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Is ‘Text, History, and Tradition’ Alive and Well?
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Is ‘Text, History, and Tradition’ Alive and Well?

Plus: Kannon Shanmugam’s favorite BBQ spots.

Kannon Shanmugam and his summer associates return to Advisory Opinions to look back on the SCOTUS term and discuss the state of “text, history, and tradition.”

The Agenda:
—Big themes from this SCOTUS term
—Was this the administrative law term?
—Should we stop thinking about SCOTUS “terms”?
—The health of the First Amendment
“The media now owns Amy Coney Barrett”
Justice Thomas’ dissent in Rahimi
—Sarah’s summary of this term
—Questions from summer associates

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Sarah Isgur is a senior editor at The Dispatch and is based in northern Virginia. Prior to joining the company in 2019, she had worked in every branch of the federal government and on three presidential campaigns. When Sarah is not hosting podcasts or writing newsletters, she’s probably sending uplifting stories about spiders to Jonah, who only pretends to love all animals.

David French is a columnist for the New York Times. He’s a former senior editor of The Dispatch. He’s the author most recently of Divided We Fall: America's Secession Threat and How to Restore Our Nation.