Michael Warren

1 day ago | thedispatch.com | Sarah Isgur |Michael Warren |Yuval Levin

The hottest club in law world is the Fifth Circuit Southwest Airlines case. By and Published May 13, 2025 Sarah Isgur and David French are coming to you from Gettsyburg with two free speech cases. Is posting aborted fetuses a religious practice? The Agenda:—Join us May 15th for a special live Advisory Opinions—Substantial disruption and school dress codes—Free speech, employment rights, and religious discrimination—Do we need a third founding?

1 day ago | thedispatch.com | Michael Warren

We have reached the beginning of the end of Donald Trump’s tariff experiment. That, at least, is what professional Washington appears to be forecasting—or is it wishcasting? On Zoom calls and in leadership meetings up and down K Street Monday morning, lobbyists expressed cautious hope that the president may be done with these pesky trade actions soon, perhaps long before the end of the year.

5 days ago | thedispatch.com | Michael Warren

Within minutes of the news breaking this week that Brian Kemp, the popular second-term Republican governor of Georgia, would not run for the United States Senate, the incumbent Democrat seemed to breathe a sigh of relief via an email fundraising appeal. The email opens with a photo of a smiling little boy, the future Sen. Jon Ossoff, and his dad. “You may be wondering how this kid on his father’s shoulders … ended up here,” reads the email.

1 week ago | thedispatch.com | Sarah Isgur |Mike Nelson |Walter Olson |Michael Warren

‘You have to count to five here.’ Published May 6, 2025 The Advisory Opinions extended universe kicks off as SCOTUSblog’s Amy Howe and David Lat join Sarah Isgur to discuss the St. Isidore of Seville religious charter school case and the debate over school choice. The Agenda:—A ‘public’ public school or a ‘private’ public school? —Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s recusal—Will Chief Justice John Roberts be the swing vote? —Will birthright citizenship end?

1 week ago | thedispatch.com | Michael Warren

Among Donald Trump’s team of losers, few are more emblematic of how unbending loyalty outweighs political success than Ed Martin, the acting United States attorney for the District of Columbia. Martin,54, has never won an election for public office, despite running multiple times. His tenure as chairman of the Missouri Republican Party more than a decade ago was unremarkable, while his time as chief of staff to Missouri’s governor ended with Martin resigning amid a scandal.