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Sarah Isgur and David French discuss recent Supreme Court opinions on immigration and gun rights.

Sarah Isgur and David French react to the latest opinions of the court in two major immigration cases and a review of Hawaii’s restrictions on concealed-carry permits. The Agenda: —The SCOTUS opinion day “ritual” —Hawaii gun restrictions —Shall not be infringed —Border dispute over asylum seekers —Judicial review of TPS —Trump's “Muslim” ban Show notes: —Destiny of the Republic Advisory Opinions is a production of SCOTUSblog and The Dispatch, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a nonpartisan perspective. Click here to sign up for our new Advisory Opinions newsletter, and click here to access all of The Dispatch’s offerings, including audio versions of all our articles and newsletters. If you’d like to remove all ads from your podcast experience, consider becoming a premium Dispatch member by clicking here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Hosts: Sarah Isgur, David French

Topics covered

• immigration
• gun rights
• judicial review
• Supreme Court
• asylum seekers
• TPS decisions

Keywords

• TPS
• Hawaii gun restrictions
• asylum seekers
• judicial review
• Supreme Court

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Organizations: SCOTUSblog, The Dispatch

Places: Hawaii

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