The National Security Law Podcast

Episode 123: Our Gym Was Named for the Espionage Act Guy???

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In a final episode before taking a one-week travel break, co-hosts Bobby Chesney and Steve Vladeck discuss and debate an array of recent national security law developments including:

  • Assange & the Espionage Act: DOJ has unsealed a superseding indictment against Julian Assange, including a raft of Espionage Act charges with serious (and long-anticipated) implications for journalists.  The indictment does not mention the connection between UT’s Volleyball Gymnasium and a key architect of the Espionage Act back during WWI, so we also address that…
  • Border Wall Funding: In Sierra Club v. Trump, a federal district judge has issued a preliminary injunction in relation to the Trump administration’s efforts to transfer funds to DOD’s “Section 284” account, while also addressing the distinct “Section 2808” military construction funding mechanism.
  • SCOTUS Grants Cert. in the Cross-Border Shooting Case: Steve isn’t busy enough, so SCOTUS has decided to hear Hernandez v. Mesa (on whether a Bivens damages action should exist where a federal agent is alleged to have violated the Fourth & Fifth Amendments and there is no other remedy available).
  • NSD Roundup: Short notes on a pair of terrorism-related case developments.
  • How Was that Not Military Activity? On the ITLOS decision concluding that Russia was not engaged in “military activities” when it fired on and seized Ukrainian vessels.

    • But, enough about all that serious stuff. We’ve also got opinions about the NBA…

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