Sarah Isgur
@whignewtons
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@ABC News contributor, Advisory Opinions host, @thedispatch editor, putting the R in @LRCkcrw, Texas expat, @Harvard_Law grad, cat/brisket mom.
Washington, DC
Joined February 2009
Pre-order my book! "A myth-busting glimpse into the inner workings of the Supreme Court." Fun for lawyers and non-lawyers alike, including John Jay's head injury, why the end of the filibuster is bad for the judiciary, and who is watching Slow Horses.
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A myth-busting glimpse into the inner workings of the Supreme Court, revealing what we get wrong about the Roberts Court, what the justices' clerks gossip about, and how to fix a court in...
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Winter allergies really kicking in.
Charlie Hicks ate his lunch and dinner at the Shrimp Basket in Pensacola, Florida, every day for 10 years. When he suddenly stopped showing up, the chef went looking for him – ultimately saving his life. @SteveHartmanCBS is On the Road.
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Times change. This choice – this harder choice – does not. Those who make it do so not because it was easy. Not because they wanted praise. But because that’s who they are. Today, the 126th Army-Navy Game honors all who have made that choice.
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If your Christmas tree doesn’t have James Madison in a Santa hat, do you even constitution, bro?
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Possibly my favorite single podcast of the year. Excellent discussion with @whignewtons and @MightyHeaton on The Secret Map of Supreme Court Justices
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WHAT A WEEK! 2 teams from Minnesota w/ 10 amazing athletes & an awesome @usacurl coaching staff have punched their tickets to the @Olympics! I could not be more proud of them & the work they did. Can’t wait to take them to @milanocortina26 in February! LETS GO USA!! 🇺🇸
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I loved my time at Heritage Action and was proud to be a co-founder of what was such an important part of the conservative movement. So I say this with respect and sadness: There is nothing conservative about backing threats to a state’s federal funding because it declines to
President Trump has made it clear to Indiana leaders: if the Indiana Senate fails to pass the map, all federal funding will be stripped from the state. Roads will not be paved. Guard bases will close. Major projects will stop. These are the stakes and every NO vote will be to
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I didn’t get to listen to the Hamm arguments yesterday AND I’m still sick, which means it’s time for my favorite steamy pastime: Shower SCOTUS!
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Did a super fun AMA with the Deep State Centrists on Reddit. We talked court reform, fajitas, and how to live as a process girl in an outcome world. Crazy smart questions that will have me thinking as I try to fall asleep!!
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Explore this post and more from the DeepStateCentrism community
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One of my favorite podcasts I've ever done. What do politics, karaoke & screech owls have in common? @whignewtons & I joined @fearless_greene on his new podcast "David Greene is Obsessed" to explore. Watch below or listen wherever you get your podcasts. https://t.co/tNNAyELpO7
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"One aim of this blog is to make interim orders more accessible & to situate them in the larger context of the Court’s work. A final word on terminology. Interim orders are sometimes referred to as “emergency” orders. [This is] misleading..." @jacklgoldsmith
SCOTUSblog just launched our *Interim Docket Blog* (now with color coding to easier see who is winning and losing!) with @jacklgoldsmith @danepps @WilliamBaude. Check it out for the latest on what's going on with that *other* docket HERE
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SCOTUSblog just launched our *Interim Docket Blog* (now with color coding to easier see who is winning and losing!) with @jacklgoldsmith @danepps @WilliamBaude. Check it out for the latest on what's going on with that *other* docket HERE
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We need a word for the joy one experiences seeing an old friend after a some years who has become the best version of themselves.
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🚨 Advisory Opinions going live after the Supreme Court’s arguments end in Slaughter in the next few minutes. Join us at https://t.co/N9lZObWCpC!
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Independent News & Analysis of the U.S Supreme Court
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A Christmas miracle! The 3/4 cup is the most important for our Santa cookies but it went MIA on Dec 24 last year. I never gave up hope. For a year, I’ve refused to spend the $2 on a new cup and instead accused every one involved of stealing it. But look what was under the oven!!
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The saintly patience of @whignewtons in responding to NYT commenters who read but did not understand her recent oped brings me great joy. 1/
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The partisan narrative around the Court feels impenetrable these days. But the first Trump administration was the first presidential admin more likely to lose than win before the Supreme Court. Obama and Biden had better win rates than Trump; Clinton won more than Bush.
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Wait. I never knew what the E stood for in Burger’s middle name. You’re telling me we replaced Chief Justice Earl Warren with Chief Justice Warren Earl?!?
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SHARP read on the Supreme Court from my @thedispatch colleague @whignewtons, writing in the NYT: Actually, the Supreme Court Has a Plan https://t.co/AtOjaXI2zR via @NYTOpinion
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We are seeing an intentional effort from justices to rebalance the separation of powers in the federal government.
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Some things just go together: peanut butter and jelly, Taylor and Travis…and unitary executive theory + major questions doctrine. With Slaughter being argued on Monday, a reminder that you can’t have one without the other. https://t.co/oXMPVvaYKh
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We are seeing an intentional effort from justices to rebalance the separation of powers in the federal government.
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This is for you @DavidAFrench
If LeBron’s incomprehensible 10+ point, 17 year, 1,297 game streak were ever going to end, that was simply the greatest way imaginable: Sitting on 8 points, tie game, ball in hands, chance to keep streak alive with a make or get to OT with a miss, he… made the right play.
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