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Sarah Isgur and David French discuss topics on the Supreme Court's docket, including whether anonymous speech is protected under the First Amendment. They also review grim aspects of the death penalty following the Pentagon’s decision to livestream an execution. The episode touches upon disclosure laws, circuit court rulings, and historical contexts of capital punishment practices like firing squads.

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Sarah Isgur and David French discuss recent developments at the Supreme Court, including new cert petitions filed by the Trump administration. They debate whether anonymous speech is protected under the First Amendment and analyze an upcoming decision from the Ninth Circuit. The conversation also covers the Pentagon's plan to livestream a military execution, raising questions about transparency and ethics. Additionally, they review historical data on the death penalty, highlighting its grim legacy in the United States.

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“While both articles mention a livestreamed execution as an upcoming event, Article A focuses on critiquing the proposed livestream and its implications, while Article B discusses broader topics including the Supreme Court docket and anonymous speech protection, with the livestreamed execution serving as background context rather than the main focus.”

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Isgur, S., & French, D. (2026, October 13). Is Spending Money Protected Speech? The Dispatch. https://thedispatch.com/podcast/advisoryopinions/is-spending-money-protected-speech/

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Sarah Isgur and David French discuss what’s on the Supreme Court’s docket, debate whether anonymous speech is protected by the First Amendment, and undergo a grim historical review of the death penalty after the Pentagon’s announcement that an execution will be livestreamed.

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2026-10-13 · The Dispatch

Is Spending Money Protected Speech? · assertive framing

execution → discuss → announcement

The Agenda: –Columbus Day discourse –The problem with disclosure laws –A gruesome history of the death penalty Show Notes: [rattling] Ready? I was born ready. asserted

I → bear → penalty

That's David French, and we're going to check in on the Supreme Court, what's going on on the docket. asserted

what → go → docket

We've got a new cert petition filed by the Trump administration and some interim docket items that are pending. asserted

that → get → administration

How many times did the Supreme Court need to say it, circuit courts? asserted

Court → need → it

More than once is clearly the answer, so we'll find out more about that. asserted

we → find → that

And the much-promised anonymous speech, is it protected by the First Amendment, isn't it? asserted

it → promise → Amendment

And what is exacting scrutiny coming out of the Ninth Circuit? asserted

scrutiny → exact → Circuit

We end on a high note, uplifting our listeners with a pretty grim historical review on the death penalty. asserted

We → end → penalty

All that and more coming up on Advisory Opinions. asserted

that → come → Opinions

Okay, so David, we are recording this on a federal bank holiday that, as far as I know, has been, since its inception, always known as Columbus Day, despite the fact that I feel like a lot of people now no longer call it Columbus Day. asserted

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