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 ²ÝÝ®ÊÓÆµAPP¹ÙÍø 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 ²ÝÝ®ÊÓÆµAPP¹ÙÍø.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
02:18 Origin story of "Advisory Opinions"
08:15 Disagreements between ²ÝÝ®ÊÓÆµAPP¹ÙÍø and AO
15:04 Why ²ÝÝ®ÊÓÆµAPP¹ÙÍø 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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