👤 David French

15 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
15
2026-08-25 – 2026-10-15
Claims per article
20
307 extracted in total
Hedged claims
3%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
2,530
characters
Writes for The Dispatch, Washington Examiner.
Hedged claims are ones written with attribution or uncertainty (“reportedly”, “according to”). A higher rate is not a fault: it is often careful sourcing. How these are measured.

What they cover

Politics
87%
Crime & Law
7%
Other
7%
Most-tagged topics
DispatchAdvisory OpinionsMissouriThe Dispatchthe Supreme Courtthe Supreme Court’sCNNNew York Times

Leaning

Not enough articles to place this byline.
7 scored articles; a leaning average needs at least 8 before it says more about the writer than about which stories they happened to be assigned. Their outlet averages +0.03 (centre).

More from this journalist

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
2026-09-29 · The Dispatch · Politics
Is Press Access a Constitutional Right?
35 outlets covered this event
2026-09-11 · The Dispatch · Politics
Did We Win the War on Terror?
35 outlets covered this event · centre
2026-09-24 · The Dispatch · Politics
Third Time’s the Charm?
15 outlets covered this event
2026-09-03 · The Dispatch · Politics
SCOTUS Majority Rules White House Ballroom Is A Go
9 outlets covered this event · leans left
2026-08-28 · The Dispatch · Politics
The AI Data Center Moral Panic
3 outlets covered this event · leans strongly right
2026-10-15 · The Dispatch · Crime & Law
The Secrecy in Courts Dilemma
no other outlet in the corpus covered this

What they said would happen

2026-08-25 · The Dispatch
Civility vs. Collegiality | Interview: Judges Tom Griffith and David Tatel
🔮 We will talk about bar fare. assertive
2026-08-28 · The Dispatch
The AI Data Center Moral Panic
🔮 We have seen over the past several weeks, but in particular over the past week, a spate of articles in virtually every publication, New York Times, Washington Post, Politico, elsewhere, noting the sort of heightened battles, not even battles, heightened concern about data centers and how it's driving political debates and campaigns in some areas and states and districts that we would expect, and probably some areas and states and campaigns that we wouldn't expect. assertive
2026-09-10 · The Dispatch
Insular Cases | Interview: Chief Judge Jeff Sutton and Neil Weare
🔮 People may not know this, but the American territories can have their own Olympic teams, including their own soccer team. assertive
2026-09-11 · The Dispatch
Did We Win the War on Terror?
🔮 I will remember, I came out of my office, and I saw a couple of secretaries. assertive
2026-09-15 · The Dispatch
Barely Averting a Constitutional Crisis
🔮 We will start with September 11th and some of the things that Justice Kavanaugh said while reflecting on that day in the White House, and some of the reactions to what Justice Kavanaugh said reflecting on that day in the White House, as well as I will pick a fight with David over the redistricting shenanigans in Missouri. assertive
2026-09-17 · The Dispatch
Looking Ahead to the Supreme Court Term
🔮 [applause] [chuckles] We will be doing our traditional term preview, where we try to go through the cases that are scheduled thus far, but in a fun way, and not just a death march through the schedule. assertive
2026-09-19 · Washington Examiner
Smart tariffs fight Beijing, stupid tariffs tax Santa: How Trump can save Christmas
🔮 NRF’s comments to USTR on the Board of Trade identified key consumer goods categories where tariff reductions would matter immediately: apparel, footwear, furniture, appliances, travel goods, toys and games, household tools, and consumer technology. assertive
2026-09-24 · The Dispatch
Third Time’s the Charm?
🔮 The second time, maybe we did, but it doesn't matter because now the Eighth Circuit has weighed in. assertive
2026-09-29 · The Dispatch
Is Press Access a Constitutional Right?
🔮 The two also discuss the Supreme Court’s ruling on the Missouri redistricting case, and Sarah Isgur makes a provocative argument that may trigger any true crime fans. assertive
2026-10-01 · The Dispatch
Not a MAGA Court
🔮 So, the judge is, is calling down the names, and he gets to me, and I go up and I say, "Your Honor, you know, look, I could definitely be fair. assertive
2026-10-08 · The Dispatch
SUNCOR Gets Complicated
🔮 The Agenda: –An appropriate use of AI by Justice Alito? –“I don’t think Justice Alito has DraftKings on his phone.” –Will Ashcroft v. Free Speech Coalition ever get overturned? assertive
2026-10-13 · The Dispatch
Is Spending Money Protected Speech?
🔮 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. assertive
2026-10-15 · The Dispatch
The Secrecy in Courts Dilemma
🔮 And have we got maybe the most thrilling, sexiest advisory opinions to date on sealing orders. assertive
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