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Sarah Isgur and David French discuss recent Supreme Court opinions on unitary executive theory and related topics.

Sarah Isgur and David French break down the latest Supreme Court opinions regarding unitary executive theory, mail-in voting, and the Fourth Amendment. The Agenda: —Unitary executive theory gets tested —Dorm-room originalism —Lisa Cook keeps her job —Mail-in voting —Text, history, and ... —Geofence warrants Show notes: —Trump v. Slaughter —Myers v. United States —Humphrey's Executor v. United States —Sarah Isgur on the executive branch for the NYT —Trump v. Cook —Watson v. Republican National Committee —Chatrie v. United States 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Hosts: Sarah Isgur, David French

Topics covered

• unitary executive theory
• mail-in voting
• Fourth Amendment
• originalism
• executive branch

Keywords

• Supreme Court
• unitary executive theory
• mail-in voting
• Fourth Amendment
• originalism
• geofence warrants

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Organizations: The Dispatch

Books & works: Trump v. Slaughter, Myers v. United States, Humphrey's Executor v. United States, Trump v. Cook, Watson v. Republican National Committee, Chatrie v. United States

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