Getting Out of the Redistricting Business

Getting Out of the Redistricting Business

From Advisory Opinions by The Dispatch

June 5, 2026 · 57 min

About this episode

Sarah Isgur and David French discuss the Supreme Court’s Alabama redistricting decision, a plea deal from the former national security adviser, and the best legal movies ever made.

Sarah Isgur and David French discuss the Supreme Court’s Alabama redistricting decision, a plea deal from the former national security adviser, and the best legal movies ever made. The Agenda: –⁠June 4 Opinions ⁠ –Alabama’s new maps –John Bolton pleads guilty –Did the media actually get this right? –Gender and the Supreme Court’s culture –Favorite legal movies –Another round of Would You Rather! Show Notes: –⁠The Blessings of Liberty with Jeffrey Rosen - Podcast⁠ Order Sarah’s book ⁠here.⁠ 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

People in this episode

Hosts: Sarah Isgur, David French

Topics covered

  • redistricting
  • Supreme Court
  • legal movies
  • John Bolton
  • media accuracy
  • gender issues
  • Would You Rather

Keywords

  • redistricting
  • Supreme Court
  • Alabama
  • John Bolton
  • legal movies
  • media
  • gender

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Organizations: SCOTUSblog, The Dispatch

Places: Alabama

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