Judge Gets Vulgar in Transgender Spa Case
17 March 2026

Judge Gets Vulgar in Transgender Spa Case

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Sarah Isgur and David French dive into two Ninth Circuit opinions: one involving an anti-discrimination law in Washington, another related to a first-grade girl being punished for giving her classmate a drawing inspired by what her teacher read in class.

The Agenda:–Is the Fifth Circuit still the most conservative court?–Judge VanDyke’s swinging opinion–What is this case even about?–Adrian Vermeule weighs in–Don’t sic a kid’s drawing–First-graders have free speech rights

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Show Notes:–The Postmodern Jurisprudence of Lawrence VanDyke

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