

Lisa Blatt joins the hosts to discuss key Supreme Court cases and offer insights for aspiring lawyers.

The inimitable Lisa Blatt joins Sarah Isgur and David French to discuss the two business docket cases named Cox and Chevron, a message to the judges and justices who like concurrences, and advice for aspiring lawyers. The Agenda:–We are launching a newsletter!–The 5th Circuit’s Ten Commandment Ruling–Ditch the coercion test–How to become Lisa Blatt–Does the internet always win?–Peak sexiness, federal removal–Kudos to the government on its birthright citizenship oral argument–Shut down forum shopping–Hypothetical: A daughter from a conservative Muslim family leaves the house every morning wearing a hijab … Show Notes:–Stone v. Graham–Cox Communications, Inc. v. Sony Music Entertainment–Chevron USA Inc. v. Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana (24-813) Order Sarah’s bookhere. 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…

People in this episode

Hosts: Sarah Isgur, David French

Guest: Lisa Blatt

Topics covered

• Supreme Court cases
• legal advice
• business docket
• lawyer career
• federal rulings
• birthright citizenship
• forum shopping

Keywords

• SCOTUS
• Cox
• Chevron
• law
• legal career
• birthright citizenship
• forum shopping
• 5th Circuit
• concurrences
• hypothetical scenarios

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Dispatch

Books & works: Stone v. Graham, Cox Communications, Inc. v. Sony Music Entertainment, Chevron USA Inc. v. Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana (24-813)

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