Do it yourself
Cancel The Dispatch yourself
TLDR: Cancel in account settings, or email members@thedispatch.com, before the next period starts. You keep access until the period you paid ends, and within 30 days of the first purchase a full refund is available if you email and ask, which ends access right away.
Cancel in account settings
The Dispatch is set to renew.
- 01Log in and open account settings.
- 02Use the cancellation option there.
The terms do not name the button. You can also email members@thedispatch.com. Do it before the next period starts. You keep access until the period you paid ends, and it does not renew. A trial or discount becomes the regular price unless you cancel before that offer ends. The same rules cover subscriptions on thedispatch.com and scotusblog.com. Texting STOP only stops texts. HELP or members@thedispatch.com is for those texts.
Mail a notice
You want it on paper.
- 01Write that you are cancelling, and include the email on the account.
- 02Mail it to The Dispatch, 650 Massachusetts Ave NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20001.
The terms say general notices go there. Email members@thedispatch.com as well so the renewal stops.
How to know it worked
- A cancel takes effect at the end of the period you already paid.
- A refund inside 30 days of the first purchase ends access right away.
Watch out for
- The plan renews for the length they showed at signup, which can differ from a trial.
- They charge the card at the start of each new period.
The Dispatch refunds
- Within 30 days of the first purchase, email members@thedispatch.com for a full refund. The system does not refund you on its own.
- After 30 days they do not refund, but you can still cancel.
Sources · checked 29 October 2026

