There Is No Historic Defeat for Civil Rights

There Is No Historic Defeat for Civil Rights

From Advisory Opinions by The Dispatch

April 16, 2026 · 1h 5m

About this episode

Sarah Isgur joins David French to discuss civil rights data during the Trump era and various legal challenges.

Sarah Isgur, on a whirlwind booktour, takes a break to deliver the legal goods with David French. The two discuss a Washington Post piece on civil rights data during the Trump era, Chiles v. Salazar, and free speech and AI liability in child porn. The Agenda:–Sarah on The View–David’s beef with WaPo piece on civil rights data –AI liability–Book restrictions in Iowa–Iowa law prevents schools from providing instruction relating to gender identity or sexual orientation– Religious challenge to vaccine mandates–Contract cases and undue influence Show Notes:–Federal appeals court upholds West Virginia school vaccine law–Chiles v. Salazar (conversion therapy) 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

People in this episode

Host: David French

Guest: Sarah Isgur

Topics covered

  • civil rights
  • free speech
  • AI liability
  • vaccine mandates
  • gender identity
  • book restrictions

Keywords

  • civil rights
  • Trump era
  • AI liability
  • vaccine mandates
  • gender identity
  • Chiles v. Salazar

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Washington Post

Books & works: Chiles v. Salazar

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