Free speech and 'the executive power' with Advisory Opinions
So to Speak: The Free Speech PodcastEp. 251

What are the limits of presidential power? How many days has it been since President Trump's TikTok ban moratorium went into place? What is the state of the conservative legal movement? And where did former ÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥ president go on his first date?
French and of the popular legal podcast "" join the show to answer these questions and discuss the few free speech issues where they disagree with ÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
02:18 Origin story of "Advisory Opinions"
08:15 Disagreements between ÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥ and AO
15:04 Why ÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥ doesn't editorialize on the content of speech
24:27 Limits of presidential power
43:30 Free speech, the dread of tyrants
51:01 The prosecution of political figures
58:01 Cracker Barrel
01:00:09 State of the conservative legal movement
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